Final Autoshow thoughts

OK, I've had time to think about the rest of the show, as well as get a bite to eat since I've returned home...

The European carmakers were there in full force, except for Porsche, who wasn't there at all. Rumor has it, that BMW bought their space out to make extra room for all their product. Speaking of which... BMW had ALOT of product. The M cars were there, inlcuding my 1st look at the new M3 Sedan. Very sharp, but I I still prefer the coupe. The new 1 series was there, and since some greedy time-stealing jerk took his time to try out every little thing on the car, I gave up on trying to have a seat in it. What I did see, I really liked.

MINI was there with the new Clubman, a stretched mini with little rear suicide doors on it and a different hatch opening. They did a great job connecting with the crowd. With a very small area to work with, they managed to keep the product the center and had a DJ spinning tunes to keep people coming to check it out.

Last night, we went to the hotel bar and hung out for a while. It didn't take long to run up a nice bar bill, and make new friends, including crossing off my list getting to sit and talk to one of those lovely car models... it was all in good fun and I still went back to the hotel alone ( Well, Ed was there, but you know what I mean... ).

I'm exhuasted both mentally and physically.... I need to do laundry... I need to eat...