My car is officially a teenager

by "Jagvar" (Jagvar)
Published 02/03/2017 at 13:59

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It recently dawned on me that my car is now 13 years old. I also realized that it’s been out-of-warranty for four years now. An out-of-warranty Phaeton is a somewhat frightening thing. So how’s it doing?

In a word: great! Crescent fresh , even! It’s not my daily driver, so that probably helps to extend its life. But it still gets out of the garage a couple days a week. It’s at a hair over 93K miles and doesn’t even feel broken in yet. These days, it needs service only once or twice a year. I just changed the oil and had the control arm bushings replaced, and I think it was the first time the car had needed anything since January 2016.

Jesus, the Phaeton is as old now as my mom’s Toyota Tercel wagon was when it went to the scrap yard. But it’s holding up much better than mom’s Tercel.

Replies (11)

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/03/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0

Bring to the next LeMons rally

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/03/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 0

Why isn’t it your DD? It seems perfect for the job.

"RyanFrew" (ryanfrew)
02/03/2017 at 14:12, STARS: 0

Still looks great! How are the electronic gremlins treating you?

"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/03/2017 at 14:15, STARS: 2

I still have the Mitsubishi Galant I’ve had for 17 years. As long as it keeps running, I keep driving it.

"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/03/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0

No gremlins at present, knock on wood.

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/03/2017 at 14:18, STARS: 0

I’m on board with that. I’m a keep it until it dies person, too.

"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
02/03/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0

And nice wood it is.

"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/03/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 0

Eucalyptus!

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
02/03/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 1

My newest (youngest?) is old enough to get its driver’s license in September.

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
02/03/2017 at 15:20, STARS: 0

They’re not gremlins if they happen as frequently as they do on a Phaeton!

"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
02/08/2017 at 08:07, STARS: 0

Looks fantastic. Nice pics too. Not surprised on the control arms. On two of the Audi we’ve owned I did them twice on one in under 100k and once on the other. I’ve never had VW/Audi electrical gremlins on 3 of the 4 we’ve owned. Only on my old 98' A4 which I caused by leaving a door partially open in garage all night and it killed the dome lamp circuit.