European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Allen Cowan staff writer Frankfurt staff Christopher is the beaming owner of a new fuel injected Bow he figures he saved a few thousand dollars buying his american specification and the process was completely Waters says the dealer spoke let him go on test drives and knew about american Laws on imports and How to avoid sales the savings were Waters Waters paid european motors or about for his the same car Sells stateside for nearly Waters tour ends this and Hes had no regrets about his the Only reason ill need a dealer in the states is to keep up with the Waters i dont foresee anything going i can drive it for a couple of years and sell it for More than i Waters is among Many buyers who found it easy to buy a new american spec car in manufacturers have established dealers know How to do the paper they offer vans and they have service facilities and parts and there so we dont work with German dealers in sales to our american says George Saab International and Diplomat sales we want Ameri cans Selling to americans so that there specialized and we Only use the German dealer for we train them for the specialized we want the pro to do his Side of the not All manufacturers Are that Many sell from their but with specially trained salespeople fluent in English and knowledgeable about military Sieglinde a Deputy finance officer with the 501st area finance support ordered a Mercedes from a Small dealer in about 50 Miles East of you dont find that Many in the she a Friend of mine had one in Indianapolis for 15 it was very its still i think the european cars Are built More Mercedes told her there was a two year wait for a 300 she ordered it for less than that car Sells stateside for More than last March Mercedes notified her it had stopped production of that and it gave her a she could buy one of two other models or cancel her order and receive a full she wants a but Hast decided which despite the she says Shes if someone asked id say do Scholle i dont believe youd have a with any Deal there very listed Are the sales programs of the nine major Volkswagen acquired Audi in so its Little won Der that details of the sales and service policies Are the As Are the features of the warranty says Horst a Bon based vow sales Audi and vow Are sold through nearly Vag dealers in any Audi or vow sold in the states can be purchased in except the american made because of a backlog and problems with most Vag dealers do not Stock american specification delays could be up to six As Long As they Are driven in Vag Guaran tees its cars one year with unlimited theres a six year warranty against rust and three years on the once returned to the the car picks up the balance of the stateside including Rustproof which is 24 months with unlimited Vag has no formal shipping but freight discounts Are emission control equipment is stored in Emden and continued on Page ii photo by Dave Didio May 1985 the stars and stripes Page i