We have an ID.3 and a 2012 Audi A5 Cabrio. I love my Cabrio. I would drive it all day if I could. It’s just so much fun.
The ID.3 is a tool. An appliance. There’s… No joy. Because of the empty-ness, because of the flat screens, because I’m being monitored by Volkswagen and I cannot turn that off.
If they could marry the fun and privacy of the Cabrio with the sheer “better-ness” of the ID.3… then I would be set :-)
I rented a Ford Mach E and couldn’t believe I was driving a Ford I actually liked. The tablet features are a pain and I wish they hadn’t copied Tesla on that aspect… But everything else about that car was just a pleasure to drive. I was concerned about a rural road trip but between the efficiency of not driving a giant suv and the new DC charging station on the route it was no issue.
I was passing ICE Mustangs and Teslas so easily. Some lifted jackass was tailgating me when I was stuck behind a camper and I was in the next town over once I got in a passing lane.
I really think a solid effort to make cars fun again is 💯 what the US car culture needs rn.
Sadly, the privacy won’t come back in general with new cars but if I look at the coming ID.Polo, VW is throwing out most of the Tesla trash, the previous CEO has brought in (terrible and extremely cheap interior, no real buttons, no reall door handles etc). It is a really good VW again.
We have an ID.3 and a 2012 Audi A5 Cabrio. I love my Cabrio. I would drive it all day if I could. It’s just so much fun.
The ID.3 is a tool. An appliance. There’s… No joy. Because of the empty-ness, because of the flat screens, because I’m being monitored by Volkswagen and I cannot turn that off.
If they could marry the fun and privacy of the Cabrio with the sheer “better-ness” of the ID.3… then I would be set :-)
I rented a Ford Mach E and couldn’t believe I was driving a Ford I actually liked. The tablet features are a pain and I wish they hadn’t copied Tesla on that aspect… But everything else about that car was just a pleasure to drive. I was concerned about a rural road trip but between the efficiency of not driving a giant suv and the new DC charging station on the route it was no issue.
I was passing ICE Mustangs and Teslas so easily. Some lifted jackass was tailgating me when I was stuck behind a camper and I was in the next town over once I got in a passing lane.
I really think a solid effort to make cars fun again is 💯 what the US car culture needs rn.
Sadly, the privacy won’t come back in general with new cars but if I look at the coming ID.Polo, VW is throwing out most of the Tesla trash, the previous CEO has brought in (terrible and extremely cheap interior, no real buttons, no reall door handles etc). It is a really good VW again.