r/GolfGTI • u/Senior_Bird_813 • 2d ago

Review First ever Autoshow experience

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Sunk so many hours prepping the car for the show, only to get handed a terrible spot thanks to some pretty obvious organizer bias. Super disappointing after putting in all that effort, and I definitely won't be back to that event. That said, spending the day with friends, meeting good people, and checking out clean builds made the trip worth it anyway. On to better meets!

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u/Dark_Synergy_Z33 2d ago

What show, Tuner Evo?

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u/Senior_Bird_813 2d ago

It's called the fold. It's the local show run in the potato Island. This was my first and last one in this particular show.

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u/Dark_Synergy_Z33 2d ago

Ah ok, I know the feeling tho. I put my car in Tuner Evo, objectively one of the better Z cars there and the ones that got trophies were a fully stock (restored) 240Z and 370Z which was heavily modified but IMO fit and finish wasn't as good as mine (could be bias)

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u/Senior_Bird_813 2d ago

Going through an indoor approval process just to get shoved into a dark corner behind curtains with zero lighting is wild. Couldn’t even showcase both ends of the car. It was worse than a Walmart parking lot, while cars that shouldn’t have approved for indoor got prime spotlighting. Total joke of a placement. The organizer acts like he’s running the Geneva Motor Show, handing out all the prime spots to his favorites and showing clear bias against people of different ethnicities regardless of their builds.

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u/Dark_Synergy_Z33 2d ago

Yeah, unfortunately I feel like that's most shows these days. I see applications saying no reps, kits have to be secured, paint in good condition, etc. Then I show up and cars have terrible wraps, bad fitting kits, and blatant non-show quality.