Is the 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz a car of the year that's WORTH it?

[@aaronhenschel1885]

Thanks!

[@RaitisRides]

Thank you for your support and awesome generosity!

[@momoknows]

@@RaitisRides I subscibed and always comment were is my like

[@fast-eddyflat-hed8336]

@@momoknows Some people!?

[@stillwaters4097]

Volkswagen has essentially priced almost everyone who would want this van out of the game. It’s way too expensive

[@jonpetter8921]

You wont see a car like this one on the road thought. And the offering as well: If you buy the 1 edition you will get: standard massaging, ventilated, heated, front seat, heating, ventilated second seat, electric side-door, side mirror, electromatic glass-roof. No pickups or minivan has the amount of cabin size of this. Not to mention things like driving dynamic(for a minivan), the fancy interior and much more.....

[@GrumpyMonkey69]

They made a big mistake by only offering it in an electric version.

[@Cbphan80]

Don’t forget the crazy markup the dealers are doing.

[@BlackDogMizukage]

Like corporate always says, "If you can't afford it, it's not for you." Even if you can afford it and just don't wanna be bamboozled, they'll still use the same sentiment

[@matthewbarnett9599]

P.T. Barnum " A sucker is born every minute"

[@onionknight3700]

Actually looks pretty cool imo. I'll consider when it's 60% off

[@chuckxu5910]

I won’t buy it unless it’s hybrid

[@sourpatchkilla]

75%..🫣

[@josebautista4976]

@@sourpatchkilla soon they will mark it down so low to sale.

[@dimitargueorguiev9088]

@@chuckxu5910 the same with me. The best vehicle type for most of the US right now is hybrid , not EV.

[@dianneyoungblood689]

Not a great baby puke shade

[@josephwhiskeybeale]

30 people want this, only 3 of them can afford it.

[@jeremysomeone]

Waiting list in my area.

[@foxleema4821]

😂😂

[@rickjames6867]

Probably see these in every Starbucks parking lot and drive through.

[@daveklein2826]

You are clueless

[@Vosovogalsyncope]

People paid 70k for the new Bronco. This will sale.

[@jermainec2462]

The styling is on point... It's the price and range that's a big miss....

[@mowcowbell]

And the crappy infotainment system lifted from the ID.4.

[@TMAN882]

ID4 is a mess from what I hear… definitely short miles in my view but love the style.

[@randodiddle]

@@mowcowbellupgraded-Rivian

[@jjcastleberry3662]

If only there was a hybrid version of this vehicle.

[@daveklein2826]

Get a life

[@williamwood1776]

Yes...they would sell a boat load of them! I think EV only is a major mistake for this vehicle.

[@R56Cooper]

Yes or an extended range EV option (these will easily get over 550 miles range and are not married to public EV charging stations)🎉🎉

[@fernze.6478]

It would be nice to have the windows on top..

[@aliancemd]

You can't have a fossil car with this design, simply because of the transmission. You would have a lot less space in general or make it look like a Bus

[@jasonthrash4357]

Can't locate my tambourine or my rolling papers 😂

[@Nyy_fan7]

I love it, just not at $67K.

[@RaitisRides]

Yeah the price is the big sore sport

[@fatbartfarts]

It’ll be $33k for a used one in 2026.

[@TonyMurillo-nf8hk]

😂 67k is actually cheap I just looked them up in my area and they are all going for high to mid 80k

[@bojan80]

67k is one color ,2.color is 72k plus state sales tax

[@scatpackbob3707]

Too expensive, insufficient range (for what it is) but great styling. It will be an “early adopter” vehicle and will then sit on dealers lots, IMHO. Thanks for bringing this - top notch review that we have grown accustomed to 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@dinobianchini8339]

Yes, indeed these manufacturers are off their greedy minds😮😮

[@stevenbaggett6549]

In the 70's my brother bought a 1958 VW bus where the windshield was split and you could raise each one individually outward to let air in. He wore goggles while driving. Fun times. Thankfully never got into an accident..it was built like a tin can

[@TrumanBurbankFE]

The public craved this ID.Buzz 5-7 years ago when it was launched as a concept car alongside its siblings ID.3 and ID.4 at Venice Beach. Many years later, with many competitors with better specs, this is too expensive, with subpar materials, noisy, mediocre range, and crappy/ lagging software even after several updates to this day. VW missed the window of opportunity when it was ahead.

[@Ruach77]

They waited way too long to release it.

[@marcoadamberger4456]

Vw fixed the software its not that crappy anymore.

[@xp50player]

I liked it when it was going to be small & affordable.

[@daveklein2826]

You are a liar

[@derek4101]

True! It’s too late now

[@Boomtendo4tw]

The hippies had those massaging bead seat covers

[@TacoRob72]

I saw ya reading your notes on the buzz in the reflection of the headlight lol glad to know your human my friend. Keep the videos coming !

[@MrDaveaccord]

Damn cool looking vehicle but the price is outrageous before the dealer adds the even more outrageous markup.

[@steve9173]

Can you order with a 1600 and a 6 speed manual ? Take out the massage seats and the panoramic glass top. Build a car that people can afford. "The people's Car " ?

[@trainglen22]

Volkswagen has a nice van. A huge problem is that it's way too expensive for the majority of us who actually want one. In Canada, it would be close to $100000 for something that has limited range.

[@josemanuelruiz2036]

$67,495???!!!!😂😂😂😂😂I stopped the video at this point!

[@ThomasMHP-we2mt]

Yeah ! Cool vehicle .too expensive .

[@cirruscloud7164]

that was not why VW used to build VW cars for, was it?

[@TonyMurillo-nf8hk]

Look them up nobody is selling them for 60s everyone has them for sale in the 80s

[@luvyesmusici4886]

That is exactly the comment I made on Doug’s video of the new VW bus.

[@josemanuelruiz2036]

@@luvyesmusici4886 car prices are absurd. I got a 9 year old Camry and I’m planning to replace it next year but I’m looking for something 2021 to 2023.

[@Johnny_Utah187]

At least you can sleep in it when it breaks down.

[@vectwon9797]

Love your reviews. You seem real down to earth and you're pretty funny. I also had fond memories growing up throwing change into the toll booth baskets.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

The panoramic roof is nice, but can we have a power shade, please? You're right on target Joe.

[@darniusterix5774]

It's a collectors item, not a basic wagon. I don't see the average family dropping $70K for a minivan.

[@williamwood1776]

The Toyota Sienna, fully loaded is approaching the $70k mark...this is going to sell very well, I think.

[@nysavvy9241]

I love this. So cool. Hopefully, a gas or hybrid will be introduced with a lower price tag. I still keep quarters in my car. I refuse to pay on my phone or card for metered parking.

[@gnawty4662]

These manufacturers need to stop talking about the future, showing me “concept” cars, and just GIVE IT TO ME. The future is now !

[@UnstoppableMileage]

$70K back in 1967. I wonder how many you could buy with just that amount GTA San Andreas will always remind me of The Truth and his VW Buss called the Mothership. Runs on cooking oil and tops out at like 40 mph. 198 thousand grams to be exact was on board that day to San Fiero

[@RaitisRides]

A factory full

[@UnstoppableMileage]

@@RaitisRides GTA Sandreas had the coolest VW Buss.

[@AlexMichaelClark]

1967 T1 price was around $2,670, which comes out to just over $25k in today’s money. So this is a little under 3x the price of the ‘67.

[@BoopSnoot]

@@AlexMichaelClark 1967 was a better road trip vehicle than a short range ev

[@AlexMichaelClark]

@ I definitely agree! Nothing beats the originals. I wish they went way further with the vintage design elements on the Buzz. (And I wish I could afford the Buzz).

[@adamlyman8293]

In the early 80’s I had a 1970 Bus while living near the beach in Florida…it was sooo much fun. The new ID Buzz looks amazing but unfortunately the price is too much for my blood. Thanks for the great review Joe!

[@momoknows]

Joe its Mo here right off the bat Im gonna Zonk the styling but if they do a Partrige family Remake I think this is The Van To Use great video as always .

[@jwheels9876]

The prices on vehicles are absurd these days IMO. Love the channel, keep up the great work.

[@raymondwalden7341]

I am really diggin this thing. VW knocked it out of the park with the design inside and out. I would buy one today if it was decently priced. Maybe if they made a gas powered version and sold it for 40k.

[@billsmith5960]

You obviously have not priced VW vans in the last 25 years. My 2003 Eurovan was $32,500 new. That's $55,700 today.

[@andyviking3155]

VW: it’s $70k Me: I got $10k. Take it or leave it.

[@atg1338]

Ignorance

[@kobe_dough3702]

This van looks so beautiful not gonna lie. But I’m concerned about its price and performance.

[@RaitisRides]

Totally understandable Kobe

[@bailey.nt86]

I remember the first comment I ever left on your channel was maybe 6 or more years ago.(I'm thinking it was this account) You were reviewing a Subaru STi. I may have left a comment of my 2011 Hatch and how cool it was. Safe to say it's still cool, still running strong, and I still daily the crap out of it. I'm still on the stock clutch 😅 it's been on "stage 2" the entire time. I can't remember how many subscribers you had but it may have been around 75k. I'm happy you have over a million now, that's insane... and that's progress 👏 And you put in the work... dude your channel has a million videos on it. Good job! I still can't with the electric cars. Something about that subie rumble, stick shift, crazy interior rattles, and the cool factor 😎 I bought it new for $31,595. On the weekend I drive my C7 7 speed. That was 50 brand new. The more these new cars evolve, the more I want the old school cars. Keep up the cool videos, they are very entertaining 😀 🍻

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

Stop hitting on him...

[@hmubtakir]

Once again, a very thorough and professional presentation

[@SpringfieldTony]

after 20 years it's finally here, just in time for WWIII (haha) 76 - you brought the goods with this review, you & Stevie earned 10 stars. 57

[@RaitisRides]

Interesting Tony as usual ! Thanks for your electrifying support!

[@SpringfieldTony]

@@RaitisRides you know you love me

[@SteveSabbai]

ID Buzz should have been released as a Gas, Hybrid and full EV option. Volkswagen frak'd up. Silly Humans.

[@dominickirkwood]

Joe and Lori and Steve keep up the good work real true and I love the video 👍

[@Taurusboy07]

I love this. It rides very well. I totally would drive this.

[@draghrvacevic8481]

People who remember this old minivan now don’t need this much space and yang people can’t afford one. Nice review like always 👍🥂

[@yyyhj7895]

This van looks so fun and exciting until I heard the price. I will enjoy it from a distance.

[@HarryTwatter]

Isn't this thing like 60k with 250 miles of range? Yikes

[@RaitisRides]

Uhm you’re pretty spot on

[@bikes7777]

$80k

[@Turk380]

more like 190 miles at highway speed.. and if you're on a longer trip that requires multiple charge stops... if you're following the 10%-80% charge rule then you're only going to get about 140 miles between stops, and spend at least 30 minutes stuck at a Walmart using your EA membership, futzing around trying to get charging initialized, hoping the charge stall hasn't been de-rated, etc. This thing is a non-starter until at minimum VW is open to use Tesla superchargers.

[@markfresh2000]

$67k and 230mi of range. What a bummer.

[@randodiddle]

I was the second guy in this area to put money down September 2021 and I am so totally in love with this exact vehicle. It is the greatest vehicle ever. My first edition came with Captain chairs second row and I think there were a few mistakes in the review- pretty minor. The thing nobody talks about is that this drives itself and you can talk to it and ask it to do it all of it’s features. It parks itself. No regrets ❤️whatsoever.

[@wampaswomps3975]

At least if you get pulled over you can tell the cops you’re not carrying an ID because you’re driving one 😂

[@the_larsonfamily]

And he will reply, I am not arresting you you ARE arrested😂

[@rickjames6867]

Can sovereign citizens afford to drive these?

[@2010gargoyle]

I want one. My dad had a green bus and an orange camper van. I really like the yellow.

[@jeremysomeone]

1950 was the first year of the bus, not 1967 Joe. 67 was the last year of the split screen.

[@RaitisRides]

Good call on yhat

[@francesschaefer]

​@@RaitisRidesyes I caught that my parents had the spit windshield version fr 1959-1970. It was stripped down 2 tone mustard yellow, then 1970-1982 all white w sliding door called it "Moby Dick" I learned to drive on that one. My folks were too old to be hippies but had 5 kids and not a lot of $$. We did drive fr Washington DC to Quebec Canada near Vermont every August. 635 miles in one day!

[@brianohare4522]

Revealing the price was like the pain of Sister Mary Catherine's ruler on my hand in grade school. Ouch! The range realistically with the A/C on and with traffic...I had to stop and think too of the camera resolution. Thanks for the review but this one won't be in my driveway anytime soon.

[@rafaeltorovip]

I can say that, the bus is beautiful, my only two complaints are its price and the range.

[@asmaligo]

i would be extremely surprised if i ever saw more than a few of these on the road ever.

[@LuisUrbieta]

I love the Volkswagen ID buzz I feel like Volkswagen went above and beyond when it comes to making that design and make it fresh without making it completely brand new but it looks very good

[@RaitisRides]

I’m glad that I could share it with yiu

[@LuisUrbieta]

@@RaitisRides yes I love the Volkswagen ID price I feel like that should be your next vehicle for the driveway

[@toxadodo]

$60k+ for an actual real life range of 180 miles (80% of claimed range of 230 miles) in 2024 is MADNESS. No wonder VW is closing factories in Germany.

[@yellowquantum4240]

My dad had a Yellow 1976 VW bus that he drove over a million miles. He was a professional drummer and traveled everywhere with it. 2025 is cute and clever but an EV $70k a ZONK.

[@randodiddle]

I am a drummer and just bought the first edition put money down three years ago and absolutely love everything about this. It is the most unbelievable vehicle.

[@yellowquantum4240]

@randodiddle Wow!!! Who is your favorite drummer ? My dad studied with Henry Adler and Buddy Rich was his hero. Old school stuff.

[@randodiddle]

@@yellowquantum4240 Steve Gadd and Tony Williams. Lesser known heroes, John Guerin and John von Ohlen. I brought Jeff Hamilton into my store a few times and took a one hour life changing lesson from him.

[@yellowquantum4240]

@randodiddle I Love Jeff Hamilton, especially the work he did with the LA4s; Shelly Manne was also so poetic. I saw Tony Williams at the Blue Note the year he died. And he was a blast. Nefertiti MILES is beyond classification with Tony. My dad, in 1976, bought The Leprechaun Album; Chick Corea and Steve Gadd was just a magic trick to my ears. The thunder, Tom's, and the musical playing was a new thing for sure. Hey, all this over a VW bus. Maybe that's my next ride, brother !!

[@marvinmoreno7032]

I was in Poland more than a year and a half ago and it only cost 40K and they had it first before the US. I regret not buying it because I was afraid of the taxes, export fees, and customs conflicts. I didn’t know how expensive they were going to sell in America. Only time will tell if it would had been worth it or not.

[@rickjames6867]

Seems kind of fun to roll around in. Wonder how these will do sales wise.🤔 Fantastic high energy review Joe. ✌️

[@craigw.scribner6490]

Thanks for another great review, Raiti!

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is such a cool ride! It's all about that retro vibe with modern electric tech.

[@dansievers5915]

I don't know Joe. Having 4 pillars in my view is really something I have to get used to. And of course the price is not that great either. Would be probably close to a 100 grand here in Canada.

[@omarcortes5754]

I’m not into electrics but I kinda like this one. Love how spacious it is and looks pretty good.

[@RaitisRides]

It is more spacious than a suburban

[@andrewgordon2311]

Always great reviews and driving.Coming from Australia, I love the food cultural references.As for the VW,I'll take anything else.🇦🇺

[@angelmatos5987]

Joe thanks for the videos the ID buss looks great I love the comfort in the three rows and even more surprising the third row and I agree that the battery should be of greater capacity and the The roof should have been sliding, the IDBuss looks very good

[@japaridze001]

Saw this van at LA auto show in Blue, kind of impressive never thought would be so expensive

[@RaitisRides]

Yeah the price is a killer

[@francesschaefer]

I am not surprised

[@Thomas-d4w7x]

YES! I'm digging it! Love the retro-modern vibe. VW nailed it. This would put a smile on my face looking at it and driving! The forward viability is fricken amazing, and mskes it feel more spacious and commanding of the road. With the 2nd and 3rd row seats down the back can be converted to a camper van with a bed for and double as a classic B RV (not technically, but you get the idea). Let's see, a people hauler, a Costco and Home Depot hauler, an RV, camping van all in one. Plus it's just so dang unpretentious and fun! If I had disposable money, I'd totally get it. These will be collectors cars way in the future.

[@Legendary____]

I’m sure vw has the low range on purpose. They always start their cars with lesser stuff so that way they can come back with a longer range next year and get people to buy or trade in. It’s marketing. They did it with the ID 4, gli etc

[@jdb316]

I give Volkswagen credit for trying and I like the style. But the range and performance are underwhelming for $67K. Families would be better off looking for a hybrid version of one of the minivans in the U.S. market.

[@patp6835]

Love how smooth it sounds. It reminds me of Scooby Doo and friends. I would’ve been interested, but too expensive for me and I prefer hybrid. Thanks Joe!

[@SmashTheNumbers]

This is the ANTI-CYBER-TRUCK. Love it! However, you gonna need to only live on Costco hotdogs (that do fit in the doors as you mentioned) for a while to afford this. This thing should be $15-20K less than its list price.

[@FourQed]

I would imagine the VW dealers are happily adding up the extra charges they can pile up on this thing.

[@3500ram_duallys]

going to be token in that ID Buzz and getting my own buzzen going on... Great video man.!

[@Zues_007]

Been watching your videos for a while. Recent subscriber. Love the way you do these. Keep it up. Ur whole team great job sir!!

[@aceventuraaceventura2003]

VW is about 25 years late on the remake of VW Micro Bus. I remember getting a brochure in the 2000’s about the VW Microbus that I waited for which never went into production. Similar to the Duke Nuke ‘em Remake. They will run this for couple of years and when it does not sell, they will stop making them. $65K is not cheap for a novelty item.

[@cgrist7000]

This is literally my exact thoughts. I completely misses the target of what the original bus did stood for not to mention the people who have nostalgic feelings about the bus or past the point of caring to age.

[@Tony-q4f3t]

"HEY GUYS"! "WHAT"S UP?"----the sky, that's what's up.

[@Turk380]

8:38 a friend and i have been discussing the range and battery size issue, and our best educated guess as to why it doesn't have a bigger battery and better range is the weight limit on a standard EU driver's license. even with out the battery, the IDBuzz is a heavy beast of a vehicle.. with the battery.. it only leaves 500kg available for people and cargo. on a van that seats up to 7 people! Tell me this was designed for the European market without telling me it was designed for the Euro market! lol There are proposals to increase the weight limits on the Class B license in the EU precisely to enable wider adoption of heavier EV's. VW would have to build a special North America-only model with more batteries (if there's even space for them) and modify the suspension accordingly if they wanted to have longer range for the US market. It will likely take another leap forward in battery chemistry, weight, and energy density before we see any real improvement to this

[@bigd9848]

Sorry Joe it’s a cool vehicle but a zonk on the electric ⚡️ and the price.Great video as always ✊👑

[@24james]

So many car channels out there. Over time Joe’s has become my fav. Cool guy. Cool cars. Actually tells me a what I WANT to know. Great job sir!!💯✔️🙏🏾🇺🇸👍🏽

[@HaroldHafner1]

I like the roof that doesn’t open. I never open it on any vehicle I ever had. Too noisy and does nothing for me. As for the floating iPad, I wish the either angled it to the driver or made it movable a bit so you can angle it.

[@chuckturdburger4612]

great, 86k to transport my pop tarts and donated hearts on ice.

[@nolefan2012]

The lack of milage after charging is terrible. Check out a similar car Subaru 360 bus that looks very much like vw bus but its gas and has many gas options

[@alexanderpineda7614]

Back in the 90's I was high as a hippie in the 60's, driving to Six Flags Illinois, and we lowered the window to throw coins in the toll basket, smoke coming out window, coins stuck in my hand, half in basket, half on floor! Then the old man toll operator came out with magnetic stick to pick up coins. He just smiled at us!

[@robertblaney5033]

It’s a VW. That fact alone scares me about the reliability

[@mjcruiser4238]

I seem to remember being in some sort of micro-bus as early as ‘63?!

[@DS-wo8wr]

Didn’t the “Retro” thing go out about 15 years ago?

[@stevenreichertart]

Nope. I love the retro vibe. And it’s modern at the same time. A knock out.

[@ADPeguero]

Been waiting for this microbus since around 2000 or so when they first started talking about it. Would've been useful 10 years ago when I had to haul around my 4 kids in their car seats. I hated my Nissan Quest minivan back then. Why aren't these manufacturers including or offering integrated dash cams?

[@TryingToDoBetter01]

Man, I think this is the best review video I’ve ever seen.

[@charleel1800]

The windshield front area reminds me of a Toyota Previa from the 1990s

[@Jcruzer70]

Great looking, but for $70k, you absolutely need a longer range for that battery! Not to mention, no camping accessories or hookups. Bummer.

[@stiggziyah4253]

That’s wild 😂, my mom had one of those back in the 70’s, I remember the color white on the top and orange on the bottom. Great review Joe, that’s remarkable that they brought it back to live. WOW!!!

[@mattd9161]

Fiat touched on retro with their 500e as well as the Mini

[@doubleclutchonline5811]

The styling is fine. It's more interesting than a Sienna or an Odyssey, which isn't saying much. VW has been teasing it for the past two decades, and I'm very unimpressed that this is the end result. The "Eurovan" and the Vanagon were very low volume, and ultimately failed in the US because of price and the performance. That's likely going to be the result here.

[@Thebuscommunityleader]

Yes of course Joe & I'm really like this vehicle.

[@kingjulien9525]

Car is taller than I've imagined, it Mr Raiti lied to us that he's 6 feet tall 😷🤣😂 Great review like always!! Something I see myself driving.

[@OnlyInLasVegas]

Don’t like not having manual controls in addition to the monitor controls. Don’t like the stapled on Tesla like monitor. Should have been built into the dashboard also it restricts view from front and passengers only see that big monitor .

[@christianrene635]

It is excellent to buy it second hand in one or two years. Being electric, the depreciation is crazy, and for being VW, even more so.

[@Theonestrongbusleader]

Yes of course Joe & I'm buy this vehicle soon.

[@JasonAldeen-ln8gj]

i'd be surprised if it made it to the 2029 model year.

[@RaitisRides]

That would be a victory for VW

[@edwardnelson3413]

I would purchase tomorrow if they had a gas powered option

[@usmantariq7997]

Overall, it's a great practical minivan. The only thing missing is the engine.

[@RaitisRides]

I know there are others that feel the same way

[@stevenreichertart]

There’s a modern motor

[@tonyn3227]

Why do you need a crappie engine when this is 10 times better,

[@jasonpolski9966]

No cup holders on the second row…

[@Breezer28e]

And no center armrest. How did he miss those two but made a comment about ventilated seats. Disappointing.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

NO CUPHOLDERS?? Oh….HORRORS!

[@Breezer28e]

@@craigjorgensen4637 For a glorified a minivan? Yes absolutely. This isn't a Porsche. It absolutely needs at least 1 cup holder for the second row. This is just VW cost cutting at isn't finest and I saw that with the 2011 Jetta and 2013 GTI that I had. VW isn't what they used to be and dumb little "horrors" like that are the bits of proof.

[@gordongott127]

Micro bus not micro price... keep it !!

[@okummerlowe3794]

Joe..your best review commentary ever. When JayLeno is gone you are the next car comic😮

[@Jcash2324]

No TVs in the back or nothing for that price car companies wild

[@millerlite502]

Electric Dumpster!😎

[@anhhaineou.s.a425]

Thanks so much. My sienna is fine.

[@MrNew122]

Volkswagen, this is an epic fail. At 60k (not including dealer markup) this is going to be a "fleet vehicle" for Amazon, UPS, and Fed Ex. Yes, there will be a few suburban, Starbucks yuppies who will buy it, but I see taxi cab in the future of this vehicle.