Friday 2nd August 2002

VW Phaeton

Great car but can it sell with that badge?

---

[JohnL]

Well I'd have one. Nice comfy cruiser for transporting the family without the moans about noise, having to shout becasue I'm driving so fast and it's really noisy and the ride's so jarring ... and without screaming "I'm a rich c**t" to all the mindless unwashed who take umbrage at anyone earning more than the minimum wage.

So I just have to wait 10 years to afford a secondhand one . Maybe less as the residual's'll probably be the worst of all luxobarges becasue of the badge.

[Dazren]

quote:Well I'd have one. Nice comfy cruiser for transporting the family without the moans about noise, having to shout becasue I'm driving so fast and it's really noisy and the ride's so jarring ... and without screaming "I'm a rich c**t" to all the mindless unwashed who take umbrage at anyone earning more than the minimum wage.

So I just have to wait 10 years to afford a secondhand one . Maybe less as the residual's'll probably be the worst of all luxobarges becasue of the badge.

I'm sure it'll make a great 3 or 4 year old used buy, but who on earth will pay £70k for a VW. With the depreciation angle I can see the lease cost on these vehicles being significantly higher than the Mercedes S class.

In the meantime how about a 75K mile Audi S8 to tide you over? a fraction of the original cost, doesn't shout out to the great unwashed and go's like stink.

DAZ


>> Edited by Dazren on Monday 12th August 00:23