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[pscocoa]

I attended my first Phaeton GTG yesterday in Puckeridge - Herts.

All work done on cars was by computer enabling various features that VW don't explain to you.

[Lazydocker]

Must admit, I really am quite taken with the Phaeton

It may well be the road I go down when the Omega finally needs replacing

[Omega_Dan]

same here. early ones becoming more affordable now.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its such a shame they dont look a bit less like a Passat.

[Dishevelled Den]

A fine gathering by the look of it - I would gladly have one

[millwall]

looks a good turnout

[pscocoa]

Yes - I have said for some time now that as an Omgega replacement they seem ideal. The badge is similar standing to VX without the pretentiousness of Audi, BMW etc. What is interesting is the repair costs seem to have been low compared to what people think.Some of those cars in the pics have done 100 - 128,000 and not a lot of problems that VW did not fix under warranty or with heavy contribution to repair costs. They are very heavy (2.5 ton) 4 wheel drive cars and whilst I would have loved a V10 (I think 3 of the 9 are V10s) you have large fuel bills around town. I get 37 mpg on motorway running which is what I bought it for and I do no around town stuff at all. One of those in the pic is a V10 LWB but it is difficult enough to squeeze the standard into car park slots.

The officianados ( and I am not one of them) say that the GP1 is the one to go for. The system is GP0 was the first in 2002 and GP1 (facelift) around 2006, I think GP2 is mine around 2009 and there is now a GP3 for 2010. The GP1 has the car data link to the main screen and other things which I do not know much about but for those thinking of buying it is worth reading up on.

[pscocoa]

Its such a shame they dont look a bit less like a Passat.

Yes the guys are used to the comparison and were joking as bewildered persons came past that everyone will be saying "what are all those Passats doing there". Fortunately that comparison does mean that you get a hell of a lot of car for the money.

[Omega_Dan]

Its such a shame they dont look a bit less like a Passat.

Yes the guys are used to the comparison and were joking as bewildered persons came past that everyone will be saying "what are all those Passats doing there". Fortunately that comparison does mean that you get a hell of a lot of car for the money.

Its the Interior that does it for me. just everything i could ever ask for

[feeutfo]

Its such a shame they dont look a bit less like a Passat.

Yes the guys are used to the comparison and were joking as bewildered persons came past that everyone will be saying "what are all those Passats doing there". Fortunately that comparison does mean that you get a hell of a lot of car for the money.

Its one of the main features of the car imo. Understated. But main feature being looooads of toys, of course.

Might be intetested in the next meet, if you dont mind giving us a heads up...?

[henryd]

Definitely a lot of car for not that much money

[pscocoa]

Its such a shame they dont look a bit less like a Passat.

Yes the guys are used to the comparison and were joking as bewildered persons came past that everyone will be saying "what are all those Passats doing there". Fortunately that comparison does mean that you get a hell of a lot of car for the money.

Its one of the main features of the car imo. Understated. But main feature being looooads of toys, of course.

Might be intetested in the next meet, if you dont mind giving us a heads up...?

Will do. They are now making selling 10,000 new Phaetons a year -  6000 go to China. That and the Touareg are very popular.

[Webby the Bear]

Yes - I have said for some time now that as an Omgega replacement they seem ideal. The badge is similar standing to VX without the pretentiousness of Audi, BMW etc. What is interesting is the repair costs seem to have been low compared to what people think.Some of those cars in the pics have done 100 - 128,000 and not a lot of problems that VW did not fix under warranty or with heavy contribution to repair costs. They are very heavy (2.5 ton) 4 wheel drive cars and whilst I would have loved a V10 (I think 3 of the 9 are V10s) you have large fuel bills around town. I get 37 mpg on motorway running which is what I bought it for and I do no around town stuff at all. One of those in the pic is a V10 LWB but it is difficult enough to squeeze the standard into car park slots.

The officianados ( and I am not one of them) say that the GP1 is the one to go for. The system is GP0 was the first in 2002 and GP1 (facelift) around 2006, I think GP2 is mine around 2009 and there is now a GP3 for 2010. The GP1 has the car data link to the main screen and other things which I do not know much about but for those thinking of buying it is worth reading up on.

Hi ya,

In my personal opinion I don't think the Vx badge is a patch on VW. I don't know whether that's fair or not but I think VW is much more desirable than Vx in people's minds.

[Webby the Bear]

Ps, I love the Phaeton. On my walk to work I walk past one and always have a nosie inside. They are gorgeous and look loaded with toys 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes - I have said for some time now that as an Omgega replacement they seem ideal. The badge is similar standing to VX without the pretentiousness of Audi, BMW etc. What is interesting is the repair costs seem to have been low compared to what people think.Some of those cars in the pics have done 100 - 128,000 and not a lot of problems that VW did not fix under warranty or with heavy contribution to repair costs. They are very heavy (2.5 ton) 4 wheel drive cars and whilst I would have loved a V10 (I think 3 of the 9 are V10s) you have large fuel bills around town. I get 37 mpg on motorway running which is what I bought it for and I do no around town stuff at all. One of those in the pic is a V10 LWB but it is difficult enough to squeeze the standard into car park slots.

The officianados ( and I am not one of them) say that the GP1 is the one to go for. The system is GP0 was the first in 2002 and GP1 (facelift) around 2006, I think GP2 is mine around 2009 and there is now a GP3 for 2010. The GP1 has the car data link to the main screen and other things which I do not know much about but for those thinking of buying it is worth reading up on.

Hi ya,

In my personal opinion I don't think the Vx badge is a patch on VW. I don't know whether that's fair or not but I think VW is much more desirable than Vx in people's minds.

Agreed but, the VW badge value is plumeting like a stone these days.