[s-cars] NAC - Phaeton

[Theodore Chen]

--- pkrasusky at ups.com wrote:

> >From "Files of the Obvious - But Still - WTF???"...
> 
> Just hanging up with a non car-guyish client, informs me he traded his
> '99 C5 Avant.  On an '04 Phaeton.  With ~ 23k.  Silver / black.  At a
> dealer.  Paid $35k.  OK it's the 8 and not 12 but still.  WTF!  Sad
> state of the industry if you ask me.

those are cadillac-like levels of depreciation.  loses half
its value in 2 years.  no big surprise.  that's predictable 
when you price a car at mercedes s-class levels and put a 
VW badge on it.

> Now, I knew them damn things took a big hit out of the gate.  But holy
> crap is that alottacar for da $$$!  Apparently some sort of VW buy back
> due to some headlight aligning issue that's since been remedied and is
> warrantied.

did that $35k include the value of his trade-in?  dealer
retail is $43k for an '04 V8, $56k for the W12.

the latter is almost '03 RS6 money.  yeah, i'll take the RS6.

-t.


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