My GT and fellow forumite Steve Woodrough's X1 sandwich a Spyker C8 Laviolette at the St. Pete Festival of Speed.
To be totally truthful, none of these three cars got the amount of attention given to the Tesla Model X parked next to my car. Really, it got annoying to be sitting in the shade behind my car and being repeatedly asked about the Model X. What do you want to know? It's a crazy expensive SUV with limited range! An SUV that, when it's on "E" you'll have to plan a lunch break while it "fills up." What else do you want? Well, they wanted it.
Even more annoying considering it is a generic SUV with surprisingly poor panel and trim fit. A $175K SUV that the owner was willing to let go for $200K.
The Spyker is obviously not a beautiful car. But the Audi V8 sounded sweet. And the steampunk (thanks Sinovac)/Jules Verne Captain Nemo design flourishes were cool, even though nothing to lust for.
The most amazing thing about this event...the organizer charges $25-$50 per car (depending on club affiliation) to show AND!...$20...yes $20 per adult spectator. And the event was packed. Many thousands of spectators paid to enter a St.Pete public park just to look at cars! No money for charity! Just money for the organizer! I am amazed.
The really cool cars.
To be totally truthful, none of these three cars got the amount of attention given to the Tesla Model X parked next to my car. Really, it got annoying to be sitting in the shade behind my car and being repeatedly asked about the Model X. What do you want to know? It's a crazy expensive SUV with limited range! An SUV that, when it's on "E" you'll have to plan a lunch break while it "fills up." What else do you want? Well, they wanted it.
Even more annoying considering it is a generic SUV with surprisingly poor panel and trim fit. A $175K SUV that the owner was willing to let go for $200K.
The Spyker is obviously not a beautiful car. But the Audi V8 sounded sweet. And the steampunk (thanks Sinovac)/Jules Verne Captain Nemo design flourishes were cool, even though nothing to lust for.
The most amazing thing about this event...the organizer charges $25-$50 per car (depending on club affiliation) to show AND!...$20...yes $20 per adult spectator. And the event was packed. Many thousands of spectators paid to enter a St.Pete public park just to look at cars! No money for charity! Just money for the organizer! I am amazed.
The really cool cars.
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