Used Car of the Day: 2005 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 AWD
by Tim Healey
November 2nd, 2022 11:25 AM
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Continuing the Volkswagen trend, we have a 17-year-old VW luxury sedan on today's docket.
For $7,500, this 195K-mile Phaeton could be yours. The seller claims this all-wheel-drive sedan has been well-cared for and he's only selling because he bought an EV. He or she also mentions that a lot of the miles are highway miles put on driving back and forth from San Francisco to LA.
Under eight grand for a well-maintained Phaeton that's loaded with luxury features? We're thinking of hopping on a plane to Cali. This is the opposite of yesterday's project car.
[Image: Seller]
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Nope .... nope nope nope ... aw heck nope. This is the one thing worse that my now ex-ford-toreass
This is so appealing to me. (It's a trap.)
Note that this vehicle's owner now drives an EV.
Does the Phaeton V8 have the timing chains on the back of the engine like other VAG V8s?
I pity the fool that buys this thing.
That example Phaeton was worth about $3-3,300. If you wanted to spend $3K for a larp, may be a good time till something blows up.