An ICE car will cost a lot more to maintain than an EV. Unless you’re handy with a spanner. I fancy an ID Buzz but they are super expensive. Too much for me.
I was watching a youtube video last night, which covered by and selling insurance catagory damaged EV’s, most of the video was irrelevant to this page, apart from taking it VW for a service and have a recall and software updates done. I was amazed at what VW charged for a service.
Rather than put up the video, a comment from id3 forums would be better suited:
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Post by Electro » Thu Sep 11, 2025 3:30 pm
I’ve had my 77kWh ID.3 for just over a year now and it’s time for the first service. I like the car very much (apart from the software, obviously) but am shocked by the quotes I’m getting for service. Generally they are just over £400 and within pounds of each other, with a couple of independants at around £350. I would have thought £200 was fair but still on the high side. I’ve just been told by Volvo that they charge around £120 for the same thing on an electric car, but won’t do mine because they don’t have access to the VW software. My only option seems to be to accept VW’s service package, which also throws in an MoT test and a brake fluid change later on, for about £360.
Can anyone offer any advice?”
https://www.id3forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4023
That really is not to difference from ICE!!