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Old 11-15-2010, 09:54 PM
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Default 2010 SF International Auto Show role-call

The 2010 San Francisco International Auto Show is starting on the 20th of November, just a few days away. Since the largest contingent of Porsche folks are in this area I was wondering who was going and when.

I will probably be going on the 20th but can make other arrangements if anyone wants to crash the party. Who's in?
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I'd love to go and meet up with some fellow P-car enthusiasts. 20th or 21st both work in my book.
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OK, where's mooty and Larry? I know Snowboarder isn't too far away to attend. It's not like you have to drive out to Pebble Beach or something like that!
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20th, baby sitting
then in laws sitting....

there's nothing good at SF auto show. you want to fly to LA.
then you see some real cars.
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sf show sucks- really. Mike
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I've spent the past years going to the LA show. Better half was talking about going to that one instead just to have an excuse to visit family. Who knows if that will happen now?
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Damn, I stimbled on this thread looking for something else.

Why in the hell does Porsche even Bother bringing cars to the SF Show? I remember they had one person there and no car catalogs. Good thing I will be going to LA this year.

Hope this year they unvail the GT3 RS at LA. It will be there or Geneva, but I think by the time Geneva comes around again Porsche hopefully would have officially announced the next RS.
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I've gone the last 2 years and honestly it sucks. None of the good cars make it
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Originally Posted by Tacet-Conundrum
OK, where's mooty and Larry? I know Snowboarder isn't too far away to attend. It's not like you have to drive out to Pebble Beach or something like that!
I'm planning on flying down to L.A for the day on 11/21 for the 1st public day of the L.A Motorshow ... hoping to see the new 991.2 GTS Cabriolet there...
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Originally Posted by Tacet-Conundrum
Damn, I stimbled on this thread looking for something else.

Why in the hell does Porsche even Bother bringing cars to the SF Show? I remember they had one person there and no car catalogs. Good thing I will be going to LA this year.

Hope this year they unvail the GT3 RS at LA. It will be there or Geneva, but I think by the time Geneva comes around again Porsche hopefully would have officially announced the next RS.
I think they will launch the GTS at L.A, heading there on the 21st!
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Originally Posted by bmwtye
I've gone the last 2 years and honestly it sucks. None of the good cars make it
+1 its nothing more than a marketing exercise for the local dealers IMO...

L.A is the place to be.
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Dude, I stimbled.... durr...

GTS eh, comes standard with the power kit and hopefully an option for a manual transmission - that would be nice. I know a lot of folks would come out of the wood work for a Manual trans GTS but I think now that is too much for Porsche these days. I mean hell man its not a GT3 where Porsche would want the car's technology to keep up with the competition on the track since all it's competitor's have flappy paddles.

As for going to the LA Autoshow I dunno which day I will be going. Last time I took my ex and I didn't get to take too much time like I would have. I did however spend a good 90 minutes with Porsche Exclusive in the back designing a car. Also hopefully the new Porsche Exclusive guy will be on hand and I will finally meet him. What is his name again Mathew something - I want to say Henry.

Also I dunno if it's true or not but Porsche is going to give the next 911 the designation 992. Who knows?

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Originally Posted by Tacet-Conundrum
Dude, I stimbled.... durr...

GTS eh, comes standard with the power kit and hopefully an option for a manual transmission - that would be nice. I know a lot of folks would come out of the wood work for a Manual trans GTS but I think now that is too much for Porsche these days. I mean hell man its not a GT3 where Porsche would want the car's technology to keep up with the competition on the track since all it's competitor's have flappy paddles.

As for going to the LA Autoshow I dunno which day I will be going. Last time I took my ex and I didn't get to take too much time like I would have. I did however spend a good 90 minutes with Porsche Exclusive in the back designing a car. Also hopefully the new Porsche Exclusive guy will be on hand and I will finally meet him. What is his name again Mathew something - I want to say Henry.
Yeah Matthew Henry, I tried to meet him at Quail, but he was very hard to find, and is not very reliable in answering email.

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