Irreparable. A good word for a bad condition, one that seemingly applies both to the electrical system of our Four Seasons Volkswagen Phaeton and to the reputation of Ferdinand Pich, who brought this magnificently irrelevant (rich) People's Car into existence.
Megalomania caused the original KdF Volkswagen to be created, but it is a dangerous quality in the modern automotive world. Volkswagen's bread-and-butter cars were neglected and underfunded for years to finance the Phaeton, leading to Volkswagen's crisis situation today. On one hand, its mechanical organs provided a splendid source of components for the Audi A8 and the brilliant Bentley Continental GT coupe and Flying Spur sedan; on the other, it now seems quite likely that Bentley and Audi, not VW, will be the high-volume users of those expensively developed "cheap" parts.
Volkswagen has not been able to flog many Phaetons anywhere in the world, despite the cars' intrinsic worth and lavish incentives.... Read full article