VW Phaeton prices

bazz26 · 15-02-2005 10:10pm #1

Did anyone care to look at the price VW are charging for their Phaeton?

http://www.carzone.ie/newcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Details&uid=2363

They start at around €92k going up to €153k for the W12.

Have a look at the options list, €182 extra for a fire extinguisher on a €153k car.

€15k dearer than a MB S 500 LWB. VW are out of their league..

unkel · 16-02-2005 12:36am

LOL €153k for a volkswagen. That wouldn't even sell in Ireland unless a tiny chrome mascotte of the spirit of ecstacy is thrown into the bargain

Shrimp · 16-02-2005 12:38am

you should check out the phaeton website, it's great..

www.thephaeton.com

Ratchet · 16-02-2005 9:45am

i seen 3 cars on Dublin reg , it's a big car but crazy money

HashSlinging · 16-02-2005 10:00am

The new passat is based on it, looks vnice and has a good selection of engines also.

lomb · 16-02-2005 10:02am

not too crazy in the uk though,start at 40 something and go to 72 there. thats reasonably competitive, hoever it is a vw
anyway no luxury car really keeps its money anyway. one can pick up a 98 old shell s class for buttons. bmw 7s are even cheaper. so buy what u like, still wouldnt buy one

$Leon$ · 16-02-2005 10:35am

as far as i no ders only 2 in the country MDL have one and the german ambassator has one his is a german reg lhd saw it on the m50 a few weeks back

fletch · 16-02-2005 11:53am

The wipers are activated automatically by a rain sensor. This automatically sweeps the screen five seconds after the
last wash to remove any residual droplets. To preserve the life of the wiper blade, after every second parking operation
the wipe arms move upwards a little. This ensures that the wipers rest in the upward position as often as they rest in the downward position

WHO sat down & thought about that little idea...like talk about an utterly pointless feature!

jayok · 16-02-2005 12:02pm

fletch wrote:

WHO sat down & thought about that little idea...like talk about an utterly pointless feature!

Don't know but they probably figured that it'd be better to reduce the wear as the cost of replacing the wipers, as the are probably non standard and required a genuine VW part, which would be very very expensive. Just like everything VW! :cool:

alias no.9 · 16-02-2005 1:01pm

The Phaeton served two purposes, a monument to the ego of former vw chief executive Ferdinand Piech, who wanted to build the best car in the world before his retirement and also as a proving ground for the technology and running gear to be featured in the eternally delayed bugatti veyron.

bazz26 · 16-02-2005 2:04pm

Looks like he failed with at least one of those objectives...

unkel · 16-02-2005 3:13pm

Poor Ferdinand. His uncle Ferdinand and his grandfather Ferdinand did a lot more with their careers

Ice_Box · 16-02-2005 9:03pm

Phaeton definately inspired new passat. Its almost desireable!

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OfflerCrocGod · 16-02-2005 9:17pm

The website is very cool.

Pity about the car.

fletch · 16-02-2005 10:28pm

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

The website is very cool.

Yeh it's savage, would have to agree

unkel · 17-02-2005 12:10am

It is an amazing website

25 motors control the airflow :eek:

Nukem · 17-02-2005 12:14am

Buy a Passat its cheaper!

unkel · 17-02-2005 12:23am

an Octavia is another good bit cheaper again

What's your point?

ibanez · 17-02-2005 12:27am

Peoples Car?

lomb · 17-02-2005 12:33am

cars at this price point are about perception of class as much as innovation. the phateon has neither, will be a very heavy depreciator. on another point the audi a8 is not a reliable car why would i buy a vw version of it?
sad to say but these days only car id trust in this league isnt an sclass, the latest 7 series or an a8 its a jaguar or a lexus.

VW Phaeton prices

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