Phaeton? Wow, Laura, THAT's a car! Congratulations!

I am Heather. Laura posts under the name "Laura". Is it so hard to keep the 2 or 3 females straight?

Which Phaeton do you have? They all look very expensive!

A W12 premiere edition. One of only 300 W12's being sent to the states (production for the US has been suspended indefinitely, because VOA is a corporation of morons).

The car is incredible. It has a massager built into the seats (and OnStar, so I can talk to the nice Canadians when I'm bored on long drives). I still can't believe I own one. Kinda makes all the other gifts look crappy after you find that one when you walk into work on Christmas eve. I can't believe my boss found someone willing to give one up, especially without me knowing about it. And managed to hide all evidence of it's existance from me for a week. Sneaky bastard.

They're much cheaper in the states, and have more standard stuff. We do not have the V6 or the TDI here, only the V8 and a tiny amount of W12s. They start at $66,665 USD, which is very reasonable for what it is (but by no means inexpensive). It was pricey, but vehicles over a certain weight qualify for tax deductions for business owners. So I got a really nice christmas present, and my godfather got a nice tax break (and a V8 for himself).

All it needs is an obnoxious vanity plate like the rest of my cars have. The only problem is since most people have never seen one yet, you don't get to go anywhere alone with it. Took me 40 minutes to get out of a parking lot today.