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Old 12-04-09, 08:59 AM
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600hl? sigh, seeing it in person didn't help at ALL unfortunately. it still doesn't flow well at all, doesn't have the elegant presence of the pre-facelift. i didn't say anything and i asked my wife to look at the car, this is what she said'

"the taillights are too big, i like it smaller like ours so the car looks wider"
"what's wrong with the grille? they trying to join acura?" (that cracked me up)
"the new bumper is bad, especially the fogs. they don't blend well with the car at all, lost the slickness that's on ours"

so there you go.

in fact, most of the cars i saw at the show, they didn't impress me better or worse in person vs seeing online.
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Old 12-04-09, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
hahaha, yeah i heard the lfa just made it in time for the la auto show.
Yes that's correct. It was air shipped from Japan, just in time for LA!



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Old 12-04-09, 09:50 AM
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i luv how audi did they setup, saves as wallpaper btw nice pic
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Old 12-04-09, 10:37 AM
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More pictures please...
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
who still has 56k?
Yeah it's time we stop tagging threads with such ancient terms.
all those audi's look the same.
I was wondering the same...why did they have like 10 of the same models on display?
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Old 12-04-09, 11:06 AM
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Love the Audi display.
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Originally Posted by rominl
600hl? ...
"the new bumper is bad, especially the fogs. they don't blend well with the car at all, lost the slickness that's on ours"
you don't have an LS now, do you?
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Thanks Henry - great pics!
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
you don't have an LS now, do you?
nop, but my wife was referring to the style we owned

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i luv how audi did they setup, saves as wallpaper btw nice pic
yup, their setup is just brilliant! i love it
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updated first few posts with pics i have processed

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Nice pics Rom... The MB's looked pretty good..
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Just got back from the LA Autoshow and there didn't seem to be a lot of people on the opening day.

I do agree with Henry about the Audi display. It's very bright, white and tastefully done.

I wanted to see the Cadillac CTS coupe in person and I do have to say it looks tons better in real life than in pictures. One has to see it in person to appreciate it.




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Old 12-05-09, 01:59 AM
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On to the Lexus display...The Lexus display did not have the SC or the LX...







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I do have to say the GX looks much better in real life...









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and of course the LFA...




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