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Re: 4000 and Coupe models



     I ordered my US spec Coupe in Europe in July 85.  I was told that it 
     would be delivered as an 86 Model after the factory returned from 
     mandatory vacation in August.  The dealer implied that anything 
     manufactured for the North American market from September on would be 
     sold as next years model whether there were any changes or not.  As 
     far as I was aware the only changes were the type of upholstery 
     material (85 scratchy, 86 smooth) and the high brake light.  Otherwise 
     the 85 and 86 Coupe models were identical.  In fact, the dealer had 
     1985 on the bill of sale even though the owners manual indicated 86.  
     I made him change it so the DMV would issue the proper title when I 
     got the car back to the U.S.  He thought that the American tradition 
     of calling a vehicle manufactured in one year something else was 
     ridiculous.  I guess most country's models just go by calander year of 
     manufacture.  If it was built in 85...it's an 85.  Realistically the 
     only difference was the cover of the owners manual.
     
     Tom Brown