How about this short cut to bankruptcy?

[Royale80]

WCPGW?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-PHAETON-W12-6-0-WITH-BENTLEY-TYPE-ENGINE-AUTOMATIC-TIPTRONIC-/281647823704?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item419384bb58

[Junkman]

There are dafter ways to spend five-and-a-half bags, hence I recommend to pursue one of them.

A tatty Silver Shadow should be a sufficiently shite way to end up in a debtor's prison.

[Cheggers]

The taxi firm I use to go to & from the airport has one of these among its fleet - Every time I'm in it the driver regales me with tales of horrendously expensive repairs. Lovely barge to be wafted around in though

[cort1977]

I like that 'this was the fastest depreciating car' is a selling point.   Does that make it more desirable?  

 

Got to say I think the W12 may have a little further to go.   V10 diesel maybe not.

[Jerzy Woking]

That's been for sale for sometime now. lots of potential either way!

 

Interesting cars elsewhere in his yard too.

[oldcars]

That's been for sale for sometime now. lots of potential either way!

 

Interesting cars elsewhere in his yard too.

I noticed the fleet of Granada's in one of the photos.

[sierraman]

Why's it so scruffy inside? Like you'd leave it sat until the test run out, then try punting it on through ebay! Sounds like prime candidate for something terminal up with the engine/box

[bub2006]

It sounds rough in ad too. Cracked screen,being sold as spares or repairs. Not the sort of car you want to take a gamble on either

[Tartan58]

Take 1 bottle of nitromors, 1 pineapple, chop the springs and turn up at some dub event and be worshipped as a God.

[Tartan58]

 

 

NO REFECTION ON CAR

 

 

GR9 for vampires...

[Grundig]

 

 

• SELLING FOR A FRIEND WITH NO COMPUTER

[Cavcraft]

It's a big Passat. Passats are shit. This is a big shit.

[EssDeeWon]

 

 

ONLY GOING UP IN VALUE

 

Yes of course, aren't they all.

[Negative Creep]

Take 1 bottle of nitromors, 1 pineapple, chop the springs and turn up at some dub event and be worshipped as a God.

 

 

Do they have regular or air suspension? Although I'm sure they'll find a way to get it 2mm off the floor without any expenditure

[Bren]

A sure fire way to die in penury.

 

Do it.

[Jim Bergerac]

ONLY GOING UP IN VALUE

 

The only way you'll get your £5,500 back for one of those in the future is if Britain suffers Zimbabwe-style hyperinflation.

[Parky]

Get stuck in. I am sure any branch of KwikFit can sort out any issues for buttons*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* almost certainly not true

[Asimo]

I can't think of any car I want less. Even a Diesel Laguna with issues is more appealing.

 

Shred the fucker.

[sierraman]

I love it when people go 'Phaeton for Polo money!' If you were in the market for a supermini, I'd be fairly certain a bill for 4 new tyres on the Phaeton would be a shock to the system, let alone an exhaust or a pair of shockers, I'd be surprised if a lot of the stuff isn't dealer only.

[bub2006]

I think I'll run plate through on ecp online for a laugh

[Squire_Dawson]

Park it in a field for 30 years then flog it for $$$ as BARN FIND CLASSIC DUB because PINEAPPLEOLDSKOOLVAGMONGS will be queing up for it. That's what happens to most  old Volkswagens, is it not?

[bub2006]

Ecp prices so don't take this as gospel

Air filter £15

Oil filter £15

Disc each 46 to 60 quid

Pads 60 quid

Lambda sensor £84

A lot of parts come up as unavailable online though.

[HH-R]

These have got to be one of the dullest potentially interesting cars ever.

[scruff]

I don't get the collective AS sometimes, there's mutual wrong-touching over fucking Vauxhall Corsas but what could be more appealing than a white elephant of a luxury VW saloon with a monster engine?! That's a shat example but I quite like these, they are supersonic shite. It's a brave man who parts with 5500 for one though I grant you. 

[robinmasters]

Why's it so scruffy inside? Like you'd leave it sat until the test run out, then try punting it on through ebay! Sounds like prime candidate for something terminal up with the engine/box

That.

 

Would Autoglass be able to replace the cracked screen for a £50 excess?

 

MOT expired last October; why has he waited six months to sell THEOMGFASTESTDEPRECIATINGCAREVA? He must have lost about ten grand.

 

For £5.5k there's better ways to get 12mpg.

[Pillock]

I don't get the collective AS sometimes, there's mutual wrong-touching over fucking Vauxhall Corsas but what could be more appealing than a white elephant of a luxury VW saloon with a monster engine?!

Because knee-jerk VW reaction. I would, but only when I have substantially more than £5500 in the bank. Buying this with your last pennies would be as clever as investing in Dr Fox's Boarding School.

 

Plus, the scene stuff has bindun :

 

[skattrd]

I'd deffo have a Potaton, when they get down to sub grand sort of motoring. That way when when the thing breaks something expensive you should* be able to recoup most of your money breaking it. At  5 bags plus, it's a bit too much of a risk imo.

[rml2345]

Do they have regular or air suspension? Although I'm sure they'll find a way to get it 2mm off the floor without any expenditure

I'm pretty sure the Photon could do that on its own...

I don't get the apathy over these either. By being complex, ruinously expensive to make and depreciating faster than an egg mayonnaise sandwich, it's the most interesting Volkswagen product in a very long time. They're also rather pleasant to be in.

Five grand is quite a lot of money to blow on a bad one but it's better than blowing £20k on a fucked Continental GT and having folk asking why your Chrysler 300C only has two doors.

[cort1977]

I don't get the collective AS sometimes, there's mutual wrong-touching over fucking Vauxhall Corsas but what could be more appealing than a white elephant of a luxury VW saloon with a monster engine?! That's a shat example but I quite like these, they are supersonic shite. It's a brave man who parts with 5500 for one though I grant you. 

I agree, these are appealing to me much more than a corsa it's just 5.5k is a bit salty for this one that looks to be facked.

[mercrocker]

It's just about as shit and unappealing as I thought they would be at 10 years old.