New Passat TDi or used Phaeton TDi buying dilema

[MJK 24]

Parents are looking to part ex their current Passat and have been looking at the new 2.0TDI Passat SE. With a few extras it's going to weigh in at near enough £20k.

They do about 15 - 20k a year and are intending to keep the car for about 10 years.

Would a secondhand Phaeton be a better bet? Local VW dealer has an 03 reg 3.0TDI for about £25k. The extra purchase price wont be a problem, but I don't want them to be stung with large bills in the future (replacing no doubt unique brake discs etc, and heaven forbid the auto box should develop a fault!)

What do you guys think?

[mustard]

Theres a compromise.....


Its called an Audi A6 3.0TDi

[hustlebabe]

mustard said:

Theres a compromise..... Its called an Audi A6 3.0TDi

Good call

Passat is on an old platform

New A6 3.0 Tdi is a dream and will motor for 20 years

[pentoman]

New Passat is on a new platform.

If they like a quality luxury car, a Phaeton is on the same platform as the Bentley Continental GT (and the new saloon Bentley). Suddenly it seems a bit more desirable than the yawn Passat with the double-yawn 2.0 diesel.

But if they're the kind of old folk who seem best suited to a Hyundai or a Daewoo, a Passat probably makes 10x more sense in costs etc.


You could get the Phaeton and tell them it's the new Bentley diesel?

good luck

Russell

[DennisTheMenace]

New pissat is on the golf platform , hence to overly large arse on it , get an A4 nicely built new new pissat is fugly