Volkswagen ID.3 Forum

MotMot wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:32 pm

colonelpurple wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:23 pm What's a manual ?

Something to read on the can.

All this talk about a hard or soft manual .. you might just be right

Southwellpeter wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:59 pm I got my mats on eBay for £30 and they seem just as good as the "official" VW ones I had in my Golf. I guess time will tell.

Sounds promising. Have you got a link to who you purchased from on Ebay?

I actually got the mats when I collected the car. Result!

Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

tomstring wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:57 am Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

I take it you mean the car and not the mats?

No they didn't have it covered. Never experienced anything like that with past cars.

tomstring wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:57 am Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

Depends on the dealer, mine was sat in a corner of the car park but that was October under tighter Covid restrictions. I've seen other owners post photos/videos of theirs under a reveal sheet or with a big bow on it.

scott28tt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:04 am

tomstring wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:57 am Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

Depends on the dealer, mine was sat in a corner of the car park but that was October under tighter Covid restrictions. I've seen other owners post photos/videos of theirs under a reveal sheet or with a big bow on it.

I do know someone who has always taken VW PCP and they got things like boxes of chocolates and/a bunch of flowers. I prefer the mats.

Scratch wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:20 am

scott28tt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:04 am

tomstring wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:57 am Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

Depends on the dealer, mine was sat in a corner of the car park but that was October under tighter Covid restrictions. I've seen other owners post photos/videos of theirs under a reveal sheet or with a big bow on it.

I do know someone who has always taken VW PCP and they got things like boxes of chocolates and/a bunch of flowers. I prefer the mats.

It really does depend on the dealer and how you bought it. If you get it at a huge discount through DTD or similar, you're less likely to get the super special as they're clearly a big volume dealer, so haven't got the time to do it for everyone.

If I order a car and they can't include a set of mats etc after negotiations, I know I've screwed down the best discount I can. The ID3 is the first VAG car I've bought that didn't come with a full set of mats as per factory spec. I never use the carpet ones anyway. I always buy a set of rubber mats and stick those in.

Scratch wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:20 am

scott28tt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:04 am

tomstring wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:57 am Out of interest did they have it covered with a dust sheet ready to pull off like Mercedes & other manufacturers do?

Depends on the dealer, mine was sat in a corner of the car park but that was October under tighter Covid restrictions. I've seen other owners post photos/videos of theirs under a reveal sheet or with a big bow on it.

I do know someone who has always taken VW PCP and they got things like boxes of chocolates and/a bunch of flowers. I prefer the mats.

Mine was with a VWFS PCP, it came with mats (1st Edition) which I sold after getting the all-weather ones.

My dealer has thrown in free mats, special paint finish with scotchguard and a number plate fixing kit for taking my personal plate off my old car. Really hoping for the dust sheet job on handover as a surprise for my wife.

tomstring wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:20 am My dealer has thrown in free mats, special paint finish with scotchguard and a number plate fixing kit for taking my personal plate off my old car. Really hoping for the dust sheet job on handover as a surprise for my wife.

Sounds like you got free Lifeshine or Supagard from your dealership. That's a gift for themselves - usually retailing for about £300, you get about £20 of sealant, fast glass and scotch gard-like product for the seats. They'll have built in that product to your discount as if you'd purchased it - the sales-person personally gets about £60 commission for every "sale" of it, likely marginally more than commission on the car itself.

I definitely wouldn't buy it, but if its free and applied properly, your car's bodywork will bead up in the wet for 8-12 months before you'll need a top up.

Thanks I was never going to pay for it. Was also offered some special protection for the diamond cut alloys for about £400 but I declined as I have those wheels on my Ateca and never had a problem.

I spotted it on my order form soon got that removed. My local hand car wash always does an excellent job. £300 is a lot of washes