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There was a program where you could fly to Germany and buy a BMW there, drive it for a few days and ship it home. Ended up being cheaper than buying it at a lo

There was a program where you could fly to Germany and buy a BMW there, drive it for a few days and ship it home. Ended up being cheaper than buying it at a local dealership. Not sure if it is still available. Dealerships are local jobs programs in some sense and they got State laws enacted to secure their positions. Tesla went up against them and won I guess. My guess is the Amazon program will be similar to the Costco program.

frantathefranta 3y ago
It's definitely still available for Porsche[0] [0]https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/deliveryprograms/europeandelivery/ https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/deliveryprog...
jccooper 3y ago
European Delivery Program. https://www.internationalbmw.com/european-delivery-program2.htm https://www.internationalbmw.com/european-delivery-program2....
- sidewndr46 3y ago
  hmm, any idea if they do this with motorcycles?
lastofthemojito 3y ago
Volvo does it too (for Europe-made models, not China-made models): https://www.volvocars.com/us/l/osd-tourist/ https://www.volvocars.com/us/l/osd-tourist/
bobthepanda 3y ago
They haven't won in every state, I don't think. Not only do dealerships provide local jobs but generally their owners tend to be well to do and donate prolifically to local elections, where dollars are normally otherwise scarce because of their lower participation rates.
- autoexec 3y ago
  > Not only do dealerships provide local jobs Which is a terrible reason to keep predatory businesses around. > but generally their owners tend to be well to do You can always make a lot of money when you're ripping off the public > and donate prolifically to local elections "Bribes local politicians". Car dealerships seem like some kind of mob racket. They are a third party that managed to insert themselves in the middle of transactions that shouldn't involve them, they extract a ton of money from the public while providing no value, and then bribe lawmakers to make sure they can keep the rigged game going. The sooner we can get rid of them the better.
CobaltFire 3y ago
Volvo and Porsche are the only makers left with these programs. Audi, Mercedes, and BMW have them on permanent hold last I looked (since the pandemic). Lost them a sale from me, as that was a big point in their favor. Without it I ended up somewhere else.
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frantathefranta 3y ago

It's definitely still available for Porsche[0] [0]https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/deliveryprograms/europeandelivery/ https://www.porsche.com/usa/motorsportandevents/deliveryprog...

jccooper 3y ago

European Delivery Program. https://www.internationalbmw.com/european-delivery-program2.htm https://www.internationalbmw.com/european-delivery-program2....

sidewndr46 3y ago
hmm, any idea if they do this with motorcycles?

lastofthemojito 3y ago

Volvo does it too (for Europe-made models, not China-made models): https://www.volvocars.com/us/l/osd-tourist/ https://www.volvocars.com/us/l/osd-tourist/

bobthepanda 3y ago

They haven't won in every state, I don't think. Not only do dealerships provide local jobs but generally their owners tend to be well to do and donate prolifically to local elections, where dollars are normally otherwise scarce because of their lower participation rates.

autoexec 3y ago
> Not only do dealerships provide local jobs Which is a terrible reason to keep predatory businesses around. > but generally their owners tend to be well to do You can always make a lot of money when you're ripping off the public > and donate prolifically to local elections "Bribes local politicians". Car dealerships seem like some kind of mob racket. They are a third party that managed to insert themselves in the middle of transactions that shouldn't involve them, they extract a ton of money from the public while providing no value, and then bribe lawmakers to make sure they can keep the rigged game going. The sooner we can get rid of them the better.

CobaltFire 3y ago

Volvo and Porsche are the only makers left with these programs. Audi, Mercedes, and BMW have them on permanent hold last I looked (since the pandemic). Lost them a sale from me, as that was a big point in their favor. Without it I ended up somewhere else.

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