Hello dear Phaetongemeinde, now the Phaeton driving time for my wife is over. She liked to drive the vehicle and was always enthusiastic about the quality of the workmanship, which also showed clearly in the indoor noise level. (Bj:09.2008 / 3.0 TDI 176KW) About 2.5 years ago we decided to order a new car to avoid the now safe high maintenance costs. Since the delivery was delayed, however, still further costs should arise, which I like to avoid In the end, the TÜV finally separated us. 9 fault points were found. Only the spare parts should cost more than 5,400 euros. The headlights (lens lens matt re/li) are no longer available. The FZ was bought at the end of 2013 and I have now, 10 years later, then deregistered it. During these 10 years repair/inspection costs of 16,600 were incurred. All works were carried out in VW workshops. I was of the opinion that here near v On Wolfsburg the VW Werkstätten are familiar with the FZ. We tried almost all of them. We were not really satisfied. The last thing you could see is that you would rather not have the Phaeton in the workshop. So he moved to a purchase page on the Internet and is now on the way to Syria. (Aussage of the taking over driver.) I always liked to read here in the forum. I could not contribute anything. The Phaeton is a very nice and noble ride. I wish everyone a good ride and a lot of fun with their vehicle. When I see one on the highway I always look forward to it. Best regards Daniel