#SDAutoShow: The LAST Auto Show Of The Year Brings The HEAT In SoCal — WHICH Is Your Top Pick?

#SDAutoShow: The LAST Auto Show Of The Year Brings The HEAT In SoCal — WHICH Is Your Top Pick?
As I've said before, there's no better place to own a vehicle than southern California. The climate is just right.

And while I am in New Jersey having to worry about swapping from performance tires to snows, and trying my best to avoid salt, these are things that don't enter the California driver's mind. Perhaps I need to make a change.

2018 San Diego Auto Show

That said, while the San Diego Auto Show is a regional affair primarily backed by the dealers, we think it's an important show to scope out. That's because it's always interesting to see how dealers are trying to engage customers. Also, theoretically, they know the consumer better than the manufacturers who rely on research.

That's because the dealers know exactly what's selling and what's dead in the water.

In addition, the San Diego Auto Show also typically ensures there's an interesting arrangement of vintage autos for visitors to peruse. To give you just a taste of the last auto show of the year, I've hand picked some of the shots I liked most.

I'll be following up with more event-specific posts over the next 48 hours. Stay tuned, Spies!


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MDarringerMDarringer - 12/27/2018 10:12:54 PM
-1 Boost
Hands down the VW Beetle.


Agent001Agent001 - 12/28/2018 12:18:53 AM
+1 Boost
I commented to 00R today how good it looked in person in that color combo. And that beige top boot.

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PUGPROUDPUGPROUD - 12/28/2018 5:46:11 AM
+1 Boost
I'll take the gray VW with the surf board...never go out of style, always eye catcher wherever you go to young and old, welcomed at any cruise night, concours, or club meet, easy to maintain and great to train new family drivers how to use a stick.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 12/28/2018 10:19:41 AM
+2 Boost
For me it is the V90 wagon. To my eye there is no better looking wagon on the market. Now if we could do something about the odd ball engines at Volvo that would be great.


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