^ I was just thinking that this morning: a 300C Hemi or a new Magnum RT would be very cool.

Skylines I think aren't a bad idea either, although you are limited to buying a used one. They are the closest thing Japan has made to a supercar (NSX's to me are boring) and since they didn't sell them here, they do get a lot of attention. Those that know what they are always seem to go ga-ga over them and those that don't ask what it is since they don't recognize it. And since they are a rather large coupe, a nice system should be possible. I saw a 1st-gen on the way up to Whistler last weekend. They are a little on the fugly side though. Gotta get a GT-R 33 There is a local shop in Vancouver that has started to import used ones. A 1st-gen, around 1989 or so sell below 20k.

 

The Ulimate Demo car would allow you to change the products intalled in a timely manor.

Modular in every respect.

Allowing the car to be "high end" and "entry level" within a short period of time for the average listener. Haven't we all ever stepped into a demo vehicle, and wanted to compare what was installed to some other piece in the product line?

Adam

 

The preformance aspect must be watched carfully, case in point, I was at alot of shows this year with the Pioneer's car, they had the hood open and everyone came over to view it, the paint on that thinks great too, but I never did see what it had inside? I never saw anyone else look either.. looked like a huge waste to me, got attention ya but the wrong attention for selling products.

I'd say keep it funtional, these days fiberglass is cool but doesen't wow people, get people into your demo and let them hear and see it, whats with this 10 foot rope around cars?

this may sound dumb but I think a tricked out van that seats 10 and slamed on the ground would be a great demo, put in 10 guys for 10 min play some movies let them judge the product for them selves and put another 10 in
Its comming back too( the vans ) just look at any truck mag.
I have 1 idea tucked away that would blow minds but it isen't going to happen this year so I'll keep that one

 

I think that if you did a car that was really toned down that it might actually attract MORE attention then something flashy.

I know that when I was at AudioThunder last spring I saw a bunch of flashy demo cars. I walked by quickly and just took a glance at them.

I know what they are and what they have to offer. A bunch of fiber glass and flashy paint.

Now, if one of those vehicles happened to be more subdued I would have been drawn in to take a closer look. I would have spent more time looking at the equipment instead of the paint/install.

I mean, you're trying to sell the equipment, not the paint/fibre glass... right?

 

What Jordy said x 1,000,000,000.

 

I agree.. as per my original post, a car that attracts attention by it's subtlety is much more effective than one that overwhelms the senses with more bling than a snoop dogg video. The average demo car doesn't make you want to investigate the interrior of the vehicle, what's up with that? a mercedes C230 Kompressor would be amazing, a well done install, clean, seamlessly integrated. like the MBquart demo car, but without the hokey trunkwork, just a clean presentation of the equipment and it's capabilities.

 

Well what about the Honda Element? It's got the whole versatility thing going on. Maybe pull the back seats and replace them with some sort of motorized enclosure that can be moved to accomodate actual cargo...
I would just say it'd have to be one colour and have to paint all those unfinished panels outside. It'd definately be different and would stand out. Being mainly open and seems to have fewer angles would make it a little better for finding speaker placement with fewer angles to worry about reflection...?

 

^ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ELEMENT!!! Fugliest new car EVAR!!!! [img]graemlins/puke.gif[/img] If you are going for the cutesy, styled like a brick, gutless import mini-SUV route, then it has to be a Toyota Scion.

 

Scions are nice but not available up here... and I was thinking more along the lines of the stand out like a sore thumb get the attention of WTF is this doing here and then play it and totally dumbfound the listener...

 

The type of demo car depends on the type of customer you want to attract:

A flashy, bling-bling vehicle will attract the younger crowd, from 16yrs. of age to the late 20's. This age group consists of the MAJORITY (but not all) of the car audio enthusiasts. So, if you want to attract the majority of the population to look at your demo vehicle, then it's probably best to build a very flashy and blingbling type of car.

A more subdued vehicle will always attract the older crowd, the age group from the late 20's and up. This is the age group that is more interested in sound quality, and less interested in the paint job and the rims. This is the age group that listens to jazz, blues and classical music.

Let me give you a real example; About a year ago, I went to a car show in Calgary at the RoundUpCentre where alot of different car audio distributors and companies dealing with car audio were present. Ofcourse, many demo vehicles were also there. I noticed that many young teenage boys and girls gathered around the hot painted, flashy, wild looking cars with huge SPL systems inside. I don't think that these youngsters cared much about the sound quality of recorded music that probably would NOT be present in any of these cars and their respective audio systems.

Now, at the same show, on the other side of the convention hall, Audio Concepts Mobile had set-up 2 vehicles. One vehicle belonged to the Canadian distributor of Focal products...he is from Vancouver...sorry,I cannot remember his name. His vehicle was a large sedan with no flash at all whatsoever. I sat and listened to his audio system for a very long time. Needless to say, it was absolutely SPECTACULAR. Sound quality at its best!!!!! Nothing flashy or bling bling about his car. The audio system was very nicely and beautifully laid out without any flash at all...and it sounded great!!!
The other vehicle was also a 4 door sedan without the flash, which also sounded magnificent to say the least !!!!!
What I noticed about these 2 vehicles was that I was the ONLY ONE there. I was the only spectator observing and listening to these amazing SQ cars. Everybody else was at the other side of the hall looking and gawking at the bling bling vehicles, of which there were many...to many in my opinion.

So, I guess it all depends on which type of crowd you want to attract. If you want to sell alot of your product then the flashy vehicle will accomplish the job. If you want to cater to the older audiophile crowd, and perhaps not sell as much of your product, then a non-flashy type of sedan with clean lines and a well laid out audio system will do justice.