European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arlbuchwa1dsaturday, August 26, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 Art Bachwald is on assignment for a few weeks trying to find oat if then Are any con troops on Cape cod. He left behind i and time favorite columns. Washington for the past 20 years have been followed by a Man i have never met or even seen. This Man for some Rea son 1 still Haven t figured out is deter column comments mined to see that no matter where i go Idon t get any sleep. It does t make any difference How secret i keep my movements  always manages to find out where i m going an then  either gets the hotel room above Roe or next to me and goes to  first i thought it was an Accident  dropped his shoes heavily on or a to make sire i ties european edition Cou Billy e. Up Antler . Taylor  item Proctor t Edmor Lyl Jimye Nohn chm Elmerd. Frank-., henrys. 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I know be smokes a lot because five years ago at the Georges v hotel in Paris ?artid.,i?l$hlng eve7 "i1 new night and did t Stop until 7 o clock in the the morning. He always carries a Hammer with him and every Chance  gets  starts Ham Mering nails into the Wall. But if  get the room above me be prefers to Hammer tact into the carpet once in Geneva Dur ing the big four conference the Only a comp Damon  could get was a Roo three floors above me so  started Ham Mering Ona hot water pipe. s a very sneaky person and when i leave word with the Telephone operator after a particularly late night that i Don t want any Telephone Calls be Calls up any Way and pretends  wants to speak to a person i another  know  owns a dog because once when i was on the Meh  had the dog bark Dur ing the entire voyage. He always seems to have a great Deal of Money. Two years ago i was stay Ujj at the hotel Pierre in new York City and  could t get in so  bought a pneumatic Drill and started drilling a note in the Street below my window at 8 o clock in the morn ing. Another time  bought a motor Scooter in St tropes and sent his 18-year-old son out to Rev it up All night  times  s had friends in Cali fornia Call him Long distance at 3 30 in the morning and then  pretends  can t Bear them and starts screaming at the to of his voice. Occasionally be turns up the volume of his radio until Isert banging on the Wall which is us Cue to Start banging  reason i am writing about him now is  s turned up in Chicago at the Drake hotel and this time  s brought along his wife. They re in the next room and they Veblen fighting with each other Ever since i co Here. I Don t know if it s an act or whether they really hate each other but the language they use at 3 o clock in the to stf33tt&.watching the late night movie Tore Tore to but this time  s gone too far. H his wife does t do it first. I am going to tall him with my Bare bands.  letters to the editor cafes car sales Best Deal ? i am writing to inform those americans who Are contemplating the Purchase of a new car through cafes that they will note getting the lowest or Best Deal possible As an tapes representative indicate some time ago when responding to a let , i obtained Cost figures from the Numberg Furth cafes new car sales face for purchasing a 1978 Mercury Zephyr Wagon. The cafes Purchase Price forthe Aspen equipped with options i requested was $6,272 and for the Zephyr also wit options $8,587. Both prices did not include dealer prep charges freight taxes an registration. Granted both total vehicle Cost figure were less than retail Price but not As great a savings As the cafes representative Ledus to believe. In the Case of the Aspen the retail Price was $6,750 compared to that Ofa Afes $6,272 or a savings of $478 in the Case of the Zephyr the savings was $383from a retail Price of $6,950 however based upon dealer Cost figure from the consumer guide Auto "78" publication and dealers i contacted in the ., prices Are still very High. For example total dealer Cost for the Aspen wag on was $5,772 or $500 less than the cafes Price of $6,272nn the Zephyr s Case total dealer Cost for the vehicle was $5,975 or $612 less than cafes figure of $6,587.two of three Dodge dealers i have contacted in the . Would sell me the Aspe Wagon for $100 Over dealer Cost and the other dealer for $150 Over dealer Cost. Bot Mercury dealers i contacted offered to sell me the Zephyr Wagon for $100 Over dealer Cost. I m sure there Are other stateside dealers in almost every state who would do the same. Therefore it is apparent that cafes does t offer the lowest or Best Deal on a new car Purchase As they would like us to believe. This being the Case i believe cafes should refrain from advertising their new car sales program As being the Best Deal around when in fact it is far from it. If an cafes representative would like to respond i d like to know Why their new car prices Are $500 to $600 Over the actual Cost. Considering the volume business cafes does and the Low overhead a there Are no expensive show rooms Over Here like in the . To display new cars. I seems to me that cafes could sell new cars for less of a profit. Where does the$500 to $600 profit on each new car sold go Are the salesmen and cafes people get Ting wealthy at the expense of the Ameri can consumer spec. 5 Severin a. Strote Furth Germany editor s note in j. Deloach acting director procurement management office  cafes Europe replies no cafes representative should maintain that the new car sales program offers a customer the lowest or Best Deal  however the lowest Price do snot necessarily make a bargain. What cafes does claim is a significant savings Over the average stateside Price plus the following guarantees that would t be available to someone dealing with a company through the mail cafes customers Are guaranteed the exact make Model color and optional equipment As specified on the Purchase or Der delivery of the automobile at a place and time specified toe Price and the options to cancel without forfeiture should Aprice increase be More than $7s Between placement of the order and delivery of Theca. Although a new car Sale involves a con tract Between the customer and the manufacturer the customer still can expect to receive the Benefit of the full backing of cafes and its association with the con tractor a weighty presence not enjoyed by the civilian consumer Back in the stales.", which receives $30 to $50 for each automobile sold through the new car sales program is not getting wealthy at the expense of the consumer. On the contrary the program is offered As a service and can save you Money As you already have pointed out in addition to cafes assistance to insure your contract is  keep up with the news with Home delivery accept my Lutt Eplion to Sto i a strikes name pleas print i sir Iii 6100 no Ieie phone no 1 Wilt Pav the Home Deus try car it when  comes to collect