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Okay, I have the Enyaq for a month (1k miles) now and it replaced a VW ID3 Max. Here are my thoughts.
Coming from the VAG stable, a lot of the car was familiar if not the same. The bottom line is . . . I am happy to have swapped.
The two cars are quite different, with the Enyaq being much larger but the ID3 having more tech. This time, space was champion, and I don’t think you can do any better for space than the Enyaq. A clear winner. But the Enyaq does win on a few things with the tech, I love that it locks the doors as you walk away. The ID3 was left unlocked numerous time! The hardware and software is so much better in the Enyaq, it is night and day better. On a more subjective note, I prefer the alloy wheels on the Enyaq over the steelies with bin lids on the ID3, no surprise really.
The tech I miss is the HUD, motorway lane change, the surround view cameras and memory parking. I especially miss the latter. But these are just too expensive, and I am managing okay. I also liked the VW goofy touch buttons and only having two buttons for the windows, I really liked all that.
I don’t miss the glass roof, that is a personal thing, but I just don’t like ’em. I don’t like bright light. And talking of light, the headlights are much better on the Enyaq performing the merry night time dance much more proficiently. The suspension is great on the Enyaq and I don’t miss the DCC on the ID3. And the ID light, it was ‘fun’ but didn’t serve much purpose, seeming to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. Oh yeah, I am enjoying the bigger battery!!
Finally, I do prefer the physical row buttons, especially for un/locking the doors and the hazard lights. It is so nice to be able to press the hazard lights button and leave your finger on it without it having a hissy fit.
I needed something bigger and I got it. If I didn’t need the space, I would have gladly kept the ID3.
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Nice to the point review DD. Hope you enjoy your time with the Yak 🙂
You’ll notice I missed off anything to do with range. Being retired and home charging, 150 miles is plenty and the Yak(!) beats that easily (as did the ID3). Dang, I’ve just mentioned range!!
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Nice to the point review DD. Hope you enjoy your time with the Yak
You’ll notice I missed off anything to do with range. Being retired and home charging, 150 miles is plenty and the Yak(!) beats that easily (as did the ID3). Dang, I’ve just mentioned range!!
Told my mum go electric for that very reason lol
Glad you’re enjoying the new motor. I’m enjoying my Honda ENY1 and as I too am retired and most of my journeys being local, range is not an issue. Apart from my twice monthly trips to Worcester to collect my grandson from college. I do get a little range anxiety wondering if a charger is going to be vacant but I haven’t been caught out yet. Perhaps I shouldn’t have said that! Scaysie and I are getting together in June so might pay you a visit if you are in. Take care.
@steadyhorse it would be good to catch up. I’d even let you charge up here!!
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