[s-cars] VW Phaeton opinions?

[Bruce Mendel]

The Phaeton in general is very unreliable and expensive to repair, and 
the VW service experience with this orphan car can be frustrating at times.

I'd recommend a low mile 2002-2003 S8, very luxurious, sporty, quick, 
sure-footed, and pretty reliable for a late model Audi (until you really 
go up in miles and then the trans is suspect) as it doe snot have many 
of the things that are repair-prone and expensive on other late model 
Audis. Like air suspension, MMI, turbos, etc.

Bruce

On 1/9/2012 3:39 PM, Ian Duff wrote:
> 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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