Photos ~ 2005 Seattle Auto Show

I hooked up with Gavin and his buddy Luke this afternoon to take in the 2005 Seattle Auto Show. Although it didn't have quite the bling-bling showiness we thought it would it was still a good time. Although we hoped there really was no "booth babe" presence to be had. Nevertheless, the cars were certainly pretty and we did manage to get Luke a photo or two with a lovely Subaru gal. The most suprising/impressive automotive specimen from the event were:

• Lego Volvo - stylish yet very Atari 2600 graphics-like
• Jeep Commander - this and other large-nosed vehicles that seem to be all the rage need two things: a) a cow catcher and b) commercials where a serene shot of a lush forest is interrupted with said vehicle exploding from the greenery, landing, and triumphantly sliding into a Vogue shot
• V-10 powered Dodge Truck - this bad boy only gets 9 MPG city -- haven't we as a race evolved beyond this kinda' thing yet?
• two cool Saturns - I guess they're trying to sex things up a bit and doing a decent job at that
• a Galactic Blue Hyundai Elantra - because Sarah should've got her's in that color

Afterward we had a good dinner at Standford's and were pleased that the seriously soggy driving we had to do earlier in the day was now largely clear of the intense precipitation.

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11/10/2005 @ 7:31am

The US is so behind the times! I've been on the waiting list for a Lego Volvo for months now, they are the 'in' thing; fuel efficient, easy to clean, only downside is it is easy to steal parts off it...

by Toni

11/10/2005 @ 7:35am

...and crash scene investigations involve insane amounts of clean-up.

by KevinFreitas

11/12/2005 @ 12:54pm

It's just so funny to hear you say "bling-bling". I was cracking up for a minute straight!

by Annita

11/12/2005 @ 12:54pm

P.S. Awesone cars though!!!

by Annita

11/20/2005 @ 10:28am

Kevin my friend, you have a real thing for headlights. Nice pictures.

by Steve

11/20/2005 @ 10:55am

That I do -- and hood ornaments.

by KevinFreitas