Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:07:13 -0400
Reply-To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday privilege
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this "active regenerative braking" is a curse for the people following.
Without the use of the brake pedal, the brake lights are not activated, yet
the electric car slows down. The following driver has no clue what is going
on.
Karl.
On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:28 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Well, there IS a shifter. One can choose between D or B, D being regular
> drive, and B being to activate regenerative braking. The B REALLY makes a
> difference, such that in normal street driving, the brake pedal is almost
> irrelevant. And of course, there are neutral and reverse positions. The
> "no key" is just like my Prius -- an electronic, keyless entry and start
> transmitter in a fob. All those options are things I have only begun to
> examine and try to understand. Lane control, choosing among "Eco,"
> "Comfort," "Sport,' or "Custom" driving modes. In eco, acceleration is
> somewhat curtailed. In sport, it is "Whoa, baby!" Comfort gives what to
> me with having experience with the Prius is a "normal" feel. Lots of
> things, some I haven't even read about yet. I really don't even know yet
> how to call up all the menus. Oh, interior "mood" lighting is kind of
> crazy, one of those things that VW must have stuck in to appeal to the
> youth. One can have soft or harsh lights of one's choice of colors. My
> wife chose blue, and that is comfortable. Some are almost like being at a
> rock concert.
>
> No spare tire, but I intend to get one. No jack, but instructions in the
> owner's manual for how to use one. What to me are crazy big wheels (19").
> I don't like having different tire sizes front & rear, can't be rotated.
>
> Lots to get used to. mcneely
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I drove one a few months ago and put my experience on my YouTube channel.
> > It seems like a good car if you want to not feel as alien as a Tesla.
> Like
> > VW went out of their way to make it seem familiar to VW drivers, but at
> the
> > same time, it is strange not having a shifter of any kind, no key, very
> > quiet, not crazy acceleration, and lots of options in menus on screens.
> >
> > Enjoy,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:50 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I just bought (got it yesterday) a VW ID.4. It wasn't my first choice
> >> electric vehicle, that was the Hyundai Ionic5. But that one does not
> >> carry
> >> the $7500 tax rebate, and the ID.4 does. For those claiming that
> electric
> >> vehicles are not available, the dealer here in Spokane (Autonation) had
> 17
> >> on the lot this week. I got my first choice of all trims and so on.
> >>
> >> Wow! This vehicle comes with a very high learning curve. Luckily for
> me,
> >> it is driveable without turning on all the "assists," as getting
> >> accustomed
> >> to them will take a lot of getting used to. But as I drove it home
> >> yesterday, I sure enjoyed passing by the gas stations and noting what I
> >> won't have to do. Not changing oil is another biggy. Oh, and I paid
> well
> >> under MSRP. The dealership had already put an "incentive" on the price,
> >> and readily accepted my substantially lesser offer.
> >>
> >> I still want a Buzz, and will perhaps get one if I can see my way to
> >> converting it to a camper, and the range increases to make that
> practical.
> >>
> >> mcneely
> >>
> >
>
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