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?? Came True??
by emauss
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Nov 12, 2005 (6:31 am)
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I still can't find any real reference to VW cancelling the Phaeton. One the other hand, I have found numerous relatively current articles talking of bringing the TDI into the US.
Please elaborate.....
...BTW, I drove a Phaeton last weekend from NYC to Baltimore and *loved* it.
..can't wait for my A8L to arrive!!!!!!!!
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- #354 of 447
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Come and see then...
by paldi
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Nov 12, 2005 (9:56 am)
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The source for the statements is here.
Phaeton discontinued in US/Canada
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- #355 of 447
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Re: Come and see then... [paldi]
by merc1
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Nov 12, 2005 (10:02 am)
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Replying to: paldi (Nov 12, 2005 9:56 am)
I can't say I'm surprised. Though I don't want to see the car go, I think it is the right thing for VWOA to do. They fully need to concentrate on VW's more traditional cars.
M
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- #356 of 447
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Meanwhile, back at the glass factory...
by paldi
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Nov 19, 2005 (6:10 am)
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another Bentley makes an appearance. Really just a Phaeton in disguise.
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- #357 of 447
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..you mean a Phaeton playing dress-up and pretend?
by emauss
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Nov 19, 2005 (7:53 am)
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- #358 of 447
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Why...Yes!
by paldi
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Nov 20, 2005 (4:18 pm)
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Replying to: emauss (Nov 19, 2005 7:53 am)
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- #359 of 447
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Re: Good topic! [merc1]
by esf
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Nov 20, 2005 (6:37 pm)
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Replying to: merc1 (May 15, 2005 8:18 pm)
One of my friends just bought one and took my wife and I for a ride, and it is the most sensational and exotic large sedan I have ever ridden in. She has black over amaretto, and it is just gorgeous, with the black piping and well-colored wood. Any time I see the car on the street, I just smile. This is a lead-footed woman, maybe even as much as me, and she really pushes the car. She had hers with a $100K+ sticker, in fact $100,000 plus 20% of $100,000.
EF
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Re: Good topic! [esf]
by merc1
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Nov 21, 2005 (5:49 am)
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Replying to: esf (Nov 20, 2005 6:37 pm)
I had to go back and see what you were replying too. Ahh...Maserati Quattroporte. A fine car indeed. We should see a V12 version sometime next year. What I like most about Masers is that there are so many leather/wood combinations to choose from. You specify the colors of the dash top, seatbelts and just about anything else you can think of. It has characters and uniqueness all over the Germans.
M
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- #361 of 447
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No German-made Bentleys coming to the U.S.
by xkss
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Nov 23, 2005 (10:16 pm)
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The one above must not be one of them...
news
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- #362 of 447
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Re: Good topic! [merc1]
by blckislandguy
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Nov 25, 2005 (5:35 pm)
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Replying to: merc1 (Nov 21, 2005 5:49 am)
Merci, I've always thought that the Maser would be a far more bespoke option for someone in the S Class market. Apparently though according to the road tests (one of the Brit mags-Car?- compared it with the XJ on a long drive through Italy) it doesn't have much torque below say 4000 rpm. Unfortunately, thats where we Americans drive, slogging it home at 7:00 PM at night in traffic. Because of that it might not be a good alternative to an S Class unless it was going to be strictly for use up in Litchfield County on weekends.
Any comments?
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