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by Daniel Fishburn Photo Credit: Porsche AG        The Porsche 918 Spyder VIP Program was created by Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) to assist in selling the last one hundred or so of the 300 918 Spyders allocated for the North American Market. Sales of the Porsche 918 Spyder stalled due to what some believe was poor marketing and/or Porsche not understanding the market and buyer. This was where the lucrative and exclusive 918 VIP Program came in.  How was one able to get into the 918 Spyder VIP Program and what were the requirements? The program applied to all 300 North American 918 buyers. Buyers that had already put their orders in before the program was announced were automatically entered into the program. There were some requirements that had to be met in order to be eligible and take full advantage of the program. These were: The buyer had to be a legal resident of the United States. The buyer had to keep the 918 in their ownership for between six month...

by Daniel Fishburn   Photo Credit: Mercedes-Benz Group AG           A Brief History of the Mercedes-Benz G Class The G Class was originally designed in the 1970s by Mercedes-Benz for the Shah of Iran and was inspired by the original Jeep and Land Rover Defender. The majority of G Class have been produced by Magna Steyr in Austria but some different variants have been produced in Algeria and Greece. In 1979 the G Class was offered for sale to the public and has been in production and for sale ever since. The original G Class had different four and five cylinder engine options, no leather interior and was very different from the powerful, luxury off-roader that is so popular today. The largest market for the G Class of today is the United States with more than 250,000 being sold in the U.S officially since 2002. The G Class was officially offered for sale in the United States in 2002 but prior to Mercedes Benz selling the G Class in the U.S., they were import...