[tcb] Re: New Addition to VW family - Phaeton
- From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:17:49 +0000
Is that the one you sold to Tim???
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From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
When VW came out with those things the VW dealership in Longview borrowed my
survivor red 67 beetle to put on their showroom floor parked next to the new
black Phaeton to look like the red beetle black Phaeton commercial that VW was
running. That was one of the first Phaetons in the US and I examined it
closely. Gorgeous car with an interior that rivaled that of the Mercedes, if
not put it to shame. Absolutely awesome car, but to get people to pay what
they wanted for them with a VW emblem on the front had to be hard.
As a side: The salesmen hated my beetle sitting on their showroom floor
because all of the potential customers were spending all their time looking at
the 67 and the salesmen couldnt get them to look at the new stuff they were
trying to sell.
--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Jeff Bednar <coitspoon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Jeff Bednar <coitspoon@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] New Addition to VW family - Phaeton
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:01 PM
Hey guys-
I can't remember if I already posted this or not but about a month ago my dad,
who lives just north of Dallas, got a "new" 2005 VW Phaeton. It was time to
turn in the touareg, he flew up to MO to pick it up and drive home.
It's freaking sweet - 22K miles, technology package, has everything (except the
W12!) it's pretty damn fast for a huge sedan.
I'll post some pix soon.
-jeff
PS - I'm going to get it out to a few of the shows soon. I would have to say
it's the nicest thing VW produced since 1967.
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