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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by AZ Outlaws
Just curious, when did they start allowing SOFA personel to purchase cars thru the BX for delivery overseas? In Japan we could only take delivery in the CONUS.
The OCONUS delivery has been active for several years. My first Overseas Military Car Sales purchase, a 94 Dodge Intrepid, was delivered right to the AAFES Garage on post. It was great except the car was an absolute lemon. The worst piece of junk I have ever owned.

Most qualifying buyers, servicemembers specifically, purchase their cars through OMCS BX/PX Contractor for delivery on CONUS but for those, like me, who live and work in support of deployed servicemembers, we are allowed to take delivery OCONUS. The Crossfire, however, is a whole different car. OMCS could not sell me the car because of the regulation forbidding the sales of non USA made cars (i.e., cars with more than 40% non USA manufactured parts). However, I was able to make a purchase through Autoexhangeonline a subsidiary of OMCS in Europe. Autoexhange primarily delivers to CONUS or Europe, they never had a request to deliver to Korea. Beginning to see the picture. It took a lot of email and time to make this deal happen.

Yes I can buy any car I wish and import to Korea under SOFA with, I believe, the exception of V12 Engines. Under SOFA I am entitled to one automobile. I could have purchased a Crossfire through a dealer in the US who would ship the car to korea, but the cost would escalate significantly.

My Crossfire is finally scheduled to leave Benicia, CA on the 16th. It is already on the ship: ETA - September 5th. I guess I will have to wait to see the Window stick. However, I have sent my sales representative in NYC a copy of DC contact information found above and I am waiting her response. Initially my sales representative was in Germany, but my account was transfered to NYC. This has been an international transaction. Fitting for such an interesting automobile. Agree?
 
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