Auto Salon 04

[mxtcy]

the why do you care so much....... let it go!

My car wasn't at Autosalon.

[Envisage]

*group Hug*

[Maxx]

My car wasn't at Autosalon.

I understand your point of view on the matter and i'm not denying that some of the cars there were stock. However Cabin considers the competition a valid and valuble part of the Autosalon series and it does attract a fair bit of attention from people who don't judge the cars solely by their looks.

I'm not sure which day you are refering to but ill presume your talking about the SPL comp on Sunday and the really "old POS cars that had to be pushed into the lanes". I can asure you they are not daily driven cars and are bought and prepared (internally) purley for competition often because they have characteristics beneficial to SPL (and they are cheap = more money to spend on the system and materials). I don't know if you understand what really is involved with a vehicle built for SPL so [shamelessplug] check out CAA if you care to find out more. [/shamelessplug]

i know what a SPL car need, and i understand they are not daily driven car. but i think u admire that they are cheap, old and crappy as well.

Nobody think a SPL need a bodykit, performance mod, but then a decent paint job is still require, go to AIR see those drag car, THEY ARE not daily driven cars and are bought and prepared (internally) purley for competition (drag). aren't they looks nice??

they are loud, but also crap.

u have to always remeber u are going into autosalon, not just SPL comp.

[BlitzSSS]

i know what a SPL car need, and i understand they are not daily driven car. but i think u admire that they are cheap, old and crappy as well.

Nobody think a SPL need a bodykit, performance mod, but then a decent paint job is still require, go to AIR see those drag car, THEY ARE not daily driven cars and are bought and prepared (internally) purley for competition (drag). aren't they looks nice??

they are loud, but also crap.

u have to always remeber u are going into autosalon, not just SPL comp.

Hi

yes i understand where all of you are coming from, it would be nice if these people did have enough money to have these cars well presented but thats just it, how many of you have the money to have 2 cars both modified ? the drags cars have sponsorship, multiple members all contributing money into the project it is also a much bigger scene in Australia.

SPL comps, especially in SA are hardly recognised and rarely held, most of the competitors came from interstate. there is no (very little) sponsorship from retail stores and distributors at this stage and hopefully that changes.

if it wasnt for the few that did put effort into competing at Autosalon without feeling intimidated by peoples opinions, there would be no competition at all.

[MADGT4]

*group Hug*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Good call AJ

[Sinful]

I will have to say that if the cars are not up to scratch then I will save my $18 + 30min wait in line to get in to see almost the same cars I could see out side in the car park. I would almost see the same amount of women and cars at Shell on a Saturday night.

Adelaide has a problem with Interstate cars not making the trip and Adelaide also has much better cars but who do not enter into these events.

I have no problem with people entering ( NORMAL ) cars with mod's but this is a buisness for the Cabin crew which they should be doinf what ever to make each show outstanding.

I will say to all those who have tried as I was one of them once is that it is hard to win when you go up against kids with mummy and daddy's budget to build a sound system for there car, or go up against the dyno challenge when these cars are not driven daily. Most of us have worked hard to get what we have got and want to show it off with parent eyes "my ride is the best looking"

This year's Autosalon had a larger number of people but I believe it lacks the atmosphere needed for such event which I was looking forward since the last one. Some of the club displays were great and to the single ones like the BEATS WRX . Con grats to all and I only hope that next year will better.

[Guest MFX_R33]

I have made the trip down for the show a couple of times, and I have usually enjoyed a good show.

As for interstate cars coming over. The reason why it was so bare this year is because the competiton in Sydney this year was pretty average. There were very few new cars doing the rounds. The main cars at Sydney this year were Osmans, and The MYSHOW S15 from Melbourne (which in my opinion was much better in the write ups about it than in real life).

It seems to me that Auto Salon is starting to lose the popularity it had a couple of years ago. This I think, is due to the popularity of drift, and also due to the massive crack downs by the police over here, defecting anything that looks slightly modified.

My car has been stripped down again and has been built up over the last 10 months or so, and I may make the trip down there again for next years show. I may bring a couple of other sydney cars over with me. I just hate the drive, and it is pretty expensive to truck your car over (usually about $400 each way).

Jeff.

[EnricoPalazzo]

Thanks for the info.

What does it cost to get the car trained down?

[P1E]

My car was $650.00 from Sydney, from memory.