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

 
Old Dec 22, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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Yep.... it's like BMW trying to sell a rebaged 5-series in a Mini showroom.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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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.
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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 07:16 AM
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ive only seen 1 phaeton around here, and 2 a8Ls.. i would go with the a8 any day
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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 07:41 AM
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XJ I like those.
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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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.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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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
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the a8 is just :drool:
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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IMO all of the VW's and Audis could be categorized as "preppy chick cars". They suck.
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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I've seen one Phaeton. Nothing special
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 07:07 PM
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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?
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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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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