I worked at a major, dealer to dealer auction. This was the same policy with exceptions for egregious situations. Many times I have suggested in my videos to have an inspection by a third party if you are bidding over the phone or internet, or you are not knowledgeable to disclose important details from quality of body work to matching numbers. Stay tuned for more, Rocarroll !!
Yep ..and the value dropped like a stone. The Phaeton was conceived by CEO Ferdinand Piëch, and was his pet project. Unfortunately buyers were reluctant to spend that much money with the beetle in its DNA.
Why would VW market a car which directly competed with their top of the line brand, Audi? American buyers just could not understand this either! V8 MSRP: $64,600 W12 Premiere MSRP: $79,900 ($84,890 w/ mandatory options) W12 MSRP: $94,600 ( www.vwvortex.com/threads/phaeton-msrp-costs-and-costs-of-options-by-model-year.5193245/ )