2005 Volkswagen Phaeton Consumer Discussions

Volkswagen Phaeton

Decisions, decisions

Written by: bgandlg on Jan 25, 2007 03:20 PM

Decisions, decisions My local VW dealership has several 2005 Phaetons for sale from $44Kto $47K. All fully loaded and with mileage as low as 5k to 15K. Since I’ve have never owned a VW and the fact that the Phaeton was not a big hit, I was hoping to get some feed back from anyone on the price and quality of this car. Any comments and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated Read More...

High End Luxury Cars

LS460L

Written by: syswei on Oct 22, 2006 03:46 AM

There's an interesting early owner review on CL from a fellow who also owns a 2004 Phaeton and 2005 E55. He says among other things: 1. The Phaeton is bigger... 2. The Phaeton has more "road-hugging weight"... 3. The Phaeton cabin feels significantly wider, with commensurately greater shoulder room... 4. The Phaeton trunk is larger and more usable (our LS460L ... Read More...

Volkswagen Phaeton Lease Questions

Re: Volkswagen Phaeton: Lease Questions [daveb2]

Written by: Car_man on Dec 04, 2005 06:58 AM

Hi daveb2. This car's lease program varies depending upon how long you want to lease it for and how many miles per year you need to be able to drive it. For now, I will give you an idea of what its lease program is like by listing the numbers for a typical lease, 36 months with 15,000 miles per year. If you were to lease a 2005 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 through VW Credit right ... Read More...

Volkswagen Phaeton

Re: Lease impact with Phaeton off the market?? [lastwatcher]

Written by: vwguild on Nov 29, 2005 08:25 PM

Watcher...wait and see about residuals & market values; time will take care of all that... Now, I cannot offer up any excuses for your Dealership experiences, for each store is different...Just as there are good Mercedes Dealers there are bad ones as well... I will, however; take a measured stance when it comes to the Corporate side of things... You should know, ... Read More...

Volkswagen Phaeton Lease Questions

Re: Volkswagen Phaeton: Lease Questions [Car_man]

Written by: daveb2 on Nov 26, 2005 03:30 PM

What is the customary residual value percentage and the lease factor for a 2005 Phaeton with the winter package, black Kavalier (sp?), and walnut interior trim? DB Read More...

Volkswagen Phaeton

Re: New Uk Owner [ukguy1]

Written by: ukguy1 on Sep 22, 2005 08:17 AM

Hello all - its now 22 days since I took delivery of my new Silver 3.0 V6 Tdi Phaeton and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. Having owned many BMW's over the years , we currently have a 2005 525d Touring, this car is VW's well kept secret. I have had so many people ask what it is and of course unlike the BMW it does not attract discourteous responses from other ... Read More...

Update--Phaeton 3600 miles

Written by: pji44 on Sep 21, 2005 09:36 AM

Still love it--no issues, except gas mileage and brake dust which I expected. Received a notice that dealers are getting 2006 Phaetons in (some already have). So much for the death sentence. Also, VW sent me a phone to use with the $299 phone option on the 2005 models. I haven't been opened it yet but apparently it's a Nokia phone which will be totally integrated. ... Read More...

Re: Vw Phaeton Lease [motorista]

Written by: vwguild on Sep 05, 2005 03:33 PM

"OnStar" Safe & Sound is standard equipment on the 2005 PHAETON, and includes 30 Free minutes of Hands Free phone service...additional minutes are available thru "OnStar" for various rate pkgs. No special phone is required...everything is built in. Your Blackberry should have a hands free, Bluetooth kit available thru your T-Mobile dealer...I know Cingular ... Read More...

Re: Vw Phaeton Lease [vwguild]

Written by: motorista on Sep 05, 2005 08:29 AM

Thank you for your prompt reply - Precise and informative as usual! Regarding the lease, is it true that better lease terms are about to be introduced for the 2005 models? I think someone else on the forum mentioned September 6 as the date for the new lease terms. Re the analog phone amp in the current model, two questions: 1) is this standard or extra-cost option ... Read More...

Re: Vw Phaeton Lease [vwguild]

Written by: motorista on Sep 03, 2005 02:28 PM

Hello vwguild, I have been following the phaeton forum for a while, and appreciating your wisdom especially. Here's my situation: I have been researching the Phaeton and test-drove it against the A-8: I happen to like the Phaeton better *if*, and only if, I can get the price low enough to compensate for the much faster depreciation. I have never leased before, ... Read More...