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Last week I was driving with my girlfriend. We stopped at a light to make a turn, and I looked to my left. The car looked familiar, the wheel emblems were VW, but the lines just didn't look like the new Passat. As the car moved forward, I read the trunk, and it said Phaeton. Wow, my first siting. Wasn't sure if it was the 4.2L or the 6.0L engine. Any idea what this car cost? Found this on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VW_Phaeton Interesting timelines on all VW models. __________________ 
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood |  |  | | 02-05-2007, 05:58 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fl...tampa area Posts: 320 |
ive seen a few around me,one comes into work every once in a while to get cleaned up...they are very very nice cars but they cost a lot...the things the pheaton can do are just nuts, i remmeber hearing a bunch of people quit at VW tryng to meet the demands that were set for that car cause it was so tough to create. unfortunately not many people can pay that high price for a VW, just cause its a vw | | | | | 02-05-2007, 08:05 PM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Quιbec Posts: 43 |
It's a 60k car! Nowadays. I don't think they make it anymore... Marketing flop.
Very high quality car, but with a name like VW, it never got the chance to compete against MB, BMW, etc. __________________
Mark
*1995 BMW 318ti ACTIVE (with Bilstein HD's and Mtechnics)
*1991 PORSCHE 964 Targa (with '97 993 VRAM engine & 6 spd tranny)
| | | | | 02-05-2007, 08:47 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,224 |
I don't think it was a marketing flop per se. It was an experiment by VW to see if they could successfully enter the high end luxury market under their own name after buying Rolls-Royce and Bentley. | | | | | 02-05-2007, 10:10 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Marin County & Santa Cruz Posts: 116 |
Its only your first siting? They been around for damn near 4 YEARS! I see em all over the place...but maybe thats cuz I live in the 3rd richest county in the world. They have crazy strict tech. tests that each car has to live up to. I saw some of the older ones going for around 38K. No 6.0 though... __________________ My next car will be a 335D...I swear | | | | | 02-05-2007, 10:43 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
My brother has the new Bentley with the twin turnbo V12. Now I see why it had the VW engine. Quote: Originally Posted by zboot  It was an experiment by VW to see if they could successfully enter the high end luxury market under their own name after buying Rolls-Royce and Bentley. | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | 02-05-2007, 10:53 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 |
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they really should have marketed it as an Audi. Would have sold a LOT better. People are not about to fork over that kind of cash for a car from the company that made the Bug | | | | |
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