After 1 minute looking at BMWs, Lexus's and Mercedes I realised that I can't move away from VW - love them too much. So it will be a Phateon or Passat W8 next year 
Good shout - had a good squint at a Phaeton last week when my GTI was in for service. Big, classy looking machine and a lot of car for your money when second hand - that's definately the way to go 
Cass
Exactly.. they are used car bargains... you can pick up a low mileage Passat W8 (<45k miles) for around £8k and it comes fully loaded with leather, sat nav, xenons etc... costing £30k only 3 years ago

A 2-3 year old Phateon would cost anywhere between £15 - £25k depending on what you go for, but considering that a new one cost anywhere upto £70k with all the extras means you're getting a bargain.