Added a second ID.4 to the stable.

pezzy84

pezzy84

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Well I was hoping my next check in would be my 3 year/50k mark for my 2021 which will be coming up in September. Due to some drastic changes in commute patterns for both of us we are piling ~2500 miles/month on both of our vehicles. After 3 months of doing the commute with my ID.4 and the now departed Taos we determined the Taos needed to go, there was the side problem of the Taos being leased when commute was 600-800 miles/month so we decided to get out of Taos lease ~16 months early. Deal was too good to pass up both on trade in for the Taos, ID.4 price and the icing of the $4k used EV credit applied at dealer.

We internet shopped quite a number of things in our price bracket both used and new. We kept getting hung up on that VW Travel Assist worked so well on both my ID.4 and the Taos and was standard equipment on VW. Equinox was top contender but finding Super Cruise equipped required crazy amounts of add on options and ballooned the Equinox to high 40k mark, Mach-E and Hyundai/Kia twins are not our taste, Volvo EX30 had our utmost attention for a few days until we saw many reviews of how bad the highway assist was and that it required the Ultra trim level.

Other half has driven my 2021 many times so knew that he liked it so once I sent one pre-owned ID.4 to him it was game on. Little did I know I would get a link for a CPO 2022 that was my same exact vehicle just 1 year newer with 7k fewer miles, was asked "would you mind if we had matching cars?". My stupid behind was like "naw it will be fine", yeah now they are both in the garage I am kicking myself and wondering what the neighbors are thinking. :ROFLMAO:

Anyhow welcome to Klaus and the 2022 that is to be named. VW didn't make many changes between 2021 and 2022 - very slight efficiency improvement for 5 extra miles of range and has some extra buttons for the VW version of OnStar on the overhead console (2021 you have to push the SOS button for everything even roadside, 2022 has a wrench button and I button).

Fortunately we equipped the house for 2 EV's, yeah my Chargepoint Flex install is pretty horrific on the left. We are going to get an Emporia for the 2022 to plug in on the right side of the garage and it will probably have to park nose first so the cable won't have to drape around the back and be wound up every time.

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pezzy84 said:
Fortunately we equipped the house for 2 EV's, yeah my Chargepoint Flex install is pretty horrific on the left. We are going to get an Emporia for the 2022 to plug in on the right side of the garage and it will probably have to park nose first so the cable won't have to drape around the back and be wound up every time.
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There are EVSEs (that is the thing you use to make the connection to 240VAC) which are smart enough to "share the load". Get a compatible pair then you can tell them to limit the total load to perhaps 40A, even put both on the same circuit. If one car needs charge then it can have the full circuit, if both then the load is split. Tesla Wall Connectors can do this and are said to be smart enough to prioritize a car which has an earlier "time to be ready" timer setting.

My new house has two Tesla Wall Connectors but only one car so far. Put two in to support a visitor and so I don't have to decide which side of the garage I want to park.
 
Personally would never buy a car with such a terrible user interface / crappy controls. The window controls fiasco and the fact that they released a vehicle without backlit controls shows the engineering team didn't know what they were doing.
 
paqza said:
Personally would never buy a car with such a terrible user interface / crappy controls. The window controls fiasco and the fact that they released a vehicle without backlit controls shows the engineering team didn't know what they were doing.
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Well this is helpful. Why do some of you just have to crap on someone's happy post? It's unnecessary.

Congrats on the new wheels! I went EV only 9 months ago and it has been a massive savings as much as we drive.
 
I always admired the European look of BMW and VW. My entire life and to this day I never owned one. I REALLY came close in NOV 2025. But for the heck of it we stopped at a Chevy dealer that day and drove out with a Chevy for my wife (it was her choice)
I maybe have two more vehicle cycles in my life, hopefully more... so maybe one day still.
 
paqza said:
Personally would never buy a car with such a terrible user interface / crappy controls. The window controls fiasco and the fact that they released a vehicle without backlit controls shows the engineering team didn't know what they were doing.
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Meanwhile Teslas fail at a much higher rate than any other vehicle in the German TUV annual inspection for actual mechanical components that keep your car on the road. I'll take a less than optimal user interface over clunky suspension.

Tesla Germany TUV inspection failures
 
I’ve used those window switches. Possibly one of the most overblown “issues” I’ve seen in years. They’re simple to use. Not confusing at all. Not an issue at all. 🤷🏼‍♂️. I don’t understand the fuss.

Congrats! I hope ID.4 sales pick back up in the USA.
 
pezzy84 said:
Meanwhile Teslas fail at a much higher rate than any other vehicle in the German TUV annual inspection for actual mechanical components that keep your car on the road. I'll take a less than optimal user interface over clunky suspension.

Tesla Germany TUV inspection failures
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When the TUV declares a vehicle as not up to even the most minimal standard you can etch it in stone.
 
E365 said:
I’ve used those window switches. Possibly one of the most overblown “issues” I’ve seen in years. They’re simple to use. Not confusing at all. Not an issue at all. 🤷🏼‍♂️. I don’t understand the fuss.
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Critical thinking and a dumbed down public, throw in mass media always looking for a news story. It's the new way people live and it's scary the lack of what seems like intelligence/problem solving if you will?
 
alarmguy said:
Oillover said:
Interesting.
What else can you tell me about this month?
Lottery numbers/winning teams would be nice.
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Comments like this just go right over my head ;) I guess the above has to do with European cars?
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No, he is commenting on your date typo which suggests that you can predict the future (see highlighted text below). :ROFLMAO:
alarmguy said:
I always admired the European look of BMW and VW. My entire life and to this day I never owned one. I REALLY came close in NOV 2025. But for the heck of it we stopped at a Chevy dealer that day and drove out with a Chevy for my wife (it was her choice)
I maybe have two more vehicle cycles in my life, hopefully more... so maybe one day still.
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JeffKeryk said:
Good; maybe I can get a better price on my next car! Gas ain't cheap around here ya know... :)
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I suspect they will be more stripped down for people with lessor incomes and that is ok, too much crap being added anyway, after all we are taking away $7,500 in profits for many cars. Anyway we can agree it's going to be interesting!!!!
I cant wait!!! This is a big event! Forget about the taxpayer credits. I like to read stats and more interested on the effect of it being taken away.
 
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