View Full Version : Great commercial for the VW Phaeton
Everlasting
02-09-2007, 11:59 PM
YouTube
hope it's no repost
stmoritzer
02-10-2007, 05:18 AM
nice ad!
Stoopie
02-10-2007, 05:20 AM
Wow cool! I love it when they do multiple 'creations' in 1 move :D And those people looked very realistic :D Thanks for sharing!
Ghostbat
02-10-2007, 05:23 AM
To bad nobody bothered buying the Phaeton.
Stoopie
02-10-2007, 05:30 AM
^ Yeah that's a pity IMO, I really liked that car :(
yg60m
02-10-2007, 07:49 AM
Beautiful ad !!
Mattk
02-10-2007, 08:40 AM
To bad nobody bothered buying the Phaeton.
Probably because the ad had nothing to do with the Phaeton until the last seconds. :P
TopGearNL
02-10-2007, 12:09 PM
Nice ad, unfortanely it did't really help the sales figures...
Everlasting
02-11-2007, 04:50 PM
the reason why the phaeton didn't sell very well is the fact that it was too damn expensive for a vw, i mean if the motoring snobs out there were to spend that much money on a car it better have a less common badge on the bonnet!
really good machine though
silentm
02-11-2007, 05:38 PM
that's a great ad, very creative :)
That's a cool commercial.
Unfortunately the car was doomed from the beginning.
dutchmasterflex
02-12-2007, 10:18 AM
the best advertising group still wouldn't be able to sell a $90,000+ VW.. cool ad though
Firdosh7747
02-13-2007, 12:29 PM
Very nice ad! :D
Too bad the Phaeton didn't had the success it deserved. May be that's because most of the people is like me, and would buy the Audi A8 instead :wink:
yeh i have to agree with you. I mean say you're at a party and you'r talking bout what car your driving one fellow says o i have a 07 sclass another person says he has a a8 .. 750li ...ls460.ect. and you say i have a volkswagon phateon.. Dont get me wrong its a great car but front the leading names like audi mercedes and bmw it doesnt match up.
Very nice ad! :D
Too bad the Phaeton didn't had the success it deserved. May be that's because most of the people is like me, and would buy the Audi A8 instead :wink:
yeh i have to agree with you. I mean say you're at a party and you'r talking bout what car your driving one fellow says o i have a 07 sclass another person says he has a a8 .. 750li ...ls460.ect. and you say i have a volkswagon phateon.. Dont get me wrong its a great car but front the leading names like audi mercedes and bmw it doesnt match up.
Actually, it would be quite the opposite - when you drop $100K on a VW, you really don't need to brag about your money and "stuff" - you are the epitomy of understated elegance.
The problem is that most people who buy these cars are wanna be celebs and like to flaunt their wealth and "stuff' - and for them the self-indulgent sel-promotion of "I drive a BMW 760iL" is what they need to feel good ;) - when the Phaeton does the same things maybe better than the 760iL or the S600 - maybe even costs a little less and does it without fanfare. ;)
Firdosh7747
02-13-2007, 12:40 PM
yeh but its a volkswagon it not bad its just a volkswagon
yeh but its a volkswagon it not bad its just a volkswagon
Thats the point.
You shoudl be buying a car for you. not others. ;)
It is just a Volkswagen.. the same way a diamond is just carbon :P
Firdosh7747
02-13-2007, 12:47 PM
True True
Very nice ad! :D
Too bad the Phaeton didn't had the success it deserved. May be that's because most of the people is like me, and would buy the Audi A8 instead :wink:
yeh i have to agree with you. I mean say you're at a party and you'r talking bout what car your driving one fellow says o i have a 07 sclass another person says he has a a8 .. 750li ...ls460.ect. and you say i have a volkswagon phateon.. Dont get me wrong its a great car but front the leading names like audi mercedes and bmw it doesnt match up.
Actually, it would be quite the opposite - when you drop $100K on a VW, you really don't need to brag about your money and "stuff" - you are the epitomy of understated elegance.
The problem is that most people who buy these cars are wanna be celebs and like to flaunt their wealth and "stuff' - and for them the self-indulgent sel-promotion of "I drive a BMW 760iL" is what they need to feel good ;) - when the Phaeton does the same things maybe better than the 760iL or the S600 - maybe even costs a little less and does it without fanfare. ;)
That's true. but with those cars you also want distinction and why not... a little bit of show-off. If you only wanted a roomy leather interior, you would've bought a VW Transporter V6 4Motion Highline :wink:
So you are agreeing then that the primary BMW 7 seris and S class cusotmer is a poser and showoff?
What happened to the quiet dignity of luxury and understated elegance? ;)
The truly wealthy and powerful don't need a "flashy big yuppie BMW" to proclaim their status of "biggest dick in the henhouse" ;)
Then again, Europe has been flooded with "new money" form old eastern Europe for the last 20 years and all those corrupt wealthy Russians and Slavs and Serbs etc are into flash gawdy gold and bling and crap.
When you pull up to the "party" in a Phaeton.. you are the party simply because you didn't need to announce your flashy entrance to get noticed... ;)
Many people don't get the Phaeton - and if I had the money thats the luxury saloon I would buy. It is hand-crafted perfection - no need for flashy mass-produced yeehaw 7 series or S classes or even A8s ;)
I mean, until the Germans stole Rolls Royce, it was all about understated elegance and luxury, not in-your-face bling... hehe
There is a lot to be said for quiet dignity and the stiff upper-lip and all that you know.. Please pass me the Grey Poupon...
Neema702
02-14-2007, 12:51 AM
i dont understand why, for at damn near 100K or more, BMW, MB, and VW/Audi cant build a best in class car as far as overall build quality goes. I mean shit! my audi is driving me insane, and every friend i have that owns a car from those 3 auto makers pretty much says the same, even the 750/S550/A8 owners. MB used to have what it took to compete against lexus, but not anymore.
acmarttin
02-14-2007, 02:05 AM
I mean, until the Germans stole Rolls Royce, it was all about understated elegance and luxury, not in-your-face bling... hehe
The latest S500, in silver - is not in-your-face-bling at all IMO.
http://www.lifecar.de/berichte/bilder/mb/s_klasse_380_1.jpg
:wink:
It's rather boring actually......
Good thing you said "in silver" because that car in black looks great in my opinion.
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