I was looking at used Evs and I keep seeing 1 or 2 yr old VW id4s with very little miles for like $25-30k. Is there a reason why they lose their value so quickly? I even saw a 2022 Pro S with 2k miles for $28k. Someone basically lost $20k driving it off the lot 😓

  • Germanofthebored@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, I don’t think the entertainment system of the 2023 ID.4 is so bad that I’d wait with a purchase because of it. I use Apple CarPlay most of the time anyway, and it is a pretty smooth experience. Unless you are in an area with seriously crappy cell connectivity, but that is not on VW.

    The more efficient powertrain of the new models, on the other hand, might be worth it to some people.

    • Jgrenier92@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I owned the Id4 for a year and I do think it is so bad. It and a few other things with the car have turned me away from VW forever. Most of the features simply didn’t work (scheduled charge, motion activated trunk, approach vehicle key detection unlock, etc)

      • Germanofthebored@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Hmm, I haven’t tried the scheduled charging, yet, but everything else in your list works pretty well. The motion activated rear gate did at times take a bit of foot wiggling, but it works well enough to be quite useful (Motion activated closing, on the other hand…). Key proximity to unlock works so well that at times I am wondering if I actually locked the car when I left. I have the most current software (3.5?) from this fall. Maybe that fixed some of the problems you experienced?