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jghall00 said:
Development of this vehicle began years ago when everyone was afraid of a rapid transition to EVs. That's actually happening in other countries, with the U.S. being the laggard. But VW didn't know that at the time. They've been showing concepts of a revived minibus for over a decade and the current ID.buzz iteration came out in 2017. The vehicle underwent numerous development delays because a three-seater was developed specifically for the U.S. market. This resulted in additional development costs. On top of the delays, it missed out on the 7,500 credit and got hit with import tariffs. Given the current state of the U.S. economy, I don't think there's anyway this vehicle would have been a sales success, regardless of the powertrain. Low interest rates and high pent-up demand for vehicles post pandemic has abated, and now consumers are just stretched thin from increased prices for...everything.
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Sadly, that extremely long development time, along with dangling the carrot, probably sealed the anti-climatic death knell for Buzzy. Ho-hum range and price were the pallbearers.
 
shortyb said:
Sadly, that extremely long development time, along with dangling the carrot, probably sealed the anti-climatic death knell for Buzzy. Ho-hum range and price were the pallbearers.
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Range is only everything. 300 miles is the sweet spot. I just helped my neighbors get a Lex RZ300e, which is FWD. The RZ drivetrain range was upgraded for '26 which makes it a player. The 300e is rated at 300 miles; while I prefer AWD, their range is just too hard to live with. That's my experience.
 
Vercingetorix said:
You can’t cover your brake with regen. You will slow down unnecessary. Covering your brake is not something you do when you expect something to happen. You do it every time because you never know what will happen, and you need to be prepared.
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Bah. I break when something i don't expect to happen, happens. In the .75 of a second that you say it takes to put the foot from the gas to the accelerator, the car is already slowing down.

I would be happy to challenge you or anyone else on this forum to test of technical driving ability. Stuff like unusual attitude recovery, emergency braking, etc. You want to die on this hill, prove it in real life.
 
Brons2 said:
Bah. I break when something i don't expect to happen, happens. In the .75 of a second that you say it takes to put the foot from the gas to the accelerator, the car is already slowing down.

I would be happy to challenge you or anyone else on this forum to test of technical driving ability. Stuff like unusual attitude recovery, emergency braking, etc. You want to die on this hill, prove it in real life.
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I get it. You never want facts to get in the way of a good story.
 
Its always about price.

Anyone want one of these for 34k?
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Almost forgot the third reason, behind price and range (lack of), that no amount of sales lipstick can cure on this pig-Those God-forsaken haptic "buttons" on the steering wheel. Why VW? Why?
 
shortyb said:
Almost forgot the third reason, behind price and range (lack of), that no amount of sales lipstick can cure on this pig-Those God-forsaken haptic "buttons" on the steering wheel. Why VW? Why?
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The best part is when they updated the Golf the GTI went back to physical buttons, but for some reason they did not do the same for the Golf R. Weird.
 
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