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The show was a lot smaller since last time I came. No Infiniti, no BMW, no Mercedes-Benz, no Porsche. With all the extra space they had "pre-owned showcase".

Excuse the lack of sharpness in these photos. I tried to bring up some detail in the darker areas in some of them. I was focusing more on just being there and enjoying it than wasting time getting good pictures. The lighting in there wasnt the best.

1. The Saabs were nice looking and I liked the interiors. Unfortunately, they were really expensive. The 9-3 convertible was well over $40,000 This is a blurry picture of the 9-5 sedan.
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2. Here's the new Chevy Cruze. I took this because of the fabric used on the seats and dash. It was a red fabric with black mesh stitched over it. It created a really interesting, almost metallic look. I'm not sure if consumers will like it but I liked it because it was so different.
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3. There were a few Camaros there, two with specialty packages. To be honest, I don't like the newer Camaros. To me, the design already looks a little dated. Oh, and it weighs 3,850 lbs..
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4. I like the interior though. It's very unique and is a great throwback to the original Camaro. The little gauges in front of the shifter are cool.
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5. Volt up on a squeaky turntable display stand.
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6. There was a locked ZR-1 in the Chevy booth. The carbon fiber on the roof had a very slight red tint to it. Maybe in the clear coat? It looked pretty nice. Not $125,000 nice though. The yellow Corvette convertible was open. It was incredibly cramped. My knees hit the bottom of the dashboard, no matter where I put my feet. The seat must have been forward... I don't know how anybody can drive these things for long distances if that's not the case.
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7. Moving over to the Caddillac section, most of the vehicles over here were CTS's. Here's the new CTS coupe. Very different shape. I like it. These wheels kind of mess with the styling though. It uses the same door mechanism as the Corvette. TONS of legroom in the front. I could straighten my legs all the way out. The seat was probably all the way back though.
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8. CTS-V Coupe. Very nice looking.
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9. I think the rear wheels could look better if they were an inch larger but it might just be the angle.
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Moving on to the Chrysler area...

10. This is the interior of the 2011 Dodge Journey with a huge screen in the middle of the dash. Nothing too interesting other than that though.
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11. Tail lights on the redesigned Charger are nice.
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12. I like how the interior is driver-centric. Something a lot of newer cars don't feature.
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13. The newer Grand Cherokee's look nice.
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Moving onto the Toyota section...

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...aaand moving on.

15. Golf GTI looks like a fun little car. The new Jetta was pretty boring looking... didn't bother to take a picture.
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16. I don't like the newer Lincolns. They try to be innovative but it ends up being boring. I think the designers are just trying to do too many things. They should just go back to making comfy land-yachts.
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This is till my favorite Lincoln.
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17. All of the buttons on the dash... aren't buttons. It's all hard plastic and the controls are touch-sensitive. I think if I had to drive this car, the cool factor would wear off after about 10 seconds and I would just end up getting angry at it. Oh, and what happens when you're wearing gloves?
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Over to the Nissan booth.

18. They had a black GT-R. Very nice car. The little touches are nice. The door handles, the stitched leather on the dash. I like just about everything about this car. Seems like a great car for just taking a drive for the day. It's pretty comfortable and easy to get in and out of.
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19. The rear seats probably aren't too useful. Hardly any legroom. Oh, and it has a Bose sound system... meh.
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22. 370Z interior.
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24. They had a few older motorcycles on the upper floor. I love this style of bike.
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25. Nice Audi S4. It had an automatic transmission... I didn't even know they sold these with automatics.
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26. Audi A8. It must be something else to own and drive one of these every day.
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27. Factory Five reproduction of a '33 Ford.
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28. The Tasca Funny Car. Makes around 3500HP. Ridiculously fast.
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29. The sign says "Fastest CobraJet in the country. 9.283 at 147.84mph"
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30.This terrible Acura... thing. I don't even know what to call it. It's like a coupe/crossover/sedan/hatchback/wagon. A very confused car. It had silver running boards with lights on the top. Just... awful. I left the Acura booth after that.
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31. Genesis Coupe. I like it.
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32. Hyundai Equus. Very solid car. Hyundai has come a long way.
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A few more pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottoips/
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Oh, and it weighs 3,750 lbs..
:wtf2:

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Brb fapping.

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hitbychance wrote:
Oh, and it weighs 3,750 lbs..
:wtf2:
Yeah...

I made a correction to it. It actually weighs 3,850 lbs.

When the convertible comes out it's going to weigh 4,115... wow.

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I used to go to that show every year with my dad and do an annual brake stand in the parking garage ;)

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Otto. wrote:

Yeah...

I made a correction to it. It actually weighs 3,850 lbs.

When the convertible comes out it's going to weigh 4,115... wow.
That is just retarded, might as well put a lift kit on it and take it offroad :lolling:
very nice pictures btw

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I rike!

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PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:I used to go to that show every year with my dad and do an annual brake stand in the parking garage ;)
:rotfl
hitbychance wrote:
Otto. wrote:

Yeah...

I made a correction to it. It actually weighs 3,850 lbs.

When the convertible comes out it's going to weigh 4,115... wow.
That is just retarded, might as well put a lift kit on it and take it offroad :lolling:
very nice pictures btw
I don't get how you can get that kind of weight without trying. the 1995 Town Car like I posted weighs LESS than the convertible Camaro.

Thanks.

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The CTS-Vs are poppin up around atlanta. Cadillac MAY be onto something with that.

To bad the a** end is fat, like some southern bootys.

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YOUR EYES ARE NOW BLEEDING

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:eek:

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The only good angle on it is... the tires.

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That Acura doesn't sit well with a full stomach. What the hell happened to that company? They make clown cars now.

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Otto. wrote:Image

:eek:
That's pretty horrible.


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