QOTD: Are You Buzzing Yet?

by Tim Healey

Published: October 21st, 2024

Last week I drove what might be the most interesting, if not anticipated, vehicle launched this year -- the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz.

Today, my review went live.

I've had my say -- I want to hear yours.

Sure, some of you were quite clear about what you think in the comments section. But for those who didn't pipe up, or who want a second platform to speak, feel free.

What do you think of the Buzz as an observer? Is the retro styling, which I liked, right on or is it missing the mark? Is the price too high or the range too low? Do we need another people-moving utility on the market? Are you, like me, tired of haptic touch? Is there something you'd like to know that didn't get addressed in my review or last week's QOTD on the subject?

You know what to do. Sound off below.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Jeff 31 minutes ago
I actually like this but the price is at least 20k too high for it to be a sales success along with needing more range.

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Lou_BC 4 minutes ago
Will crawl up a mountain or bounce through a mud hole? Not interested.

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Jeff I actually like this but the price is at least 20k too high for it to be a sales success along with needing more range.
Oberkanone Can't think of a time I named a machine. C30 is a great design aesthetic IMHO.
AZFelix "Oh no! Anyway..."
28-Cars-Later Ok so the most affordable BEVs of late seem to be the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf, each of which I think was MSRP'd around 30K. Maybe Nissan profited but I don't think GM did, but I also don't think they took a bath on them either so let's assume the Bolt build cost per unit was about $35K. I realize this is physically larger and with more battery capacity, but have the margins really changed to be this high now? Historically margins were about 10%, so if this was a 45K per unit build it should really be about 50K, maybe 52/53 to account for incentives but this *starts* at 61 and a half. Should Wolfsburg be asking themselves, are we the baddies?
Ltcmgm78 Wow! Seventy large! Not in my garage. I figured VW would at least make the two-tone paint available in lesser models, but not to be. I'm sure the first ones will get bought up. You won't see any young families buying one unless Mom and Pop both have six-figure salaries. Maybe a more utilitarian van will follow with a hybrid drive train?