[s-cars] VW Phaeton opinions?

[Ian Duff]

Might want to add RS6 to your list of candidates.

-Ian.

On 09 Jan, 2012, at 14:06, ron kirkham wrote:

> So my Dad has asked me to look into a nice "new" car for him to, as he says
> "finish out my driving career".  He's a young 77 yrs. old as of December.
> He has never owned anything but American cars but seems to like all the
> Audis I've owned over the last 12-15yrs. and is interested in branching out
> a bit for this ride.  He has been a Cadillac/Buick guy for the last 20+
> years.  (I know)
> 
> So I'm looking at all the usual suspects in the used Audi world, A8, S8, A6
> ect. but have also noticed the prices for used VW Phaetons seem to be very
> reasonable.  Anyone have any experience with this beast?  I'm looking at
> the V8's only.  The exterior styling is pretty mundane in my book, but the
> things are sure feature-packed on the interior.  Not a ton of them out
> there, but I think this was due to the high entry costs, and not the
> quality?  AWD/Quattro is a must.
> 
> As a guide, the budget will be under say $25k and mileage must be under 75k.
> 
> Any input appreciated.
> 
> Ron
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