A good deal has been written about the values of owning a foreign car, but few people have given much thought to the realities of such ownership. Advertisers bombard us with facts about “fabulous gas mileage,” but miles-per-gallon ( so far as expense is concerned) is the least important thing to an owner of a foreign car. Of greater importance, since it eats into his mileage “savings” is the high initial cost of an import which is often four or five hundred dollars more than that of cheaper American makes. More important still is, the fact that parts and repair often cost so much that the import owner finds himself spending more on his car than the owner of much bigger American automobile.