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Most underrated luxury car EVER.

This dude sounds like a character Adam Sandler would play.

Damn! He definitely nose his VW phaeton inside & out...

The Phaeton has this stuff for cold weather: It has automatic humidity control, no knobs, it just takes care of it. I've never had a window fog. It has an electrically heated windshield, like an airplane and like an airplane, the windshield heater runs on 24 Volts. It has electric heaters in the climate control system so you don't have to wait for the engine to warm-up. It has a Residual Heat function that activates a pump in the coolant system that closes a check valve, cutting off the radiator and circulating the coolant between the engine and climate control system, using the heat of the engine to keep the car warm while you are away. It has snow screens that catch the powdery snow before it can build up on you air filters. Of course, the steering wheel heater, so nice on any car.

I didn't know Kylo Ren drove a Volkswagen

This video in a nutshell; -"That's craazy!" -"CORRECT"

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Dude has the most impressive nose I’ve ever seen! Bravo!

I work at a vw dealer, I own a phaeton and I have many customers that are also phaeton owners. Realistically speaking you don’t need a “phaeton certified” tech to work on it. Technically there are no phaeton certified technicians any longer, they stopped offering the training course for those cars a long time ago and the certifications have since expired. Anyone can work on it as long as they know what they’re doing. I work on mine all the time and I am not a technician. They’re just another car. The electrical portion of the car will require an experienced tech for sure but anyone can work on it if they’re a competent enough tech.

No nose jokes about the guy please.

So much better than Parker’s channel. U are the reason I watched vehicle virgin. I hope you get the recognition u deserve.

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I like this review. Eddie and the driver seem like nice people.

The Phaeton is an incredibly engineered car! I recently filmed a 2008 TDI Phaeton and I was really impressed by it. The rear window with the hidden heating elements was one of my top features that I noticed.

I'm irish and there is only 3 in Ireland and my dad has one

This car with the W12 is my dream car but I can’t justify the maintenance on it. Wonderful car. Wish VW still made these for the US. Even the current Bentley’s aren’t as cool imo

good video but how do you turn the AC, i read pagess 29-37 the car is at the shop getting refriderient refill but they need to compressor/AC set up ON . I have the car for years and still can not figure it out. i tried recirc mode and defoster mode .

I own 1 of 114 in Canada................Love this car and i have driven VW since Jetta MKII '86 & Audi 5000, Audi GT Coupe, A6 Avant(wagon).When you are stopped at a light and the guy in the Mercedes gives you a grin and a head nod you know this person knows what the score is. Witnessed this many times.

In order to have an smooth phaeton, you must fix it , yourself, Mechanics are terrified of working in it, a vw dealer refuse to service me in florida, but in the bright part, its easy to find a parts car ( if you have the space) do not used it for city driving, but long drive, thats were it shines.

Great review Eddie, these are seriously good cars and total bargains at the moment.

Your videos are 10x better than Parker’s

I love mine, have a V8 lwb in the uk, its amazing, mine is even more loaded than this one in the video, only thing that sucks is the fuel economy, but will do 30mpg on a run so can't complain.

Criminally underrated!!

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Hines Drive! I'll be damned...I knew it as soon as I saw those two white doors on the building at the start of the video. Is this the Phaeton I'd always see parked near Deluca's on Warren Rd? Regardless, I'm happy for the owner to have such a great ride, as it's one of my dream vehicles. Great video, Eddie!

Looks like a beast sleeper with the right installments

Sqwark sqwark....Toucan play at that game. Can you fit 3 in the back or is that only toucan fit in the back? Can you fit a parrot kit?

How much is the maintenance on this thing...i.e. brakes, oil change etc

When you bought it for $6,000 what did you have to fix on the car?

I was lucky enough to have 2 Phaetons. I got my first new Phaeton in 2004, it was a silver V8. When my lease was up I wanted to get another one and they stopped shipping to the US in 2006. I searched the whole country and there were only 13 new Phaetons left and I found one in Evanston Illinois and leased it and had it shipped to my house. It was a 2006 white v8 and I had it for 3 years. I loved having both of them but didn't buy after the lease because I was well aware how ignorant VW was with these cars. But they still hold a place in my heart. Recently on a trip through Northern California, I ran into a lady driving her sons Phaeton and we had a nice talk about them. He was a mechanic so knew how to keep it going and it still looked beautiful.

The v8s can do 30mpg on a journey, so in all honesty for a luxury car with big cruise smooth engine, that’s really good ( amazes me when people say they get bad fuel economy from v8s and v12s)? 30 mpg is amazing and don’t forget these engines don’t stress, so last longer with less issues.

How much is the cost for maintance?

The "correct" guy is the love child of Pete Townshend and Adrien Brody. This guy nose his stuff.

I have owned one of these beauties for 5 years and it’s FANTASTIC

My buddy had one and said the maintenance on the thing was so expensive and parts were really hard to get.

Most informative.

The BMW E39 also came with a flashlight. It barely works at this point but its a nice quirk. The VW Phaeton is nice, but it should be a W12

GP0 GP1 GP2 . Phaeton is no A8 or Audi. It is more Bentley GT. But old Technic, also in a 2016 GP4 Model.

Now I just got a flashback of the Professor & Beaker arguing from Muppets Show in my head now!😂😅🤣

So how reliable are the engines in these cars? Specifically the v8 or w12. I'd love to have one but I hear horror stories about Vw engines.

I did knot nose it was such a rare car.

Eddie, in this video, you are so "correct".

Have 2 Phaetons. A 2004 and a 2005. Best cars I’ve ever owned

I have a 2002 w12 in Spain with only 80 miles. Crazy to maintain.. always has problems

I own one and it is a remarkable car.

Clarkson made 201mph in a W12 (unrestricted of course) so don't make fun of the best VW limo ever. The Arteon should have been better but after close encounter with it I can say for sure that the Phaeton is way better.

Nice ride

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Hi Eddie, I'd be glad to have you do videos on my 1969 Porsche 912, 1999 Boxster, 2004 Targa, and 1986 Lincoln Continental if you're looking for more cars to add to your channel. I live in Troy, MI.

do a review on a d4 audi s8

Fortunate to own my second one: '09 3.0 TDI fully loaded.

I thought this car is more based on the bentley flyingspur than the a8L

this guy could make it rich doing voice over work

Jeremy clarkson drove a W12 back in 06 with the limiter removed and he did 207mph

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VW PHAETON ~nice car really very very good

Cool video, but you guys just talked about features. I heard massaging seats 3x but nothing on actual ownership

I’ve seen 2 in San Antonio TX

The heating doesn't appear to work.

This guy is really excited about heated and cooled seats.

Homie sounds like roger from American dad after a 30 year long crippling crack addiction

*the owner is a cool guy*

Holy shit! It's Cyrano de Bergerac!

QURRRECKT!

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this guy should be in a live action adaption of Ice Age

Two words...NOSE JOB!

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Great luxury car.

The E36 came with a light in the glovebox

He says correct every 5 seconds so annoying

Speech therapy.

Same phaeton from Doug's video

What’s meaintense?

Dude looks like one of the guys from the movie wrong turn..

Correct. But the W12 can reach top speed of 201mph according to Jeremy Clarkson. :)

This car will make you cry like a stepchild when it brakes down, but let me tell you in good running condition it beats the Mercedes s class hand down

Good God look at that beak lol sweet ride tho

Take a shot everytime he says county

MAINTENCE!!!

The owner look like he should play in Adam Sandler movies.

I loved my 2004 V8 Phaeton, which I bought used in 2011, and sold in 2017. It's original MSRP was just over $72K.

Why is he smelling his fingers at 2:28? Just curious..

It's deep shit when it gets older, i know a guy who owns Klongswagen Phaeton :'''DDD

Hmm, Quasimodo drives a Phaeton.

massaging seats

The driver was the Eagle in muppets ?

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For a moment i thought howard was driving from big bang theory

Cool car. Got my eye on 1 for £2595 ono

Seen this just a week from buying one......money pit if your not a certified tech , only got it because I’m a phaeton tech / enthusiast

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VW PHAETON is TOP

TIL Snape owns a Phaeton

Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear claims the W12 will go a perfectly smooth and stable 201 mph with the electronic limiter disabled.

It is not fully loaded. Extended wood trim, rse, 4 seats....

Ray Ramono’s little brother 😉

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