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Old 07-21-2006, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by snp8990
VW's are wonderful cars.I just sold my sons 1999 VW Jetta because hes going to college (he got into Villanova).That car is very surprising.It went through snow like there was nothing there!A few weeks ago,my good friend picked up a 2000 Jetta fully loaded.That car flys,like a mini-Mercedes.I think most used VW's are steals.I saw a Phaeton W12 for around 45 grand.
First, congrats to your son for getting into Villanova. That is a great school and the competition to get into college is getting harder and harder. He must be a bright kid and you should be very proud of him.

We just went through the college app process with our youngest daughter...she is off to college in the Fall. She got into a very good school...it surprised her (but not me, the proud Papa )

I was very impressed with the Rabit and I really like the Toureg. I looked at a lot of other cars and there is a definite mindset (and difference) between Japanese cars and German cars.

BTW, the instrument cluster in the Rabbit is verty similar (maybe identical) to the instrument cluster in the 2006 C230 loaner that I drove a few weeks ago. I think that there may be a lot of part cross-use between German/Euro car makers. Some of the parts and switches in the Rabbit look like parts/switches in our Volvo wagon.

Tha Phaeton is a gorgeous car that was marketed wrong. People just couldn't get past the fact that they were paying so much money for a car with a VW plate. VW shold have started a separate luxo car division, like Nissan and toyota did for the Infiniti and Lexus. Wait...doesn't VW already have a luxo division...Audi???

Anyhow, ask PC DAVE about his Phaeton, he got it for a song and he loves it.
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