At SOC06 in Lake George registration was more then this years by about $60. The food was excellent, especially the Saturday dinner when they did the award ceremony. Prime rib, full buffet, dessert, the works.
Well the price for the viking challenge, (dyno + autocross) seems fair to me. Still what the hell. 170 for just me+40 renew member+100 or 35 (I may skip dyno and just do autox). God I'm gonna have to hold on the trigger for now though.
I do think it's weird they are not doing breakfast.... just lunch/dinner on fri & sat + a shirt. Insurance takes up some of that money but SOC's are never cheap!!
so how is it that Carlisle can offering camping for a lot less money. figure lunch dinner twice at $20 a piece that is $80. Are they really saying it costs $30 a day to get in? that is bit nuts especially considering the yearly membership dues as well. And to have the price for 3 day or 2 day passes? that is a slight rip off as well.
how much were day passes before? less than $30 a piece per day?
I went to SOC last year. I went to meet the Saabers. Didn't do any of the meals. Didn't do any of the seminars. Paid $20 for the day pass to the parts tent. Drank a lot in the parking lot at night, and had a blast meeting and talking with everyone.
Paying for SOC is a joke. If you're going to go to just meet people and hang out and have a good weekend. It's well worth the Gas + Hotel + Food + parts you buy.
I'm a little peeved that the hotel is going to be so expensive, but the registration is on par with previous conventions. The lack of day passes is kind of a bummer because Mr. Guru definitely wanted to come hang out Saturday, but he'll get over it.
This is why all you guys need to go to Carlisle next year! I think I spent $60 to register, which included camping, showfield registration and food from CPSC!
edit- I just called the hotel this AM and there are still plenty of rooms left. "only" $119.00/night.
This is why all you guys need to go to Carlisle next year! I think I spent $60 to register, which included camping, showfield registration and food from CPSC!
Having lived in hotels in the Boston area for a few months last year before I got my apartment, $119/night is higher than I was getting through some discount sites, but isn't terribly out of line from what I was getting charged last spring.
is it just me or does it seem like we are getting punished for owning saabs?! 170 per person?! thats nuts! i really wanna go to this but now that i know the price i'm seriously considering not! its close to me too! very aggrevating!!
is it just me or does it seem like we are getting punished for owning saabs?! 170 per person?! thats nuts! i really wanna go to this but now that i know the price i'm seriously considering not! its close to me too! very aggrevating!!
we are not getting punished for owning saabs. we are getting punished because GM has unions and massive pensions and bad management that are taking them down so they cannot afford to really "sponsor" anything.
I could deff make it worth whatever it is with an open bar. I'd be sure to spend some time with Mr. Johnny Walker, The Grey Goose, Mr. Jack Daniels, and Mr. Cuervo.
Good drinks out are like around $9, so you can deff get your moneys worth. Thanks for putting this into perspective Jameson!
Not to mention it was a 3 course meal. It started out with bread/rolls and I think salad. Then they gave you a main dish I think they may have asked if you wanted chicken or fish and cake for dessert. If it was a catering hall like you would find at a wedding it would cost $100 a head.
Fwiw SOC06 at Lake George was $200/pp for two days compared to the $170 here. Yeah its expensive, but it doesn't mean I won't go and enjoy the weekend.
The open bar at the Heritage Center was due to a quirk of alcohol licensing: namely, it was cheaper to give the booze away than it was to attempt to get a temporary license to sell it. Or so I was told. But the point is that an open bar is not a standard feature of SOC.
I don't think the overall cost is that outrageous. When we calculate the end costs of SOC including registrations, SCNA renewal, lodging, and gas, the total cost of the trip is usually lower than what we'd spend on a "normal" vacation. This year gas will be minimal for us, thankfully!
soc is always expensive, and blah blah. set 20 bucks aside a week until august and youll have the money.
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