well, I'm off.
#1
03-29-2008, 01:20 PM
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well, I'm off.
....To the 2008 New York International Auto Show!
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Back with pics in a few hours......
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Back with pics in a few hours......
#2
03-29-2008, 02:16 PM
RE: well, I'm off.
Nice! I'm excited to see what you come back with. I haven't been able to get to a show in years! ...:::cries:::...
#5
03-30-2008, 11:10 AM
RE: well, I'm off.
Well... it's been 21 hours and 50 minutes - I think that's "a few", so wheres your pictures??? 
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#7
03-30-2008, 01:57 PM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Back in Philadelphia, Finally!
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RE: well, I'm off.
ok whiners here you go.
Tha place was PACKED, so I didnt get as many pics as I wanted, & I'm not happy with all the pics I got (had to work as well as I could with the crowd) but You will get the general Idea.
New A4 looks f'ing awesome as an Avant. I'd rather drive this than the sedan. I read somewhere that the 2.0T will be the only engine available for the wagon tho?
A5 was very cool. (& very crowded) hood feels long, may be hard to tell where the front is in normal driving. I liked the placement of the paddle shifters, not too intrusive. Seats were great even for the non-S model.. Not sure how I feel about the "fixed glass roof"? If there's glass there I want it to open.... Back seat was surprisingly useable, (as opposed to a TT) Also, the doorsills and side skirts are WIDE. I hit my foot on the sill getting out each time.
Engine bay of an S5. Got inside it, the seats were great. Much better than the M3 (IMHO) the M3 seemed to have a shorter shift throw than the s5, and gets cool points for the nifty cupholders. (no pics of the Bimmer, had battery issues in the camera...)
R8. White w/ carbon sideblades. pure sexy. Smaller than I had anticipated. Couldn't find the TDI R8, dont think it was there. ( I may have missed it tho)
Now for the others...
lambo V10 anyone?
Funny story abou the Ferrari, It was right between Porche and Lambo, but they had no signs up saying Farrari! And there was like, NOONE at all near the car. Hilarious.
Coolest thing at the show:
CF Roof.
This thing was MINT.
the New skyline is f'ing HUGE. it really is a Massive car. It was crowded here, so I dont have good pics:
Yaris had this thing, which I thought was fun looking:
Coolest concept I saw was this Buick Riviera:
ZR1 was packed. this is the only good shot I have
thats it. thanks for shopping.
Tha place was PACKED, so I didnt get as many pics as I wanted, & I'm not happy with all the pics I got (had to work as well as I could with the crowd) but You will get the general Idea.
New A4 looks f'ing awesome as an Avant. I'd rather drive this than the sedan. I read somewhere that the 2.0T will be the only engine available for the wagon tho?
A5 was very cool. (& very crowded) hood feels long, may be hard to tell where the front is in normal driving. I liked the placement of the paddle shifters, not too intrusive. Seats were great even for the non-S model.. Not sure how I feel about the "fixed glass roof"? If there's glass there I want it to open.... Back seat was surprisingly useable, (as opposed to a TT) Also, the doorsills and side skirts are WIDE. I hit my foot on the sill getting out each time.
Engine bay of an S5. Got inside it, the seats were great. Much better than the M3 (IMHO) the M3 seemed to have a shorter shift throw than the s5, and gets cool points for the nifty cupholders. (no pics of the Bimmer, had battery issues in the camera...)
R8. White w/ carbon sideblades. pure sexy. Smaller than I had anticipated. Couldn't find the TDI R8, dont think it was there. ( I may have missed it tho)
Now for the others...
lambo V10 anyone?
Funny story abou the Ferrari, It was right between Porche and Lambo, but they had no signs up saying Farrari! And there was like, NOONE at all near the car. Hilarious.
Coolest thing at the show:
CF Roof.
This thing was MINT.
the New skyline is f'ing HUGE. it really is a Massive car. It was crowded here, so I dont have good pics:
Yaris had this thing, which I thought was fun looking:
Coolest concept I saw was this Buick Riviera:
ZR1 was packed. this is the only good shot I have
thats it. thanks for shopping.
#8
03-30-2008, 02:04 PM
RE: well, I'm off.
mmmmmmm tasty, that lil Yaris was different, it reminded me of a Peugeot for some reason.
and I honestly thought buick was dead.
the Ferrari thing was funny
and that M is sick along with the new Lambo LP540-6 (or whatever its called, I like it better when they were named after bulls)
and I honestly thought buick was dead.
the Ferrari thing was funny
and that M is sick along with the new Lambo LP540-6 (or whatever its called, I like it better when they were named after bulls)
#9
03-30-2008, 02:15 PM
Join Date: Sep 2006
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RE: well, I'm off.
oh, the lambo is still technically the Gallardo, just the faster version, thats why they attach the alphabet.
#10
03-30-2008, 02:34 PM
RE: well, I'm off.
ORIGINAL: originalspanksta
oh, the lambo is still technically the Gallardo, just the faster verious, thats why they attach the alphabet.
oh, the lambo is still technically the Gallardo, just the faster verious, thats why they attach the alphabet.
thank the lord, it's just everyone is just calling it by it's alphabet name and I was starting to get worried that Lambo was straying from it's roots, As one of my favorite Supercar companies (since I was a little kid starting with the Countach) I don't want them to loose their identity in the market.