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Old Mar 16, 2005
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This is a car factory?

saw this in another forum...dont know if its a repost

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1837641

keep in mind this is for vw's phaeton lineup, but still...look how clean it is!!!

this is what would happen if ikea started assembling cars

those germans display the automobile perfectly as it should be, a work of art

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dam that last pic is nuts how the store the cars. the inside reminds me of the pics ive seen of lambo assembly plants. i wanna get a job at a plant like this it would be sweet. it looks so calm and fun.
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"I certainly believe we own the best built cars in the world."
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oh jesus!
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Almost makes you wonder why VW's quality has gone straight to hell eh?
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^^ yeah but the phaeton and taeroaguqeisoryoque thingy (the suv) is bad ***. (v10 only)
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the bmw, mb and porsche factories/plants/museums are pretty awesome too. i got a chance to see those, but couldnt travel to visit vw. next time.
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holy crap..
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this looks cool

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wow, that assembly plant is amazing looking
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Originally Posted by dannn
this looks cool

w12 block... crazy ****. thats the setup that bugatti uses for the w16 in the veyron. its crazy the engineering that must have gone into them.
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I like it
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Originally Posted by jttegx
"I certainly believe we own the best built cars in the world."
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I got to drive and thoroughly inspect a fully loaded W12 for a weekend, and I can see why they think that. I've been in Benz's that were far more expensive and didn't seem much advanced at all. The Phaeton is not anything like the rest of the VW branded line-up. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's the best built car in the world... but it's engineering is definitely up there. It's a car that's just a little too early to the party.
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too bad jettas, golfs, and new beetles are made in pueblo mexico.
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so if it's hand built, then chances of human error is higher right?
i dunno how advance the phaeton was, but that car looks promising to compete against the S class and the 7 series.
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looks amazingly clean for a car factory..
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holy crap that is sweet... they hiring?
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One of the partners at my wife's law firm bought one of those. At first I was making fun of him for buying a VW for that much, but damn....Look where it was built.
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mmm, the artistic design of the factory has nothing to do with the car quality.

I would probably focus more on its technology.
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Wow, I wouldn't mind visitng there.
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Is it my imagination or did they have hardwood floors in that plant?
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Originally Posted by bfitz
Is it my imagination or did they have hardwood floors in that plant?
MOVING hardwood floors. if you look close you see half circles cut into the wood so that it can circulate through the plant and take turns
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i think i kno why german cars breakdown so much....there too bust keeping the shop clean and not tightening all the bolts on the car
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tahts a good looking place to work!
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Originally Posted by CiViCPrAnInG2k1
so if it's hand built, then chances of human error is higher right?
i dunno how advance the phaeton was, but that car looks promising to compete against the S class and the 7 series.
Not if they only pick the best people in the world at it to assemble them. The rotaries in the RX-8s are also hand assembled to ensure perfection. A rotary is also alot easier to assemble but if done by a real professional the engine will be strong and last a long time.


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i think i kno why german cars breakdown so much....there too bust keeping the shop clean and not tightening all the bolts on the car
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god damn! I can eat on their floor... but I don't wanna work on a place that looks like that though, coz i bet they are playing that elevator music from the "Night at the Roxbury" movie, and they're all doing that head thing all day...
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Looks like something out of a Sci-Fi film. I bet those pictures would be great for marketing those cars.

I see one of those Phaetons driving past me on my way to work every day and it never fails to keep me from turning my head.

Comparing this car to the rest of VW's lineup is like comparing Corvette to Cavalier.
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
w12 block... crazy ****. thats the setup that bugatti uses for the w16 in the veyron. its crazy the engineering that must have gone into them.
Bugatti is owned by VW.

And yeah that's wicked clean plant. But for an $80,000 car, it better be something special
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