How Expensive was it to own a VW Phaeton W12 for 4 Years? Total Cost of Ownership [TCO]
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Follow me on instagram for more frequent updates and additional content: https://www.instagram.com/swisscarguymario/ I owned a VW Phaeton W12 from 2010 to 2014. The car was bought with 110'000 km and sold with 180'000 km. It was expensive to own. *Very expensive!* Ironically, a Volkswagen turned out to be the most expensive car I have owned to this day. Here's the breakdown of all the costs associated with owning the car: Date km Item Cost 06.11.2010 111756 Wheel change 89.- 08.12.2010 113524 Service 3525.- 04.03.2011 Number Plate Holder 76.- 09.04.2011 117017 Wheel Change 95.- 03.05.2011 118954 Window winder & trim piece 1142.- 10.06.2011 Dension Gateway 300 58.- 03.10.2011 130781 AT, Xenons, Plastic piping... 4363.- 09.11.2011 130781 Upper Control Arms 1478.- 13.01.2012 135178 Service 1746.- 25.03.2012 135178 Summer Tires (275/40/19) 1224.- 25.05.2012 142013 Xenon Ballasts (installation) 203.- 13.07.2012 142013 Ballasts & Wiper Assy. 3125.- 14.08.2012 A/C recharge 65.- 16.11.2012 148225 Wheel change 95.- 14.02.2013 154201 Service 2444.- 04.04.2013 157267 Wheel change +Bleed screw 134.- 14.06.2013 159037 AT-Service 753.- 09.10.2013 165213 Winter Tires (235/50/18) 937.- 28.02.2014 171316 Brakes (Front) 1431.- 16.04.2014 173735 Service 1134.- 30.04.2014 176246 A/C recharge 184.- 11.07.2014 177389 Shock Absorber replacement 4524.- Total Maintenance 28'823.- Fuel 19’871.- Insurance 7’200.- Taxes 3’663.- Cost of Ownership 59’557.- Purchase Price 21’000.- Sale price 9’000.- Depreciation 12’000.- TCO 71’557.- Costs per Year 17’889.- Costs per km 1.02 Turns out there was a reason, why a car that cost CHF 220'000.- new was sold for just CHF 21'000 after just 5 years and 110'000 km - It's a nightmare to own.
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