NBC show on Detroit auto show was GARBAGE

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Jan 20, 2008 | 08:06 PM

bitkahuna

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NBC show on Detroit auto show was GARBAGE

Did anyone else catch this today? It was about an hour long 'infomercial' on the Detroit Auto Show. The announcers were clearly reading and had NO CLUE about automobiles whatsoever.

When it came to Lexus, they were SHOWING an IS-F while talking about the LF-A.

The guy said one car (GT-R or LF-A can't remember) did great on the Nurenburg

Oh it was awful...

Jan 20, 2008 | 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

The guy said one car (GT-R or LF-A can't remember) did great on the Nurenburg

Oh it was awful...

When the Chicago Auto Show is going on in Feb. each year, several of the local stations do specials from McCormick Place and they are much like you described. Mainly fluff pieces.

Jan 20, 2008 | 08:17 PM

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I didn't catch it but I can almost picture it

Jan 20, 2008 | 08:29 PM

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They do that for the L.A. Auto Show also. One hour long infomercial about the newest and most talked about cars.

It's more about promoting the show, not the individual cars...

Jan 20, 2008 | 09:00 PM

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Didnt see it, one they show on ESPN for every big Auto Show is pretty good.

Jan 20, 2008 | 11:55 PM

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They also claimed that the IS-F cost "$41,000" or something, which apparently was substituting IS 350 pricing for the IS-F!

They showed the LF-A at the beginning and then not during the actual Lexus segment! When I saw this I was pretty miffed.

Ah, oh well...saw another segment last week on a different show and they claimed the IS-F was AWD...LOL!

Jan 21, 2008 | 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

The guy said one car (GT-R or LF-A can't remember) did great on the Nurenburg

Oh it was awful...

That NBC show is garbage every year, including this one.

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Jan 21, 2008 | 04:33 AM

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