Travel Tips

Buy Your Car in Europe, Get a Vacation

Want a vacation with your next car purchase? Consider picking up your car at a factory in Europe, where the perks may outweigh the cost of the trip.

Tell your local foreign car dealer that you’ll be picking up your new car in Europe.

You’ll get everything from a 7 percent discount, two-for-one airfare, a hotel stay, and 15 days of European insurance.

Volvo does it, BMW does it, Mercedes does it.

When you’re ready to return home, leave your car at any official drop-off location, and the foreign car dealer will take care of the details of shipping it to you.

One of our favorites is a program with Audi: They’ll drive you from the airport to your four-star hotel in Munich, free for the night, and provide transportation the next morning to Audi Forum Ingolstadt factory, where your new car will be waiting.

And, they offer round-the-clock roadside assistance in addition to 15 days of car insurance so you can do some traveling with your new car on the Autobahn, for example.

Learn more about renting cars in our new Car Rental section.

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