Date:         Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:08:42 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Passat W8
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
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I was at a VW show last summer where 3 Phaeton W12's showed up. Their little
club parked, installed their original window stickers and fielded questions.
OVER $100,000.
Apparently, they cost more than an equivalent Audi A8. So....why would
anyone buy it? (It's the same car as the A8, with downgraded features and a
less prestigious pedigree). Awe inspiring, not in it's genuine beauty, but
it's general illogicalness.

If you gave me $100000 and told me to buy a car, Why would I buy a large
sedan that gets bad gas mileage and no one has ever heard of?

-Craig


On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:35 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Apr 1, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> wrote:
>
> > Hi Craig,
> >
> > There's a guy in our local club who works for a dealershi. Apparently a
> > timing chain on a Taureg requires over 40hrs labour! The engine AND
> > transmission need to be removed, etc, etc.
>
> Once upon a time, a considered buying a car with a 12-cyl Wasserboxer from
> a fellow Listmember. Killed the deal when I was told the timing belt would
> need to be replaced along with a major tune-up. Estimate was $30K which was
> only $8K shy of the price for the whole car at the time.
>
> That's no April Fool Joke.
>
> BenT