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Volkswagen is desperate and absolutely fucked. If this is their answer for every one of their shitty little cars being over taken by Koreans they are just fucked.
VW makes better EV's than Hyundai/KIA IMO.
Also VW group has bigger sales.
Hyundai and KIA have some good options too, but there is no way to call VW shitty by comparison, when they far outsell the competition in EU.
In Denmark where I live, Korean EV's have dropped out of top 10, while VW group has 7 models in top 10!
Vw doesnt make better EVs than hyundai lol, their range is worse, their charge curve is worse, their software is worse, what they have is better brand still, people are sleeping on Hyundai/Kia even though they offer better equipped cars for cheaper and with better reliability and warranty.
That's completely okay with me. i get to buy these as used cars at extremely cut price.
Go test drive a VW id.3 from 2022, I did, it's a 3 year old car and everything is creaking
I don't know if you saw I posted earlier, but I don't dislike Hyundai, I'm even considering a second hand Hyundai for exactly that reason.
The Skoda Enyaq which is also VW group and based on the VW MEB platform is very well equipped as standard. I'd say that's similar to Hyundai.
I cant think of anything that is extra on the Enyaq, that isn't also extra on the Hyundai.
Also the small 60 kW Enyaq is very similar in range to a 64 kW Kona, and that's despite it's 400 kg heavier.
I bet there are many ways to compare, but the VW drive train is very efficient, so it generally manages to match Hyundai despite being heavier.
But you need to compare similar cars, you can't compare Sport Sedan to SUV, and expect the SUV to be equally efficient at Autobahn speed.
That's anecdotal, but I agree it shouldn't do that. Maybe it has been driven frequently on bad roads?
Last place I lived, we had a 1km dirt road to our house, that takes a toll.
Not anecdotal at all man, I specifically tried it because I have heard that they have issues.
https://www.vw-id3.com/body_general_body_repairs_interior_trim_noise_insulation_front_door_trims-630.html https://www.speakev.com/threads/id3-with-rattling-sound-from-dash.168559/ https://www.vwidtalk.com/threads/rattle-in-passenger-front.13147/ https://www.id3forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=713
I also watch a lot of used car content, Squeaking/rattling was the norm on the Skoda Kodiaq, it's the norm on used Superbs.