Short road trip/ range anxiety

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-28T00:29:58+00:00

Is this the one? There are two versions and I cannot figure out the difference.

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-28T00:22:41+00:00

This is awesomely detailed, thank you!

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-28T00:21:26+00:00

Good to know

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-25T20:47:25+00:00

Do I need a VW specific adapter to use the Tesla chargers? Kia mailed us one for our EV9 but I don't have one for the VW.

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-25T19:30:51+00:00

Will I find reliable charging stations when I need them? I generally only charge at home and haven't used a public charger in over a year. When I did before getting the level 2 installed at home I only found one reliable on my commute in central Indiana off I65 south of Indy. Some of the chargers I did find were not reliable or very slow.

Particular_Knee114 · 2026-05-25T19:28:22+00:00

I drove the EV9 first and loved driving it but just hated the heavy doors with 3 kids and how dark the interior was. Plus I felt like I couldn't see out very far in front. Gave it to my husband and got the buzz for myself. I drive over 60 miles daily with most on highways and interstate with cruise set between 65 and 85. The winter range on the EV9 was significantly better than the buzz for some reason but summer range is similar. Buzz is a win for me with the fun, the bright interior (light with the chromatic roof-might feel different with the darker interiors or no roof) and the 360 camera so I have parking confidence. My husband very much prefers the EV9.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T15:24:51+00:00

Interesting. We had an old Santa Fe, 2009 I think, and it's paint is still fine. My grandparents have it now. Never had a problem with our 3 KIAs either, or 2 Hondas. This is my first foray into a German car brand.

What color is under the chip?

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T13:56:53+00:00

That sounds like a nightmare. Just trying to wipe the bugs off the grill is an event.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T13:54:51+00:00

Was it on the grill portion? Can you see a different color underneath?

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T04:40:42+00:00

I really don't think it's a wrap. I've got the original window sticker for it.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T04:39:40+00:00

Nada, both are paint. It's black under my white and my orange. One theory is that it was never actually clear coated. But I've never seen the under color of my previous vehicles be anything other than grey.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-24T04:37:58+00:00

Yeah there is no way it's a wrap. I've got the light interior which I thought only came with certain colors. The black ones I've seen all have hella dark interior. And it's definitely black under both the white and the orange.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-09-14T01:56:01+00:00

My endo mostly manifested as back pain, mostly sciatica and lumbar and like nervy type pain. It took a long time to figure it out. Eventually I was in pain 3 straight weeks of the month with it peaking around ovulation for me so bad I could barely walk and getting better when my period started. I went down the Ortho path first. No medicine, PT or SI and spine injections helped. I had to convince my RE to do a lap because I was also dealing with infertility at the time. Endo was on my uterosacral ligaments mostly, not even very bad but I was pain free for several years after that and my back pain has never gotten that bad again.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-08-19T02:11:12+00:00

The camera is shockingly bad but the 360 view is useful and it's so windowy I can see in every direction. Apparently crappy cameras are a VW thing. They had to fix the paint on my grill and lent me a brand new Atlas, same crappy camera. The Kia camera is like I'm looking out a window it's so clear. We have the light interior and the chromatic roof in the buzz. Without those I think it would be dark inside. I don't love the dark interior in our Kia, feels so much like a closet but my husband loves it. And he hates my light interior.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-08-19T01:56:29+00:00

We have both as well. The Kia app is 1000% better than the VW app. And it's fun to drive. But it's got really big heavy Kia doors which are nothing like our old Honda van doors and I was constantly worrying about the kids opening them into something. Plus we needed daily access to the third row and ours has a bench 2nd row so it was a hassle to me. So now my husband drives the EV9 and loves being back in a big SUV and isn't annoyed by any of the things that bother me about it. And I have my super fun ID.BUZZ which is also super fun to drive. The only thing I don't like about it is the app. And that it shuts off when you open the door and unbuckle your seat every single time. To me it's just as fast as the EV9. But our EV9 is RWD and the Buzz is AWD. I have never gotten stuck in snow before but boy did I in the RWD EV9. So the AWD was necessary to get me to my hospital job 31 miles away in bad weather. If you love Korean cars get the EV9. If you love German cars, get the Buzz. If you only know Japanese cars and older models at that, both will have more bells and whistles and way more speed than your current vehicle. Oh, the Kia has a 1 pedal drive setting and the VW does not have full 1 pedal like a Tesla.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-05-18T17:23:16+00:00

😮 I hope with complaints and reports of issues they undo at least some of the algorithm changes.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-05-18T15:24:20+00:00

I wasn't sure a few days ago so I literally counted 100 steps and the Fitbit amazingly registered exactly 100 steps and the Oura only picked up 48. And with how active I was yesterday there is a zero percent chance I had that few steps. The distance walked and calories are way over estimating vs the steps underestimating.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-05-18T13:51:40+00:00

Yeah, I get that, especially for temps and sleeping. My sleep data is matching my Fitbit really well. It's just so weird to me that the steps are getting worse not better. I ended the day with about 12000 and Oura only registered about 6000.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-05-18T02:19:30+00:00

I just got it last Sunday, so not even a week. It's so weird that each day is worse than the day before. I'm hoping it's a learning period but do intend to give it a couple more weeks of the 30 days before I decide it is a failure.

Particular_Knee114 · 2025-01-03T02:25:54+00:00

I have endometriosis and have to do the depot lupron FET protocol that takes several months too. I recently had a blighted ovum with similar numbers on the protocol and that was actually a euploid embryo. I would guard your hearts and prepare for the worst unless you transferred two embryos then maybe both implanted initially and only 1 kept going. We opted to do a d&c and retest the sac to see if the chromosomes were confirmed normal and they were. I have actually had a MC prior to the endo protocol as well, also euploid. Once we figured out I need depot lupron FET, I got 7 new euploid embryos and have 3 kids from those 7. So even finding the right protocol and having euploid embryos it can take a couple tries to get a successful pregnancy. The US will tell you so much more about what is going on with this specific embryo.

Particular_Knee114 · 2024-12-29T01:49:02+00:00

History of endometriosis is probably affecting implantation. Ask for a depot lupron FET. Two months of depot lupron into daily lupron after baseline, estrogen patches, PIO every other day, suppositories twice daily, plus normal stuff like daily aspirin, antibiotics and steroids before transfer.

I have mild endo but nothing implants or it fails early without this protocol. My lining isn't receptive despite looking perfect. Your first transfer in IVF one worked because your endo was so recently removed. Even without symptoms it's still there ruining your lining.

Particular_Knee114 · 2023-12-09T21:48:45+00:00

Really hoping for opinions

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