Have you ever been to a car show?

[yoda313]

Well the Detroit North American International Car show is now underway.

Do you go to car shows? Have you ever been to one? Do you want to go to one?

I have been to several over the years. Some years I go some I don't. I am very streaky in that sense. But it is a very good presentation of the latest models.

[Richard_G]

I don't usually go to new car shows, modern cars bore me rigid (except for those that are way out of my price range - at the moment). I regularly go to, and exhibit at, some of the Classic car shows though. I did go once to a new car show and saw one car and thought to myself, one day I'll have one of those. Now I have http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=30552&t=486369

[Epicurus8a]

[Conquest10]

Don't care.

[edDV]

I've been to many car shows but never see the babes shown in the news. Most are just sipping coffee and looking bored.

[edDV]

I don't usually go to new car shows, modern cars bore me rigid (except for those that are way out of my price range - at the moment). I regularly go to, and exhibit at, some of the Classic car shows though. I did go once to a new car show and saw one car and thought to myself, one day I'll have one of those. Now I have http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=30552&t=486369

Can I interest you in a no rust 1972 steel bumper, overdrive, brit racing green, autumn leaf California MGB roadster? Recent hood, carpets and exhaust.

Need the garage space.

[redwudz]

I go mostly to custom and classic car shows. I've never had any interest in the latest from Detroit.

[gadgetguy]

Nope. But this thread has Garibaldi written all over it.

[Constant Gardener]

My wife and I went to a new car show about ten years back, found a car we liked, and then waited several years before buying one used, for about half the new price. I expect we'll do this again some year.

[edDV]

My wife and I went to a new car show about ten years back, found a car we liked, and then waited several years before buying one used, for about half the new price. I expect we'll do this again some year.

Buy at 3yrs, sell at 7yrs works for me.

[Soopafresh]

Went to one a few months ago. I was aghast at how little $35K bought. Even worse, there were barely any booth babes. Why go to a car show if there aren't even any booth babes?

[gerryc]

Does the Barrett-Jackson auto auction count?

[lordsmurf]

The State Fair of Texas always had several buildings full of new, classic and concept cars.
Use to go every few years.

[disturbed1]

Used to own my own car audio shop, so I've been to many car shows. Got out of the business maybe 10 years ago, haven't been to any car shows since.

[mats.hogberg]

Cars is so 20th century.

/Mats

[dadrab]

I go to car shows when I can. I'm professionally invested, so it's usually worth my time.

I love to look at the new body styles and hear about the newest electronic gadgets and innovations available to the industry.

I have a weak spot for vehicles like I do for computers, video and audio. I'm just an overgrown kid, I guess.

Below's my old ride. It's a 1987 Mistubishi Montero, but it has a few modifications - fuel injected and turbo charged (taking the stock 92 horsepower to around 200, limited slip differentials front and rear, custom built five-speed transmission.

What can I say. It's fun.

...and I love the look on the punk's face (the one driving the electric green Honda Civic with a NOS system and an exhaust pipe like a coffee can) when I fry his ass off the line in a 22-year-old SUV...[/img]

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Indeed. Been to many local VW shows, and usually go to the "BIG" car show every April to see the new concepts and models.

My baby is in my sig pic -- `92 GLI Wolfsburg with nice mods inside & out.
Just looks like 'granny' has taken really good care of her little grocery getter, but it will blow the freakin' doors off of any riced-out p.o.s. with a NOS sticker and a park bench mounted on it's trunk lid.
Even does quite well against real cars! I've beaten every VAG 1.8T I've raced and several of the 2.0T models as well. Haven't lost once to a Hon-duh...
Schnell!!!
Not bad for a 17-year-old 4-banger with no forced induction.

[zoobie]

The Playboy Playmate wasn't too bad...
Hurst, makers of racing shifters, used to have their buxom blonde up on a huge shifter in a micro-miniskirt bend over to show her endowment. For some reason, the fans behind her went wild...

[dadrab]

Not bad for a 17-year-old 4-banger with no forced induction.

I bet, "Schnell." But, once you've had forced air, you'll never go back. 8)

[thecoalman]

My baby is in my sig pic -- `92 GLI Wolfsburg with nice mods inside & out.

LOL.. the guy who designed the door handles on the VW's for those years should be SHOT!... I had 3 or 4 friends with them and everyone had broken door handles. I'm sure you know what I mean. My buddy has a GTI right around that vintage, maybe earlier. He rebuilt it and it's rocket, so unassuming too. Besides the THE GTI emblem it looks like regular rabbit.

Never had the cash for fast cars when I was young and now that I do I don't want one. I'm too practical I guess, picked up a 92 Regal with a 3.8 in it about 3 years ago that only had 30K on the speedometer.

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Oh yeah, I've been wanting forced-induction for a while, but it's a matter of $$$$. If I do it now, it'll blow up the engine (probably sooner rather than later!), and I don't have the money for a complete re-build + a turbo set up.

As for the door handles...... I had my Jetta and an `87 Golf while at the same time my cousin had an `87 GTI and a `92 GTI. Any key from any 4 of those cars would open my Golf! Hell, show me any mkII VW and I can open it with just about any key in less than 2 or 3 minutes....
That `87 GTI was mine before it was my cousin's and it got broken into like 8 times while I had it!