Volkswagen Phaeton finally selling...with $10,000 rebate

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Dec 22, 2004 | 09:54 AM

#11

fastball

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Yep.... it's like BMW trying to sell a rebaged 5-series in a Mini showroom.

Dec 22, 2004 | 11:25 AM

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MrFatbooty

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Originally Posted by DVPGSR

VW should have just made the Phaeton be the next A8. It is a great car that is marketed completely in the wrong way!!

Nah, the A8 is a way better car than the Phaeton. They're both big huge luxobarges, but the A8 with its aluminum construction manages to weigh a merely portly 4288 lbs to the Phaeton's gargantuan 5194 lbs.

Dec 25, 2004 | 07:16 AM

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k3ifers

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From: Buffalo, NY

ive only seen 1 phaeton around here, and 2 a8Ls.. i would go with the a8 any day

Dec 25, 2004 | 07:41 AM

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redgoober4life

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From: Detroit, MI

I like those.

Dec 26, 2004 | 07:28 PM

#15

M Type X

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From: Middle America

Neighbors in Michigan have a Phaeton for a while (he works for VW NA).
I've seen them in the Ann Arbor area as well.

Dec 27, 2004 | 01:10 AM

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iNteGraz92

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Originally Posted by KRA

ive only seen 1 phaeton around here, and 2 a8Ls.. i would go with the a8 any day

:werd:
the a8 is just :drool:

Dec 28, 2004 | 08:40 PM

#17

Ochdx

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IMO all of the VW's and Audis could be categorized as "preppy chick cars". They suck.

Dec 29, 2004 | 11:44 AM

#18

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I've seen one Phaeton. Nothing special

Dec 29, 2004 | 07:07 PM

#19

M Type X

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ochdx

IMO all of the VW's and Audis could be categorized as "preppy chick cars". They suck.

You wouldn't even make one exception for the S4?

Dec 30, 2004 | 06:41 PM

#20

Dorikin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCal DC4

I've made a number of replies in other Phaeton threads, criticizing the design and the business case for this car. I side with Mees on this one, VW ego-tripped their way into this mess, and they deserve to face the consequences.

Couldnt have said it better. Bernd Pshchehesomethingorother, the head of VW, apparently made a remark to the effect that the Phaeton was a mistake. This was Ferdinand Peich's pet project that he was determined to push through, in response to the MB A-Class

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