Hybrids and Electrics Not Welcome.......

It seems that Hybrids and Electrics are not welcome at a New Cars and Coffee that open last weekend at the Costa Mesa fair grounds. Its a shame that they have placed restrictions on what is worthy and what is not. Hybrids and EV not allowed? I can't see many manufactures will be wanting to show case new cars at this venue as they did at the Irvine location with this type of thinking. Imagine no BMW I8 can be shown! No Tesla can be shown! No Toyota Mirai can be shown, no modded Prius can be shown!

 

You can look up their Face Book Page. occarsandcoffee.com

DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS
OC Cars and Coffee
List of Eligible Display Cars
Cars we emphasize — price/value is NOT a consideration

Preference is given to

• Cars 1975 and older – older cars will take precedence over newer cars
• Sports Cars, Classics, Exotics, Hot Rods
• Nostalgic/unusual – cars that draw a crowd! Cars you want to photograph!
• Cars that are not regularly seen on the roads of Southern California
• Cars that are not daily drivers

Lowest preference is given to

• 4-door cars 1975 and newer – most will be asked to park in spectator parking
• Electric/hybrid cars of any make
• Trucks, vans, wagons, SUVs

1975 and newer – only the following cars:

As space allows, the following 1975 and newer cars are accepted individually, but not in groups unless prearranged with OC Cars and Coffee

Acura – NSX only
Ariel Atom
Aston Martin
Audi – R8 only
Bentley
BMW – Z8 only
Bugatti
Callaway
Chevrolet – Corvette and limited production ZL1 and Z28 Camaro only
Concept Cars – as prearranged with manufacturers
Dodge – Viper and limited production SRT8 Challenger only
De Tomaso
Ferrari
Ford – Ford GT and limited production SVT Boss + Shelby Mustangs only
Jaguar – 2 door cars only
Koenigsegg
Lamborghini
Lexus – LFA only
Maserati – 2 door cars only
McLaren
Mercedes Benz – 2 seat cars only
Morgan
Nissan – GTR only
Noble
Pagani
Porsche – 2 door cars only
Replicas/Special Construction cars – on a case by case basis
Rolls Royce
Ruf
Saleen – 2 door cars only
Spyker
Shelby

 

The crazy part is that when Cars and Coffee in Irvine had to shut down, because it was growing too large, and the city asked them to shut down, several weeks later a new location was found in Aliso Viejo. My understanding is that at this location all are welcome. So this new location in Costa Mesa is competing against the Aliso Viejo location. We should show Cars and Coffee Aliso Viejo our support some Saturday morning and have the SOCAL CREW show up.......

 

So now it gets better..........

Hmm....I thought Lowest preference is given to Electric/hybrid cars of any make??? If your gonna have rules you should follow them.

 

My point is they are being selective on what car is considered worthy or not for their event, regardless if it is a hybrid or not. This is not in the true spirt of what Cars and Coffee was all about.

 

I agree with you on the point of passion and cars that are not seen on a daily basis should be displayed. The Porsche deserves to be seen at this venue. But as you know their are many types of car enthusiasts with different tastes. That is what made the Irvine event so great. You had everything on display. If you did not care for one type of car on display, you just keep walking. I guess I see myself as a Jay Leno. Every car is deserving to be recognized. I wish them luck and success. I just don't think I will ever be able to participate in their show.