Philadelphia International Auto Show February 9, 2005

[ragingfish]

Reynoma, NovaResource, greenfire and myself are meeting on Wednesday, Feb 9 (next wed) at the Philadelphia Auto Show to check things out together...we did it last year, had lots of fun.Anyone else interested in joining us?

[PhillyVibeGT]

My GT requires premium?!?!?!?!? I would met up with you guys but I have practice till 6 so I don't think I could make it down there till about 8pm. What time are you guys meeting?

[ragingfish]

Early in the day...we'd like to be out of the city by mid-afternoon (avoid that rush-hour crap).

[greenfire]

So what cars are you guys looking foward to seeing? I want to see the Tacoma, Cobalt SS, and the Scion tC.

[PhillyVibeGT]

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Early in the day...we'd like to be out of the city by mid-afternoon (avoid that rush-hour crap). Sorry guys, I will be in work. Have fun let us know if there is anything we should check out.

[ragingfish]

Any specific photo requests? I'm going Wednesday!

[PhillyVibeGT]

Just a little wrap up.....the show was cool, plenty of cars to see, not much on the concept end though. The new vette is there and boy is it mean looking in person. The "Tuner Salon" is a joke! It was wall to wall kids with their hats on sideways bumping into eachother trying to start fights, I wanted to smack them all. It was also dark and loud, so dark you couldn't get a good look at the cars, waste of time IMHO. This is where the two Vibes are...a GT-R and the GXP very nice . On the floor Pontiac has an 05 Lava base, no leather, nothing fancy, but it did have 17's. Overall the show is better than it has been in recent years, check it out when it comes to your town, it's worth the 12 bucks.

[PhillyVibeGT]

one more thing....check out the way the removed/replaced the roof rails on the two Vibes.

[Reynoma]

Looking forward to meeting up with everybody again this year.I went to the show on Saturday with my family (did the Minivan / SUV thing). The funniest part for me was after I had shown my wife the Pontiac minivan and the Buick minivan, we went to see the Saturn minivan. She turns to me and says "They couldn't come up with anything different, it's the same thing." Brand marketing for ya!I'm looking forward to actually seeing some CARS with the GenVibe crew.

[Stang2Vibe]

This show heads over here to Pittsburgh next week. It's held every year in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center which has recently been expanded and fully renovated.

[greenfire]

Im looking foward to this. Its going to be a long day for me tomorow!

[Reynoma]

Last chance for anybody to join us today in Philadelphia!

[ragingfish]

Yes, come join our fiesta!

[Reynoma]

I had a great time talkin' cars with you guys yesterday. Mike, let us know when you get those pictures posted.Highlights:1) 2005 Corvette is VERY nice2) New GM minivans are "not so bad"3) $76K for a caddy!4) Kia Sportage pretty nice5) What's with the fourth rear seat belt buckle on the Chevy Aveo Hatchback?

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by Reynoma »I had a great time talkin' cars with you guys yesterday. Mike, let us know when you get those pictures posted.Highlights:1) 2005 Corvette is VERY nice2) New GM minivans are "not so bad"3) $76K for a caddy!4) Kia Sportage pretty nice5) What's with the fourth rear seat belt buckle on the Chevy Aveo Hatchback?Yes, fun times for sure!Pics should be up tonight...I got tired after my battle with gateway, so I went to bed...

[greenfire]

I had a great time, we did a good job at covering everything. Here's my thumbs! Pontiac GTO Chevy Cobalt SS Hummer H2 Saturn Sky Saab Aerio (I was hoping for more) Ford Toyota Tacoma Scion tC Jeep (sadly) Nissan Altima SER Lexus IS300

[ragingfish]

After a long wait, I FINALLY got my pictures uploaded and captioned!Enjoy! http://photos.ragingfish.com/pais2005