2004 Volkswagen Phaeton V8 Sedan 4-door 4.2l on 2040-cars
Willowbrook, Illinois, United States
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A truly finely engineered car that is a rare find. This car has a cult following and will not disappoint you: the old girl can really fly. It has been maintained very well so that even after 9 years it is difficult to find any difference in handling between this car and my brand new BMW 7 series (only feels less tight). I have to let it go since I have only a two car garage and it will be criminal to put this car outside given that there will be someone out there who will appreciate the engineering and care for it much better than me going forward.
The car has been dealer maintained throughout its life and included is a VAGCOM dongle and software that will allow you to access the cars 36+ computers from your laptop to see whats going on. This also elevates the ownership experience IMHO. For those of you who would like to know more about this car and the community around it please visit VWVortex.com and the Phaeton subgroup. Wikipedia also has a lot of good information especially the design principles and the fact that it is built on the Bentley Continental D1 platform. I also have a ton of technical documentation which I will give you on CD including the factory manual from Bentley publishers.I will throw in an oil & filter change before delivery. All fluids have been changed recently making this car silky smooth. New tires, new battery, new HID Xenons new TPMS batteries and an air conditioner recharge done this summer. Everything works as designed except the navigation which is now very dated (CD based maps) and I use an after market system that has real-time traffic input and lifetime map updates which I recommend as the better option. The stereo has an outstanding sound and its four zone climate control works well including four seat heating and cooling. it has an awesome internal lighting which glows at night which I have tried to capture in the pictures. The actual effect is much better than the pictures tell. The car is built like a tank. |
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Overall, the styling of the production Cross Up! has stayed fairly true to the 2011 concept car, including the front and rear fascias that offer a more rugged look, stocky 16-inch wheels and roof rack side rails. Inside, this model will get unique interior enhancements such as "Cross Up!" sill plates and an instrument panel available in red, black or silver. Like the regular Up!, the Cross Up! is powered by a 74-horsepower, 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine paired to a five-speed manual transmission, and it doesn't look like all-wheel drive will be part of the picture. For more details on the upcoming Cross Up!, check out VW's press release posted below.
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The first ad in the series featured the artist singing his rendition of "C'Mon, Get Happy," complete with a little help from some notorious unhappy YouTube stars. You can take a look at the new ad before it airs below, along with the complete press release for a little more background.
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It has proposed a 6.7-billion-euro ($9.2 billion) buyout, but according to a Bloomberg report, Scania's minority investors don't appear inclined to the deal. Although effectively controlled by VW, Scania is an independently-listed Swedish company, and a profitable one at that: in the January-September 2013 period its operating profit was 9.4 percent compared to Man's 0.4 percent. Some of the other shareholders believe that Scania is better off on its own and will not approve the deal, some have asked an auditor to look into the potential conflict of interest between VW and Man, while some are willing to examine the deal and "make an evaluation based on what a long-term owner finds is good," which might not be just "the stock market price plus a few percent." The buyout will only be official assuming VW can reach the 90-percent share threshold that Swedish law mandates for a squeeze-out.
Many of the arguments against boil down to investors believing that Scania's Swedishness and unique offerings are what keep it profitable, and ownership by the German car company will kill that. (Have we heard that somewhere before?) If Volkswagen can buy that additional 0.8-percent share in Scania, perhaps its buyout wrangling with Man will give it an idea of what it's in for: "dozens" of minority investors in the German truckmaker have filed cases against VW, seeking higher prices for their shares. It is likely only to delay the inevitable, though. If VW is really going to compete with Daimler and Volvo in the truck market, it has to get the size, clout and savings to do so.