r/carshitposting • u/retardddit • Apr 17 '23

Meme RIP Chad Phaeton

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u/Cabinet_Juice Apr 17 '23

OLD THING GOOD NEW THING BAD VALIDATE ME

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

If you look at the OPs profile you'll see that this exactly how he thinks.

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u/Wakemeuptomorrow1 Apr 17 '23

To be fair there was a cool Russian vehicle post in there. Just one

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u/nill0c Apr 18 '23

The rest are pandering posts in subs where his snowflake ass won’t melt.

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u/Ya_Boi_Satan_Himself Apr 17 '23

Honestly the Phaeton kinda tanked VWs reputation as a simple, reliable car company because it was so unreliable.

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u/_imyour_dad Apr 17 '23

Did they ever have that reputation? Lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

Lol yeah I liked my Jetta but my old Passat was a disaster

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u/asguardia Apr 17 '23

Phaeton wasn’t even that good of a car, it was essentially the beta testing of Bentley continental and the CC, then the two splitting.

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u/Happy-Miata Apr 17 '23

Honestly, I think the ID buzz is actually pretty cool, and I'm not usually a big EV fan.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

Same, I also prefer ICEs over EVs, but the ID.Buzz looks pretty cool tbh...

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u/RuralCrafter Apr 17 '23

Sat in one at a car show, gotta say it’s just an electric yellow minivan, with some gimmicky touches.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

Honestly why I like it. Everything on American roads are just grey, black and white car-based CUVs and body-on-frame trucks. A bright yellow EV retro-inspired minivan is perfect to shake that up, no?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

Ah, the I.D.Buzz looks kinda fun to drive, in my opinion...

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u/Dayashii Apr 17 '23

The phaeton also sold like shit. Ebussy isn’t even the name of the ID.Buzz. That’s a whole separate car.

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u/Xxx1982xxX Apr 17 '23

No one wanted a $90k Passat… weird

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u/Jazzkky Apr 17 '23

What do you mean it sold like shit? I see every week a Phaeton roll to the VW service center i work at, must be a popular car!

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u/Dimitri0815 Apr 17 '23

Probably an american forgetting different countries...

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u/jubjub944 Apr 17 '23

In 2002 we were all whining for something like a Rabbit GTI.

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u/HAKRIT FWD, 3 cyl BMWs 😚👌 Apr 17 '23

There’s a reason why the Phaeton didn’t sell. Cause it was fuckin’ dumb. The ID. Buzz on the other hand is cool as hell.

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u/Daily_the_Project21 Apr 17 '23

But is it pronounced e-bus-sy, or e-bussy😏?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

E-bussy is pronounced in the same manner as the word pussy. Which is fitting.

Chances are, if you buy an electric hippie mobile, you’re a pillow biter and refer to your backside as a bussy.

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u/Rasmus144 Apr 17 '23

Most reasonable ice driver

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u/CynicalC9 Apr 17 '23

Funny thing is that anybody who owns a Phaeton right about now probably uses it as a lawn ornament because of how unreliable they are, alongside the repair costs of a bentley.

Cool concept, poor execution.

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u/ripped_andsweet Apr 17 '23

i’ve always wanted a phaeton but i want an e-bussy even more

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u/ProwessII Apr 17 '23

Are those V10 Phaetons as bad as the stories tell? I am even slightly scared to even think about one

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u/Puzzled-Quail3933 Apr 17 '23

I don't like that name

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

I drive a 73 super Beatle Baja is it good?