VW Phaeton

[tc4332]

Is that Reg legal?
i thought that a "zero" alone wasn't a number.

[briang9]

Originally Posted by tc4332

Is that Reg legal?
i thought that a "zero" alone wasn't a number.

I believe DVLA issued zero plates directly to a handful of authorities in the UK many years ago, specifically for civic use, been on their car for years, they also have V0

[47p2]

That must be a new Phaeton Glasgow Council have, they must have sneaked a new one in under the radar as this one is a 2014 car and they’ve have then since the mid 2000s. When was the Phaeton discontinued? Was this one a special build?

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by 47p2

When was the Phaeton discontinued?

2016 - they make Bentleys there now (in the big glass factory).
That was part of Phaeton ownership for many - flying to Germany, sometimes with family, going to the VW museum and seeing it being 'born' in the glass factory. Must have been nice for those that could afford a new one.

[47p2]

Thanks, never realised they made them as late as that

[Conquistador]

Any love for the V10 TDI? I've got selling alerts set up and might be tempted if a nice high spec example came up. Mapping one to 900Nm torque is too appealing. Same goes for the Touraeg.

No recall has ever been issued for Phaeton either but if you dig deep enough you will find horror stories like the mammoth job of replacing a turbo, the four air struts being linked and can only be replaced as a set. You know, minor stuff...

Originally Posted by briang9

I believe DVLA issued zero plates directly to a handful of authorities in the UK many years ago, specifically for civic use, been on their car for years, they also have V0

'S 0' as well.

Originally Posted by snapdragon

2016 - they make Bentleys there now (in the big glass factory).
That was part of Phaeton ownership for many - flying to Germany, sometimes with family, going to the VW museum and seeing it being 'born' in the glass factory. Must have been nice for those that could afford a new one.

Here's the evidence:

[mattylondon]

Interesting that the 4.2 petrol Phaeton has two air boxes.