Rds Car Show?

fletch

A mate of mine tells me there is a car show on in the RDS over the weekend but I can't find a link to it on www.rds.ie.....anyone know what it's all about?

fletch

LOL....jus found it there....sorry

jozi

Right....so....who's going....who has gone already???

fletch

My mate went (on thu he got some freebie tickets somehow)....he got to sit in the new M5 ....€15 adminssion tho! :eek:

jozi

I'm temped to go, 15 euro seems resonable compared to some other shows ive been (20-25 on ocasions)

bmoferrall

If anyone went today it would be interesting to know which new cars are on display (Alfa, Seat, Honda, etc.). The official website (http://www.motorshowireland.com/index.php?whatson) doesn't help much, possibly implying that the main marques haven't bothered to show up.

qz

fletch wrote:

My mate went (on thu he got some freebie tickets somehow)....he got to sit in the new M5 ....€15 adminssion tho! :eek:

Pfft. Just go to a BMW garage and sit in one for free :rolleyes:

fletch

qz wrote:

Pfft. Just go to a BMW garage and sit in one for free :rolleyes:

Suppose....does Joe Duffy have one on his forecourt does anyone know? Can't imagine he would considering the waiting list for these.

qz

Maxwell had one in not too long ago, and so did Murphy and Gunn. Gorgeous car to sit in. I loved playing with the paddles

DubTony

It's on in the RDS main hall opposite the Simmonscourt Pavilion. I went today. Paid online for a tenner a head. It's €15 at the door.
It's a dealer show with the following dealers and / or marques. AFAIR

Rathdown Motors ... Chrysler, Hyundai.
Motorvalue ... Nissan.
Fiat.
Tallaght Ford.
Peugeot.
Skoda.
Opel.
Des Cullen Cars ... dont touch.
Saw a Golf GTi, but don't remember a VW stand.
51st State Autos (Essex, England) American Cars. New Mustang GT Convertible, w/ extras... €65,000 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Kit car company (X2)
Autotrader
IAM
Some driving school
Some guys selling jackets

Not there
Renault................Mercedes.
BMW...................Lada
Mini....................Citreon
Toyota................Volvo
Lada...................Chevrolet
Mitsubishi............Subaru
Saab...................Kia
Lada...................Rolls Royce
Bentley...............Ferrari (Autotrader have one)
Lamborghini.........Maserati
Range Rover........Lada
Honda.................Alfa Romeo

and ma-a-anyyyyy mo-o-o-o-re

You can drive a 4X4 around the muck for a fee.
There are go-karts.
And you can throw things at cans standing on top of each other for a teddy bear prize (I presume)

Parking ...................................€4.50
2 tickets at €10 each.................€20.00
2 sandwiches and 2 cups of tea...€15.50
Total Waste ............................€40.00

My advice ... save your money. It's a lot of crap. Spend the 40 quid on booze. (Or petrol)

jozi

Any pictures at all?

Did you not see the invicta or ascari?

spartacus93

I was at it last year, or the year before. Got to sit in a DB9, and saw the vanquish up close and personal. There was a stunt driver there that put on a very good show, and I also saw the Jaguar XJ220 (is that right, there's only around 10 of them). I was impressed by it alll anyway. The kit car stands were interesting.

bmoferrall

Cheers DubTony. I got suspicious when their promotions focused on the Invicta and Ascari. So it's the usual suspects then...and no Alfa 159, Citroen C6, Honda Civic, Seat Leon, Ferrari 430, etc. I guess they're all still in fuppin' frankfurt