Melbourne Motor Show

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Originally Posted by Buzz Box

*WARNING PERSONAL OPINION BELOW*

All I know is this new deal sucks where we only get a motor show every 2nd year now because Sydney can't maintain their numbers is stupid.

We got formula one with the motor show it makes sense every car nut is here so why cancel ours just cancel Sydney and be done with it instead of this 50/50 stupid deal.

Why should we have to subsidize some stupid Sydney car show especially considering we are getting a bigger exhibition centre as well

While I do respect your opinion, I think you need to know the reason they are exchanging motorshows on a biyearly basis.

If they (Melbourne Motor Show Organisers) were to be stubborn, and not go into this deal, the show would not be worth attending. Just look at some of the manufacturers missing from last years Sydney show: Meredes Benz, BMW, Land Rover, Jaguar, Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari. Basically a Who's who of the car world. That is why nobody went to last years Sydney show.

Now you are probably wondering why does that affect the Melbourne show, well, most of those manufacturers will not be at Melbourne this year, without a deal like this both Melbourne and sydney's shows would be nothing but a farce in the coming years, and probably wouldn't last another 5.

I don't actually like the idea of having to wait 2 years for a show, but it beats having no show at all. With any luck in the future the Australian International Motor Show will be among the biggest like Detroit, Tokyo, Paris/ Frankfurt and Geneva.