Sydney 2010 Motor Show

[sniegy]

Afternoon all,

Weekend just passed i drove up to the Sydney Motor Show with a couple of mates in the D4, as per usual the D4 performed effortlessly even with 3 blokes (at about 100Kg each, luggage, lights & light reading).

Driving along i noticed that the vehicle would occassionaly pull to the left & just thought of the road camber. With contniual persistance i had to fill up with fuel, thought i would check tyre pressures while i was there.
Found that both L/H/S tyres were down to 20psi...? Odd i thought, so filled the front tyre up with some air & checked the valve, all ok, checked as best as i could for a nail & couldnt see anything..Proceeded to the rear one & talking to my friend i could all of a sudden hear a severe hissss. Checked the side wall to see a lump of rubber torn away. Damn, i know where i did this & in due course the tyre started to destroy the side wall to the point it would not hold air. So out came the luggage, & on went the spare....Fun...NOT!

Anyway we arrived into Sydney on Sat at about 17:30 & proceeded to our rented apartment in Kent St.

We went to the show on Monday to view a rather small show, but some interesting things to note...

Firstly this.


This has to be one of the "Uggliest" vehicles i have seen.
I really hate the look of the Japanese vehicles that have that rear section towards the "D" pillar as the window tucks back away from it, leaving a huge blind spot & this odd looking piece metal. Sort of Tarago ish...
It is the new Patrol, To get an idea of how big this is, the rims are 20's with 265/60/20 inch tyres (i think the profile is correct, cant exactly remember). But it is just HUUUUGE..Inside its very boring, just like any Japanese manufacturer.
The engine was a 5.7 litre petrol...yoikes, glunk, glunk, glunk....

Discovery 4 Bull Bar was on Display

The bar was quite well made, It was very bright with all the lights especially being polished Aluminium. It was mounted to an HSE with all the kit, Front park Sensors & Front camera System. It is also compatible with the factoy winch mount.

Then there was this...


The inside..


It was very very nice, The finish looked (from a distance) superb, the interior was also finished to a high standard.
It's presence drew many people to have a look & just do as i did & drool. The color was very regal, nice plain Fuji? White.
Cant wait to drive one.

As per usual many women dressed (or then again just) in extremely tight clothing, or very loose tops to get the attention of the men.
The best i thought was the Mitsubishi Stand, the women were all above 6' & were all dressed in this blue "thing" which could be best described as a ...well i cant really because no words can describe it

Was a good week or so & the food festival in Hyde Park was excellent..
So filling, So much, So many People...

Cheers.

[CaverD3]

Not sure about the LR bullbar.
A bit bling for me.

I agree about the new Pootrol though, why do they insist on sloping the back down. The square load opening is probably the only reason why anyone still buys the current one. It has taken Nissan long enough to come up with the new one and that is the best they could do?
As big as the LC200?

Not for me but I think LR have got something there with the Evoque.

[Duck's Guts]

I'm not keen on that bar...

• plastic wings!
• are the centre uprights bolted on, or are the plastic bits just to hide the welding?
• very deep bottom lip reducing the approach angle

As per usual many women dressed (or then again just) in extremely tight clothing, or very loose tops to get the attention of the men.
The best i thought was the Mitsubishi Stand, the women were all above 6' & were all dressed in this blue "thing" which could be best described as a ...well i cant really because no words can describe it

Now, to quote you from one of your recent posts in another thread...

Didn't happen without photo's...
You know the

[Graeme]

I thought the ECB bar looked heavy/bulky but the LR bar looks more so, at least from the picture. It looks to retain at least the top section of the plastic bar which is good for looks but make me wonder about the mountings. I like that there wont be any side shadows and wont interfere with turning lights or blinkers but don't like the headlights being so exposed to roo damage. Hmm, I dislike the ECB bar less so might get one of those.

[Neil P]

The 5.6 Patrol will sell well , and the LC200 will then launch with
the same ( standard USA ) displacement which should have been
the Aussie V8 engine in the first place. As for fuel consumption ,
it's irrelevant compared to depreciation on any of this equipment.
No photos of the blue-thing ?

[sniegy]

Sorry Guys didn't get a photo of the tall blue wonders..

Thought it would look a bit strange taking aim at the wonders then click for the photo...bit pervish..

Ian, I am not sure about them selling well, for 2 reasons.
1. The size of the beast.
2. The Massive donk, Its a Petrol!, it will sell, but not sure in big numbers. Will be good for horse's & large caravans.

My thoughts anyway.

Cheers

[sniegy]

Hope this link works to the "facebook" page of Mitsubishi Motor's, as this is where the "Blue Chiffoned" ladies were....

Mitsubishi Motors Australia | Facebook

Have a look at the photo's and see the tallness of the ladies..hehe

[Lobster]

They wore red at the 2006 show....


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