VW ID.3: the Family EV review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Kermit the Frog singing Pink Floyd, some truly offensively bad accents, tapas, the joy of swearing, parasailing, and some stuff about the VW ID.3. What will Flaviana think of it?
We take it on a trip to London to see Flaviana’s sister and Andrew gets into geeky detail with boot dimensions and all that stuff you may not care about. Flaviana certainly doesn’t.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Design and dimensions
01:47 - Lovely rural roads
02:59 - Flaviana’s first impressions
04:12 - Back seat space
05:20 - Climate control and a trembling raccoon
06:46 - In the driver’s seat
07:29 - Bad words
12:39 - Boot measurements
14:11 - Parasailing in Corfu
16:22 - “This is a good car to have”
17:37 - Driving position and stupid buttons
19:58 - Andrew’s quite terrible, offensive accent repertoire
22:27 - Charging specs
22:57 - It’s not easy bein’ green
25:24 - We’ve reached London, finally
25:38 - Tapas time with Ceci and George
26:17 - “Just another electric car”
28:32 - Back home - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
My favourite sitcom!
the full version will not be seen on the BBC as its to funny.
may be called How to make a man 2 inches tall. or killing a man's dreams
The final input from your daughter was priceless! She is going to be as entertaining as her mother!
Approximately what my daughter would say about me watching videos like this 🙂
Flaviana, you may not be an auto expert, but you are superb at determining whether a car is usable and practical from an ordinary user’s standpoint.
Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd and Kermit, plus the three of you in a great mood. More entertainment is not possible. Thank you very much.
You're too kind, thank you.
"People have asked me for so long 'When you gonna test this?'..." And since Andrew really cares about his viewers and their interests - he delivers. One-and-a-half years later. :D But, alas, Flaviana saves the day yet again! Can we have more up-to-date Flaviana content, please? Keep it up and Cheers from Germany!
I initially came to the channel to watch the technical content and Andrew's impressions (vehicle). To my shock and amazement a sudden and intense wave (I think they call it a Flaviana) engulfs the channel resulting in chuckles, laughs, accent impressions, and a different EV insight/perspective. All welcome... All good... 😲😲
Andrew.... Flaviana is 100% correct that interspersing regular life stories, moments, and funny bits does not distract from the focus of the channel but provides a needed balance. Andrew's Decision: Do I want a Technical EV channel or a Lifestyle EV Channel? I vote Lifestyle (I.e. how is the EV to live with, etc.). The trip to London provided needed insights interspersed with what you have been doing since your last post.
Fact: I enjoyed your daughter's perspective on 'bad words' and enjoyed her contributions to the video. As they say... 'It takes a village'.
I do enjoy the technical stuff as well, so hopefully a mixture of both.
Please!
One of the most entertaining “reviews” that I have ever seen. Love the way that you kept on trying to bring it back to the car, that was never going to happen. Don’t want an ID-3 but would love you both as friends lol.
Lovely of you to say! Thanks, Stephen.
Thank you to the EV family. It's important for Flaviana to know that the world is full of id3 videos that provid info from the VW press release. Flaviana gives honest opinions. It is like a breath of fresh air. Knowone else would tell me that the seatbelts in the back are like butter and that the nav freezes. Thanks once again
It does not freeze now. It used to because the first version of the software was subpar.
Came across this very unique car review video. Enjoyed it immensely. Can’t wait to watch all the others 👌🏾
Always happy to tune into EV Family's video's. Here again, new and interesting technology explained so brilliantly and simply by Andrew. And, there is Flaviana!! She is a no-nonsense kind of reviewer! 🤓And, who doesn't love seeing Aurelia and Baby tagging along with them. Thank you!!
Thank you, Kathryn!
Loved it, weird, mad, crazy...true but great fun. It makes a change to just see a car being used, we know all the flaws in the iD3 by now so it was good to see them being coped with...Flaviana's opinions are so down to earth...you seemed to be completely in the dog-house at the end though with both wife and daughter 😂fancy you talking about cars and upsetting Aurelia like that!
Thanks guys, really enjoyed it.. so what's two and a half years between friends, I bet Aurelia has grown even more since then 😂
Happy New Year, hope we see you all again soon.👍😄
Thank you Jude! I'm always in the dog-house. 😀
living with Flaviana you get to know the dog house very well. she put him there a lot. from every thing we see. she is the Boss and Andrew comes after the dog in the list.
It makes no difference if you can afford it what Flaviana wants she gets.
what to see which Bank he will be forced to rob to pay for the expensive life she demands
@@davidsworld5837 It's not so much that Flaviana puts him in the dog house, it's more accurate that she occasionally lets him out of the dog house?
You guys are very entertaining. Love your daughter and doggo. Great to see what the ID3 is like on a longer trip.
This always makes me laugh and brings a smile to my face. You’re all so great! Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Me & Gilly enjoyed watching this tonight but in-between new videos she more than happy the keep rewatching previous ones
Thanks for the card it got brought round today fantastic made her day 😀 👍
Thank you, Alan! I'm glad Gilly got it - I'm just sorry it was so late!
What a great family. You could talk about the twenty best ways to fold black bags and I dare say it would be entertaining. Add cars, electric and travel into the presentation and it just becomes delightful.
Kermit impressions are ace. Fozzy Bear next?
You're too kind! Thank you.
I can't do Fozzy Bear sadly, but I can do Yoda who Frank Oz also voiced. I know too much about Muppets, clearly.
As always, Flaviana is right. I mean, it's not like there is much new factual stuff to learn about this car you couldn't find in other videos, that are already online for years by now, right? :D. We click because of the chemistry of Flaviana (and Andrew as well, of course)...
I imagine it takes more work than simply keeping it separated, but the footage of the trip interspersed with cuts back to you in the driveway, when it was relevant to your conversation, worked really well I thought. Instead of a long bit with facts and a long bit with impressions, mixing the two by cutting back and forth made it easier to keep my attention.
The family reviews are half the reason I watch - the they're a lot more fun than just another car review. Great video
That's great to hear, thank you.
These videos are so much fun 😂. It’s almost like the great real world EV reviews are just a bonus at this point.
This is one of the best and funniest car reviews I've seen on TH-cam. Nice work.
Absolutely Brilliant. So entertaining in between reviewing the car. Flaviana makes me smile with her directness, what a great family you have including your sister in law. Wish you posted more regularly but I guess it's hard to find content. In #Ashford not far from where you were towed when you run out of charge on the M20 in the Niro
Thanks so much, Martyn! Content isn't a problem so much as finding time to edit. I have another ten videos I have to edit!
Flaviana, we sure care for your ideas and comments! With love from Sweden :)
A ROFLMHO video, the most engaging, entertaining and naturally funny video that I have watched for ages!
As for the car...... What car?
Thanks so much!
Loved the family adventure and loved the accents. Great content!
You don't get these kinds of insights from Fully Charged! 😂
Another really enjoyable video. Great to see Flaviana on form again. Lightens the whole review!! (PS Had to google translate fanculo!!)
I was tempted to type it into Google
Owning an ID.3 for 2years now, I fully subscribe to this review. It is roomy, comfortable, reliable. Even the software worked in my car without major issues. In the first months some warning lights came on, but went off after the next restart. Some service updates took care of that. The car is not very exciting, but it’s versatile. It works well in the city and on long trips. I love the turning circle and the seating position. I am sorry for the VW engineers though. It is so obvious that for the materials, touch buttons, etc. the accountants dominated the design decision. Still love the car.
"Accountants dominated the design decision": that's a brilliant summary of the car. Great to hear you're still enjoying it after two years. We'd be very happy with one.
This video was very persuasive in our finally choosing an ID.3 which we bought used on 3rd March 2023.
My partner who is the driver (I am registered blind) seems to be very happy with the car. It is easily the best car that we have ever owned by a very very long way.
The touch sensitive buttons are something that you get used to as an owner in a very short time just as it takes a short time to get used to the controls on any car new to them.
We'll keep this car for a very long time.
That's great to hear!
Nice review. I particularly appreciated the skilful editing giving the viewer occasional relief from the x-rated content by showing useful technical information about the car.
Thank you!
Another brilliant review, more please
Andrew..... please implement ALL of Flaviana's suggestions..... she is right you will have more fans
I truly only watch these videos and your channel because Flaviana tells it like it is - with no English filter... her honesty is both practical and helps me avoid annoying my Mrs, as she too cares very little about the cars I buy her, but nags the hell out of me if I get it wrong. not to mention the chemistry between you both is a joy to watch. Keep up the great work guys.
These are by far the most entertaining car reviews i've watched. I can't wait for the next episode. Cheers from 🇫🇷 🤙.
Thank you so much!
Brilliant video. Always better when your amazing and beautiful wife is involved. Love her comments and your ‘Kermit’ voice was not too bad.
Funny, enjoying entertainment and informative.
More of these Mr & Mrs EV
Sat down to watch this tonight, we love your channel Andrew and Flaviana. My wife who also has no interest in cars feels huge affinity with Flaviana. Best comedy on TH-cam thank you ❤
Thanks so much! I think Flaviana speaks for wives everywhere!
She is a star! I think her opinion on the Tesla model 3 helped swing my wife’s opinion the right way. Forever grateful 😂
tbh I find it unfair to reduce the entertaining factor of this channel to Flaviana. For me it really is the back and forth between your calm struggle to present a serious car test and her italien tech-defying temperament. One without the other wouldn´t work nearly as great. Keep it up and thank you for the great content. Even though I bought a Skoda Enyaq in the meantime (Deciding against Ioniq 5 and the eniro actually) hence most of the cars reviewed aren´t even that interesting to me anymore xD. Best wishes for 2023 from Germany!
Thank you! The Enyaq is one I'm desperate to try. I have a feeling Flaviana will love it.
Always interesting content - And it was nice to see Ceci again !! 😬
Subscribed ! Loved the review 😊 I bought the Cupra Born very similar 👍🏼
I'm hoping to try the Born this year. I bet it's great - the ID.3 drives so well.
I’m loving it so far! First EV👍🏼😊
Thank you so much, Mrs EV, for making my day! And thanks to Mr EV for contributing 😂🤣😂
Love the comments about swearing. Every Italian I've ever known swears like a trooper in English.
(and I have worked with quite a few!) Really getting flashbacks to the days that I worked with at least 3 very strong willed italians!
What are wonderful and different take on a car review , I could listen to Flaviana all day.
This video was excellent, enjoyed the content and especially the entertainment. Your wife is quite the asset to your videos, she knows what the audience wants. 😊
This is like an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, except Andrew is Raymond's brother, Robert. :)) Love it.
I've not seen Everybody Loves Raymond, but thank you!
Hysterical 🤣🤣🤣 best car review ever!! Enjoyed every minute... I want to see more like this
came for the EV review, stayed for Aurelia saying 'fanculo 🤣🤣🤣
Swearing in the car with Andrew and Flaviana would be a great video 😄
Oh, and you need to get a laser ruler for measuring like Bjorn Nyland
I always look forward to your EV family videos, I would love to see your thoughts on the MG4.
Buon anno alla tua famiglia
Grazie! I hope to get one soon to play with.
“- The flies died happy “ 😹
The thing is, Flaviana, us car geeks can nerd out on all the fun facts but its nice to get the real user view, which means you telling it like you see it. Perhaps being Italian allows you to be straight to the point without dressing it up.
As for your accents Andrew, I'd say that Scottish one was pretty fair. For trying to get into Welsh I like to imagine Rob Brydon. But yes, did make the video a bit more interesting.
(I see Aurelia is taking after her mother. :-)) "I dont like it when you talk about cars" - cracked me up)
Thanks, Roderick! Great tip about channelling some Rob Brydon. Next time perhaps! (I hope there isn't a next time!)
All the craziness has just made me subscribe, it was hilarious!
Smiles all the way through this video, found as was interested in the car but what I watched was much better than any car review.
As always the impressions of the car (NOT the accents) is what counts in your videos. Dry facts and figures are not needed. You and Flaviana talking about what is right and wrong is the best bits. Keep on that track please. - Ignore your daughter though - we love to hear your talk about cars
Flaviana is the best..... i dont care about the cars..... blah blah blah.... but Flaviana is so funny...... Thankyou guys.
Hi Andrew, quick question re driving in Europe. We are headed to Tuscany in April in our Ioniq5. Just wondering what is the best option re use of chargers? We have Electroverse with Octopus but have had liitle success with it in the UK. Is there an option which works well even if you have to have a subscription fee? Any advise you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work. Noel
Electroverse should work pretty much everywhere in Europe. Which networks have you tried it on in the UK? It doesn't work with Gridserve or BP but most others should be fine.
Another option would be Elli which you can subscribe to (and you get cheaper IONITY charging if you do), but the number of networks it works with isn't any more than Electroverse as far as I know.
Another RFID card you could get (with no subscription) is Shell Recharge which tends to work in loads of places.
@MrEV many thanks. I think our electroverse frustration has been where BP and gridserve are the main providers. Will look at the shell recharge option too.
Your wife is the star of the show .
Don't I know it!
The only reason why is that many people want to see her make Andrew cry.
It is more due to no one can believe what she says. that any one would say it.
He has to be on the strongest med's there are
@@davidsworld5837 Andrew is a lovely guy , his wife makes me laugh
I like to swear, too!
I adore your wife, you've a lovely family. And her swearing has gotten you another subscription! ♥️
Very enjoyable video. Keep Flaviana and your daughter involved please . The mix of facts and family is great . I hear maplins are looking for yellow coats ? You might get an extra income with your impressions….
Thank you! You probably wrote Butlins and got autocorrected to Maplins. If I turned up there with a yellow coat, I'd get some looks!
Not sure how I’ve got to watch this (probably because I drive an ID3 and watched ton of videos) however, this is brilliant, you’ve got a new subscriber
Thanks very much!
You should rename the channel: ALLORA...
very funny, Flaviana never disappoints!
Highly entertaining and informative.
Looks up fanculo on Google Translate. Oh my! You guys are awesome x
I love your vlog. Brilliant. Great overview of the VW IQ3 but I bought the Hyundai Ioniq 5 based on your comments. The best car I’ve ever bought and I’m living in Madeira. Thank again Andrew
Great to hear, thank you! We filmed this before getting the IONIQ 5. At the time, Flaviana wanted this instead... I'm glad I stuck with the IONIQ 5 order!
Great video. Love the banter. Taking an ID.4 out for a spin shortly. I have an eGolf, so can’t rate the ID.3 well, as I hate all the fancy dashboard and haptic stuff, plus the OS locked-out when I leased one last year, which was pants.
Nice review. VW will love yours and Flaviana's positive review of this car
I really enjoy listening to her speak , oh and the reviews on electric cars are informative 😊
Wow! If only all car reviews were like this….compulsive viewing 👍🎬🎬
Always nice to have a supportif family
What app are you using with your veepeak obd2 tool?
Car Scanner for stats and ABRP for route planning.
looks like the software hasn't been updated at all from the original 1st edition s/w with the "Home" button on the left hand side for a RHD car. Would be worthwhile getting at least the 2.4 software upgrade for the functional improvements. I've 60,000km done in my ID.3 1st edition and it's great.
That's exactly what I told the rental company as well. I'd filmed a few more glitches but didn't feel it was fair to include them as they're surely fixed.
At the accent point I found myself trying to find the Like button to hit it a second time.
Class act Flaviana! Please do more videos you are a 🌟
How is it compared to the e- niro in terms of value for money and seating position for a tall person with a bad back such as yourself? Cheers
I can’t believe it’s taken this amount of time to get this up. Definitely should never feel embarrassed about travelling - leave the anxiety to those who are anxious.
It's been a busy couple of years! We got the IONIQ 5 shortly after this so my spare time got sucked into making videos with that instead.
Plus, I'm just very slow at editing!
@@MrEV was a great video - the accents were hilarious - including Kermit lol
I think your daughter is very much like her mum, "I have something to say" - "I don't like it when you talk about cars". What a great trip video with an honest review of the ID3 which from the looks of the navigation system is suffering the same software issues as its larger sibling the ID4, which unfortunately is the only model they sell in the US. On a smallish island like Oahu the ID3 would be much better suited.
Congrats on getting one. Currently 15+ month waiting time I believe.
" I'm Italian & I can say english bad words" hahahah
That was great!....All the side stories etc. make it more real and more interesting.
Flaviana you should be on the camera more often, I love the Italian ascent. You speak your mind and that’s what motorist like. I have an id3 it’s amazing, the software is a lot to be desired.
Touch controls usually requires a long touch to activate in order to avoid unwanted press
Brilliant - Very entertaining!
Mrs. Till is a hoot! Thanks for an enjoyable review
Kia really do need to hire Flaviana as a PR consultant. Every EV that you test she compares unfavourably to your old e-Niro 🤣.
Thanks Carol. I think we all know we'll eventually circle back and get another Niro!
@@MrEV Looking forward to seeing what you all think of the new Niro EV. And/Or the new Kona EV, now that the forthcoming model is Niro-sized
Loved the accents!
weird - but good weird! Thanks to all the family!
Very funny story. You’re best video yet!! 😂
Thank you!
We've just got rid of ours it was nice to drive, but the software was very glitchy. We decide to change because of the idiotic prices at the time which meant we made a packet of money on the id3 and reduced our payments on a new MG4 - we'll see how glitchy the MG4 is now...
You made a great move I think! I can't wait to try the MG4.
Thanks, best video yet, your daughter at the end was priceless 😀
Thank you so much, Martin!
Thats the best thing I've seen on a screen through all of Christmas and new year 😆
Thanks so much, Wendy. Happy new year!
Superb. Best yet.
more flaviana pls what a star
I don't know how you do it, mate. Endless patience.
Rather you than me ...
Excellent.
Funny to watch (from a distance) 😂
I checked this out before I ordered our first EV and we thought it was bland, boring and the inside just wasn't worth what they were asking. We also thought the seats were hard. We were very disappointed in it especially when we heard the price.
The price has shot up since we filmed this. Pretty poor value for money especially now.
Tell Mrs EV , that i was taught that swearing shows a lack of vocabulary understanding , and the English language ( and italian) is too rich to ingnore great rich discriptive words 👍and to stoop to vulgar speak shows a lack of understanding ( i say this from the comfort of being 800 miles north of Flaviana! 🤣)
Feckin 'ell Mr. P...!!! Nearly shat me bastad chuddies reading that (rather aloof and possibly bigoted) reply!!
It certainly does not show a lack of vocabulary or understanding. You cannot know whether you have a wider vocabulary, or better command of the English language, than someone who swears. It is simply a different way of speaking - which doesn't mean they can't revert back and speak they way you think they should where and when the situation is appropriate.
@jp6975 Notice the 🤣 at the end of my comment? That should give you a hint of the tone is writen in !
Bloody well right! 😀
i mean, I don't even subscribde to Fullly Charged show tho I watch them regularly. This channel is nice!
Thanks so much! (Do subscribe to Fully Charged too though as they're a lovely bunch!)
ha ha ha ha 😁😅🤣.... no way anyone is going to unsubscribe from "EV Family Values". It is important to get real world views from non-car people such as Flaviana and Aurelia .... the world is full of techies when what is most important is what does the car do for ordinary people. Is it comfortable? is it easy to drive? is the technology too much? is Kermit the frog popular in Canada? - these are the real issues. I really liked Corfu in the 1970s before all the tourist hotels went up 😊
Nice review-ah
You just *have* to do a full review with the Kermit voice now! :)
In all seriousness, accents are the bread and butter of standup comedians, and you got that, so please - use it more often.
P.S. Flaviana was right all along, glad you took note.
Challenge accepted. Thank you!
It took me 1 year to find out about the start stop button. So, you dont need it at all. Just hit the brake to switch on and press Park and leave the car to switch off.
Man just to think that I thought it was expensive when it came out. Checked out VW's prices today. The 58kWh base version is 45.000€. The bigger 77kWh battery is only available at the top version at 57.000€. Even if it was cheaper to run compared to CNG/LPG (which its just barely is), you'd never recoupt the extra cost to buy it in the lifetime of the vehicle.
The Polo 1.0 TSI CNG is 25.000€ and the Golf 1.5 TSI CNG is 33.000€. I guess it depends on the country, the local fuel prices etc.