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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.