Rather than pick up your new European luxury car at a local dealer, wouldn’t it be grand to drive it through the same beautiful places shown in those alluring television commercials? On the autobahn, or through the Alps, perhaps? As it turns out, if you can afford the car, you can often get the trip [...]

A friend of mine calls it the “rip-off sticker” — the sticker in a new car’s window that lists the aftermarket extras installed by the dealer. These dealer add-ons make it harder for the average buyer to get a fair deal on a new car by charging king-size prices for low-value items. We’re not talking [...]