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04-04-2011, 12:36 AM
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| This year's Vancouver auto show made me feel a little sad
This year's vancouver autoshow kinda made me feel a little depressed. Sure, the it could have been bigger and perhaps a few concept cars would be nice, but it's not so much the displays than the attendants.
When I first stepped into the big showroom (whatever it's called), first thing I noticed was that the majority of the attendants go straight for the luxury brand displays. The mercedes-benz floor was crowded. It was hard to even walk around the area with the amount of people checking out their cars. Meanwhile, poor the Volvo's beside them have barely gotten a gander, the only ones that sat inside them were just kids. Ford (right across MB), was barely noticed only by a few people who took quick look before heading into the holy land that is BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz.
As a fellow car lover, it kinda hurts, because of all the other car manufacturers are making remarkable cars but do not get the attention they deserved, they were unappreciated. Like the Fiesta, a fun hot hatch that wasn't designed like crap. The VW's new TDI engines, which boosts 26MPG city in the Touareg. Even the fierce and boldly coloured Raptor SVT got beaten in popularity by the pre-owned 2008 E350.
Did anyone else feel this way?
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04-04-2011, 12:59 AM
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04-04-2011, 01:06 AM
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maybe they wanted too see whats in store for the future, kuz these are leading brands
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04-04-2011, 01:09 AM
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04-04-2011, 01:11 AM
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....because some brands are more desirable than others...?
This year?? It's always been like that!
Most of the people in the BMW, Lexus & Mercedes area are tire-kickers. They just want the experience of sitting in a car they can't afford at the present moment. IMHO.
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04-04-2011, 01:25 AM
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just out of curiousity..
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04-04-2011, 01:26 AM
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As expected, the Hyundai & Kia areas were barren. 
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Originally Posted by - kT 
how'd hyundai do | hyunadi was at the show?
didn't notice.
was busy sitting in all the mercedes.
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04-04-2011, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Geoc
As a fellow car lover, it kinda hurts, because of all the other car manufacturers are making remarkable cars but do not get the attention they deserved, they were unappreciated....
Did anyone else feel this way?
| There is your problem. Don't expect people to share your sentiment. Looking at cars without having any brand bias is rare. You must actually have a love for cars and an interest in the engineering that goes into making a production vehicle. It is fun to think about what the companies would have to be producing if everyone was like you and only interested in the actual product not just the price tag.
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04-04-2011, 02:11 AM
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04-04-2011, 03:59 AM
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04-04-2011, 05:10 AM
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some manufactuers launched more remodelled line ups this year, hence the crowd around those cars...
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04-04-2011, 06:26 AM
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It makes sense that people would spend more time at the luxury brands..? Am I missing something?
When people go to the show, I'm sure the cars they're most excited to see aren't the Lancer and Sonata.
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04-04-2011, 07:30 AM
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I thought it was odd seeing the Merc SLS supercar left on the floor while the SLK was placed on the stage platform.
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04-04-2011, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by jmvdesign I thought it was odd seeing the Merc SLS supercar left on the floor while the SLK was placed on the stage platform. | i dont think the new SLK is in production yet so they put it on the platform just like CL63 and just like bmw with the 6rs and 1M so they put the SLS on the floor with dividers around so that people can see the interior
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04-04-2011, 09:53 AM
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I will be getting a Volvo c30 r design soon if that makes you feel better? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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The autoshow gets worse and worse every year. I declined to go this year even with free tickets.
Plus there are always less and less freebies.
Lol last year Suzuki didn't even bother bringing their cars in, the only has a couple of bikes Posted via RS Mobile | |
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04-04-2011, 10:01 AM
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I go to an auto show to see nice cars... not the typical Ford, Hyundai, etc... you can see those on the road every day.
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Glad I didn't go this year...
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04-04-2011, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Geoc This year's vancouver autoshow kinda made me feel a little depressed. Sure, the it could have been bigger and perhaps a few concept cars would be nice, but it's not so much the displays than the attendants.
When I first stepped into the big showroom (whatever it's called), first thing I noticed was that the majority of the attendants go straight for the luxury brand displays. The mercedes-benz floor was crowded. It was hard to even walk around the area with the amount of people checking out their cars. Meanwhile, poor the Volvo's beside them have barely gotten a gander, the only ones that sat inside them were just kids. Ford (right across MB), was barely noticed only by a few people who took quick look before heading into the holy land that is BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz.
As a fellow car lover, it kinda hurts, because of all the other car manufacturers are making remarkable cars but do not get the attention they deserved, they were unappreciated. Like the Fiesta, a fun hot hatch that wasn't designed like crap. The VW's new TDI engines, which boosts 26MPG city in the Touareg. Even the fierce and boldly coloured Raptor SVT got beaten in popularity by the pre-owned 2008 E350.
Did anyone else feel this way? | I'm just wondering....do you own a Fiesta or equivalent?
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04-04-2011, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mmmk I'm just wondering....do you own a Fiesta or equivalent? | mazda 2 
edit: actually the mazda2 racecar that was there was dope
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04-04-2011, 12:51 PM
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those "poor" Volvos had the ugliest interiors out of any of the cars that were there. The interior guys behind those POS should be shot.
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04-04-2011, 01:15 PM
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They need to sub out the interior design to ikea.
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04-04-2011, 02:59 PM
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If I gave a damn about average, mass-produced economy cars I'd look outside.
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04-04-2011, 03:05 PM
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couldve had more supercars
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