Detroit Auto Show/NAIAS, Anyone else go/plan to? Options

[Akimbo]

I just got back, very good. Downstairs had some modified cars. The GT-40 is pretty schweet. I LOVE SCIONS. Downstairs had pimped out cars, and they had an xA and xB. Scion was also showing the tC, which was very nice indeed. The new 7th gen was there, and I didn't see a big difference. I talked to a Toyota rep and they assured me that the Celica won't be discontinued in the United States because, "that would be absurd".
Sadly, they did say that they have no plans to make a new Supra, at least not for a long time as they are swinging into an economical mode. Toyota had some hybrid econo cars, not too bad of stuff for daily drivers.

Acura had what is, I'm guessing, the new NSX. It was called the HPC or something for short, and was a concept. The new Eclipse was pretty neat, kind of odd looking though.

I snagged a bunch of free goodies, posters, books, bags, stuff like that. The best stuff was from Scion, they gave away nice pewter-looking keychains, and a music CD sampler with 29 tracks.

Who else went? Or is going to go? Costs 12 bucks to get in, and bring a drink in your vehicle, pop is 3 bucks for a 20 oz and hot dogs are 4 bucks.

Edit: I didn't have my digicam, unfortunately a regular film camera, but I will scan them if they come out decently.

This post has been edited by Akimbo: Jan 10, 2004 - 4:50 PM

[95WRC]

hey,
qatar11 .. all i can say is i am really glad someone else has the same view of
the auto world as me..

i will be going to chicago (hopefully for free again) to see maybe 10 cars i really want to see..

Toyota does not care about people who like cars anymore they only want people who want to buy a car for A to B travel..

if they did care they would offer for example a Solara w/ 6 spd hell or even just a 5 spd.. sell a car with a turbo in it , or even offer a sporty RWD (non 4-door) car w/ high hp V6 or V8 ..

10 years ago when you went to auto shows Toyota had so many great cars to offer and really get excited about .. i think that all changed say around 98' or so ..

every manufacturer has a "image" car (ie:) viper, vette, 350z and so on .. let think what does Toyota have .. oh wait they don't as their target customers are thinking about retirement in 10 years and could careless about a sporty image car..

everyone is on this high horse about Scion .. i do think it is great that they are trying to reach a new age group and a very important one .. i disagree with overall offerings now but hopfully that will change in the years to come .. i really think they should have brought over Corolla T-SPORT or the Toyota WILL or even the Caldina .. i think Toyota really missed the marked in design with Tc as nothing is orignal at all on car .. the dash is bland and could have been excuted better ..


Right now the auto industry as a whole is in funk and everyone is trying to just make some money ..the Dollar is weak right now and that hurts us getting the cool cars like in the mid 90's when all the fun car were phased out ..

Chicago auto show is huge and i swear i walk a marathon when i go and we too have to pay 10 bucks to park , 1.50 for a can of pop out of a machine and i guess they sell the same 3.00 (water from heaven) Bottled water..

looking into my crystal ball i see me owning my V6 MR2 and st205 celica for years to come as nothing anyone is offering is worth having 5 years of car payments for as my mr2 and gt4 are all paid off .. i hate car payments!!!

maybe in the next few years we will again have some cars that people who like cars can really get in too ..only time will tell ..