2011 Australian International MotorShow - Melb

Meh.

So I can stand next to all the other bogans and their grotty kids while they look at cars they can't afford?

 

Can you walk to it from Crown Casino??? Will be in the area bright and early tomorrow!! ;-)

 

yes straight across the road.

BTW Ferrari not there?

 

why isnt Ferrari there?

 

I really don't see any reason for them to go there, they sell everything they need to and the real buyers aren't going to the motoshow to compare them to anything else.

With the sheer amount of information we have access to now, to me the Motorshows (Melbourne and Sydney specifically) are completely pointless. You do all your research online, find the dealers, go take a test drive.

Some other motorshows still have a point to existing seeing they are used as events to reveal concepts and new models, but in Australia, you may as well just head to a dealer.

 

Shannons have an auction on the 10th July at 2.30, at the motorshow. They have a 246 and a 308 GTS for auction. I wonder what they'll go for ?. they've got $45k - $56k on the 308 approx. That's pretty cheap if it goes for that.

 

The 308,I'm sure,is one of the 2 that Brooklands had/have.The other one(red) is also priced fairly low as well.

 

Actually, that's something I forgot to mention.

The most interesting thing for me at the Motorshow the last few years was the line up of cars for auction. But of course, the brilliant part of that is you don't even need to pay to see them.

 

You're nothing if not cheap!

 

I am a lowly paid public servant after all...

 

I'm not knocking you being cheap....I can relate!

 

That is right mate. There is a waiting list to buy new Ferraris. No need to advertise.

At least you're not cheap AND easy............that's my problem.

 

boys who look like you HAVE to be easy.

 

Lol lol lol.

 

Even though they won't sell a car by being there, you'd think they'd at least turn up to sell their merchandise. Perhaps the cost of floor space, or an inadequate amount of people coming through the gates makes that practice prohibitive for them.

 

Who cares? There will be 20 parked in a line on the nearest cafe strip.

 

Did you get that promotion John?

 

From the 1st AT 1800 to the 10th of July.

 

I recall 10 years ago at Jeff's shed, the Porsche stand cost $600,000. Additionally, at the time, a well known Porsche salesman in Melbourne mentioned that he (Their top salesman btw) had never sold a car at the Melbourne motor show.

 

The money is better spent directly marketing to people who buy the cars. Drive days, track experiences, driving courses all sell cars and cost less to run.

 

Got into the interview and found the job was not at all what was I was expecting based on the original position description. So I basically told them that the job wouldn't suit me.

So that would be a no, but a happy no


Was more of a sidestep position than a promotion (same pay level), so even less of a big deal, I can afford to turn down things like that.

 

But dealers are no fun... you dont have the chance to look at what you want to look at without the dealer hanging round like a bad smell.... and the promo gals are usually nice... the worse the car, the prettier they seem to be