Tired of Motor Show queues – book online
January 30, 2009 by Matt Brogan
If you’re anything like us, the last thing you want to do is wait in a queue to see all the new cars on show when you turn up at the door to buy your ticket.
Well panic no more for the Melbourne International Motor Show is offering online ticket sales for the 2009 event.
Melbourne Motor Show introduced its own in-house online ticketing system three years ago, and it has since been adopted by several other events around Australia.
“Patrons who buy their tickets online have a dream run getting into the Show – they just print out their bar-coded ticket at home, get it scanned at the entry door and they’re in,” Motor Show director Russ Tyrie said. “It also reduces the number of people buying their tickets at the venue instead, which means shorter queues – and the online booking process is quick, easy and secure.”
Melbourne International Motor Show runs from 27 February to 9 March at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here.
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Thats all good and handy, as the “q” can be long on weekends
I am so glad that C/A are supplying me with a Press-Pass for the 1st. Trade Day only.
Finally get to meet all the gang!!
Cheers
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Where’s my press pass?
i’ve never encountered a line at the sydney motorshow and will never again, last years was crap to say the least! hang out at bondi on a weekend and you’ll see better cars!
Never experienced a queue at a motor show ever.
And with the way things are going, there will be just Toyota and Holden having stands at these things anyway.
I think the attendance will be very low, with no queue for tickets, because everyone is preparing for an economic recession and many are in no mood to think about new cars.
i don’t get it… so i need to pay someone money so that they can show me what i want to buy??? whats the point… most of the cars locked up anyway, like BMW… rather go to the showroom instead…
Ethan, totally agree. I went to 3 Sydney shows 2005-2007 and was disgusted to find BMW locking up even entry level stuff like a 120i and 320i. Even Mercedes would let you crawl though almost anything. What’s the point if you can’t even take a look inside?
The highlight? Taking a seat in a Mazda MX-5 and discovering how bloody glorious the feel of their manual transmission was, even in a stationary car with the engine turned off!
Funny how some don’t “get” the motor show.
In Melb, if you wanted to go and inspect all the small 4cyl cars which might fit your needs, it would take you a week and several hundred ks to get to all of them.
Those who “get” the motor show, realize that you can do the same thing in one building in a couple of hours. Immediate comparison can be made about look and feel, ease of entry, etc. Then it’s easy to organize test drive appointment(s) on the spot as well, saving lots of time and trouble.
Of course, that doesn’t apply if the manufacturer has decided on a no-show at the show.