Andy Beats wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:10 am
I'd recommend a test drive of the ID3 over the roads you regularly use.
I only had a very basic 'round the block' run in one out of curiosity, but I watched one ID3 v Leaf video the other night and the guy was honestly
doing his nut at the 'lane assist' thing in the ID3.
Saying it was very intrusive and very annoying, especially if you drive on narrower roads where it's constantly pulling at the wheel if you dare stray away from your lane.
He was also very critical of the switch off procedure, saying it takes four presses of buttons/menus to do so and VW have completely misinterpreted the rules for disabling stuff features like this, they could have done a long press of one button instead.
The ID4 was on the list as a possible for the wife after her Evoque but, assuming it's the same, I'll write it off and concentrate on the Nissan Ariya (hoping, of course, its lane assist rubbish isn't equally intrusive).
I always take these X vs Y reviews with a pinch of salt, especially if the reviewer is a fan of of X or Y and has already made their mind up - a test drive is best to make your mind up. If they can't find much wrong with a car, they really home in on one thing and pick at it.
That being said, I hate lane assist. If you're driving through an area where cars park on the roadside, having that un-nerving twitch back towards the parked car you're taking a wide berth to avoid. It activates above 30mph, so won't be a bother crawling around residential streets.
You can turn the system off, but it's back every ignition cycle and takes 3 screen presses to turn off.
However, I have modified the ID3 via my OBD11 so that it remembers that it is switched off between ignition cycles. Mine is switched off and won't come back on unless I switch it on. No need to suffer this completely unnecessary tech. The car is far better without it. I'm sure the ID4 can be modified with ODB11 in the same way.
The eGolf (had one as a courtesy car) drives ike an absolute dog vs the ID3 - FWD makes the front wheels spin up easily, the ride is wallowy and you can really tell that the weight distribution is well off. That's coming from someone who likes Golfs a lot! Just highlights what a great job they did with the ID3.