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Vancouver auto show March 20-24 Quote:
No free swag from what I saw at some of the exhibit booths. If you are referring to free grocery bags from Toyota, no bags haha. A Toyota employee announced a trivia contest for a chance to win a $100 VISA gift card at the show. I figured that there would be no free bags from Honda or KIA since those car makers are not at this year’s show. I did not see other kinds of free swag like lanyards, pens, or keychains either at any of the booths. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Awwww boooooo. I remember the old days when I was able to get like free Toyota usb sticks, those big shopping bags, a toque, and some mugs / umbrellas and shit for just attending the car show. Sigh… even car shows sucks nowadays. |
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Looking forward to seeing the TX up close. Same with the GRC, but from the pics it looks locked. I feel bad for the people who paid full price for this. Already paid for my discounted tix, but probably won't go next year if there's no free shit and half the cars are missing. |
Really bummed to hear no swag this year. Half the fun was going around to all the booths and loading up on all the swag and brochures. |
Don't forget to add parking. If you park under Convention Centre is like $30 bucks for the day. Might be more if there is an event like Autoshow. Probably best to Skytrain it down there. |
I went this evening, forgot to use the promo codes and ended up paying full price. At least parking was $15 which was less than the $27 or 30 I anticipated. No swag like many said already, but more new models than I expected were open for people to sit in. GRC, Lexus GX, new Camry, and a bunch of GM EVs (Silverado, Blazer / Equinox EV etc.) were all there for people to go inside (and in some cases, steal stuff). Some dealers stepped up to cover missing brands like Clarkdale with their SUV lineup and ID Buzz, and Dilawri bringing out assorted supercars and models from missing automakers (EQE, XC40 Recharge etc.). The test drive section focuses on EVs with a surprisingly wide selection. Notable demos include Hummer, Blazer, R1S/T, F150 Lightning, and the new Model 3. The more interesting models get booked out earlier so plan for that if you're visiting (ie Hummer was booked out since 3PM today) I went too late in the evening to try anything, not even the VinFast was available which is what I really wanted to try. Overall I enjoyed the show because I went in looking to check out cars I'm unlikely to consider for myself. Spent some time at VinFast (they had everything from the VF6 to VF9), Nissan, Mitsubishi, Lincoln, Chevy, and Ford. It wasn't too too far off from my experience at the LA auto show last year, and I wasn't missing any of the brands that decided not to show up. |
-gonna go to the Auto Show again in order to use my free pair tickets from a contest. Thank you BC Hydro! :thumbsup: I did not get a chance to see the McLarens at the Dilawri exhibit or get a closer look at the Corvettes during a lunch break from work on Wednesday. I'll go check out VinFast too. There will be Porsches out on display outside at the Jack Poole plaza too. More pics to post on this thread this weekend! |
The autoshow sucked this year. No Honda tote bags! Got to drive the Rivian / VinFast. The Vinfast's steering wheel is so cheap for a $55-65K car. |
I'm going to revisit tomorrow and sign up for test drives since I missed out on Wednesday. The test lineup is pretty diverse this year and worth the cost of admission at 50% off IMO Quote:
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Honestly, I'm not sure why you guys expect the free merch this year. As much as it's doom & gloom.. I'm pretty sure no one has the marketing budget for freebies. Hell Van Auto Show doesn't even have the advertising budget to push the show lol. I barely saw anything about it. Almost forgot about it until hobz sent it out. |
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Also, maybe its not a marketing budget thing but with the way cars have been selling the past few years with their post-covid inventory management, and people having to waitlist for months/years just to pay full fat MSRP they simply either do not see a need for it anymore or just don't want to.:okay: I miss my annual Toyota and Honda tote-bags. |
vancouver may not be a big market but it's still somewhat an important one these shows dont feel the same w/o swags but still beats no show...automakers realize shows overall are already declining (not even just cars/trucks) which is why some opt out |
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I think there are slight variations between BMW models, but don't quote me on that. VinFast's 2 ICE models were based on the F10 5 series and F15 X5, so they're just using stuff from their parts bin. I knew they were involved with BMWs, but the sudden familiar feeling still caught me by surprise in an otherwise very-different car :lol |
Vancouver auto show March 20-24 Free swag at the show today! One lady gave out bags at the bottom of the escalator haha. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...66e906e8c5.jpg Card holders at the EV test drive area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
More free swag at the RCMP bait car booth haha. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1b16894ed9.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Awww boooooo those are terrible ! |
Pretty mid show overall. Got to test drive the Vinfast and both me and my friend felt nauseated after. Got a free tire pressure gauge from the VSA people. Not many automakers there. Toyota had the best presence. VW had a funny little strip that made me wonder if it was worth them coming at all. Like 10 different Buick crossovers that all look the same. Absence of Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and Mazda to some extent was pretty glaring. Also no BMW, Audi, Mercedes, JLR. Miss the prepandemic days where the upstairs was all the super cars and the basement was filled with automakers. Actually I miss the BC Place days… |
Vancouver isn't alone in automakers skipping out on auto shows. Even the LA auto show lost a number of these automakers despite that market's significance for the auto industry from a global perspective. BMW/Audi/Mercedes already pulled out years ago IIRC, and the show lost Porsche last November along with Stellantis. With this perspective, it's no surprise many brands opted out on our show as well. Like I said earlier, a few dealers such as Vancouver VW and Genesis Vancouver stepped up to fill up the OEM's absence on the show floor (hence their smaller footprint), while Trotman brought out their Jeep/Hornet/Pacificas in the test drive section for people to experience. The purpose of auto shows started changing in the last decade when automakers figured out how to host vehicle launches online through livestreams plus a media push using YouTube / TikTok / Social Media. This trend will probably continue on in the future, so enjoy these shows while they still exist? Anyhow, I went back today strictly for test drives - managed to squeeze 8 cars in before the DT traffic got backed up. |
^The Auto Show sounds somewhat like the way E3 died. Publishers/Developers wanted to conduct their own events and rollouts, and thus the death of E3. |
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Yea I'm surprised there's no brands like Honda or Kia, Mazda. Considering how hard they are trying to stay relevant pushing evs. You didn't need 20 Buicks or 20 Chevys. Even Nissan had a pretty good booth with the 400z that you can sit in and they didn't gate keep you. |
Ford brought out their Dark Horse Mustang which I was quite happy about. I really like it, and it's a really compelling package. |
^ You didn't think the wheels looked tiny/overwhelmed on what's a pretty big car? eg: https://img.sm360.ca/ir/w600h400/ima...photos_001.jpg |
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