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Car Commercials, the good, the bad, and the annoying!

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  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    that the "employee discount" ads will still be going on after September 6th?

    I'm just about tired of the endless Iacocca ads, and if I see that little girl run that sponge across the F150 grille one more time, I don't know what I'm going to do!
  • john_324john_324 Member Posts: 974
    The Iaocca ads are increasingly making me think of Carol Shelby's disgraceful appearance in the "Zmax engine additive" infomercials...
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Anyone catch the new ad with Snoop and Iacocca? Quite irritating IMO. I feel like I've killed about 20 brain cells watching the foolish thing.

    I can't imagine that useless babbling idiots are going to help sell cars...
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    And what's with the comparison with the RX330 and the Cheapuinox? :confuse: What's next, is the Trailblazer going to be compared with and LX470? :confuse:

    Ugh.
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    And what's with the comparison with the RX330 and the Cheapuinox? :confuse: What's next, is the Trailblazer going to be compared with and LX470? :confuse:

    Ugh.


    I feel the same way about those. The Equinox isn't even close to being in the same class as the RX330. They both have 4 wheels and are shaped like SUVs, but that's where all similarities end.

    Next, they will probably start comparing the Impala to the Lexus LS430....

    ...."It has most of the features, but costs over $40,000 less!"

    Chevy's comparison ads are out of hand.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...to advertise any SUV these days. Ads for gasoline companies are downright offensive - thieves! I'm surprised I don't see Prius ads every ten minutes the way things are.
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    They air a combined Prius and Highlander Hybrid ad, where a "hippy chick" is going on and on about her Prius, and then they cut to a guy (I guess you could call him a "suit") talking about the benefits of his HLH. When he get's to the end ("sen...si...tive"), he and the hippy chick notice each other and start making out!

    The tagline is "Now Toyota has hybrids for both sides of the garage."

    It was odd the first time, but every subsequent time after that it just became annoying and just plain stupid.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I laughed at the idea of it before I even saw it, but seeing it, it seems even more ridiculous.

    Snoop has a few slammed 300Cs so that's their connection I guess.

    -juice
  • kenjabikenjabi Member Posts: 76
    This Snoop/Iacocca commercial is driving me nuts. Maybe it's only where I live (DC area), but this commercial is on INCESSANTLY! I can usually put up with any commercial, no matter how bad, but this one gets the instant mute from me now (geez, I sound like my granddad).
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    It's on every commercial break of every channel here too...

    Get that babbling idiot off the screen!

    I understand what Chrysler is trying to accomplish, which is to attract the same crowd of Bling Blingers who gaudy up there Crapalades and Navigators but couldn't they be a bit more subtle? :confuse:
  • 1racefan1racefan Member Posts: 932
    It is on all the time in NC too.

    Another thing that bugs me is the Iacoca tag line "If you can find a better car, buy it."

    From my perspective and past experiences, it isn't that hard to find a better car than one of their products!!!
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    I think the tag line pays homage to the same one used back in the 80's to promote the K-cars!

    While I don't put Chrysler products at the head of the pack across the industry, I do have respect for their efforts that they've been putting into their cars. The better of the domestics IMO. But having Snoop as a spokesperson doesn't help their image in the least...
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Imagine if GM had a tag line like that?

    If you can find a better car, we'll give you more money to settle for ours... :D
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...I think it's hard to find anything better than the Chrysler 300-C or Dodge Charger Hemi at their price points.
  • 1racefan1racefan Member Posts: 932
    I would take a Tundra or an F-150 over a Ram. I would take a Tacoma over a Dakota and the Durango is horrible looking IMO - and I think their mini vans need to be redone ASAP. I do admit that the 300C looks sharp, and is a lot of car for the money. The Magnum and the Charger look a little too "cartoonish" for my tastes as well.
  • john_324john_324 Member Posts: 974
    Well, as much as I think the ad campaign is pretty stupid, I will say one thing: it definitely has people talking about it. So maybe it's not so ineffective after all.

    I still question using the "better car" tagline though, as Chrylser's problem back in the day was that too many people took his advice.

    In the Snoop Dog ad though, I do love how high Iaccoca has his pants hiked up... :)
  • logic1logic1 Member Posts: 2,433
    have their end of model year promotional commercials running right now.

    Both appear to have hired the same fellow speaking in a patrician British Upper Class accent about the wonders of their products.

    Frankly, I would rather listen to Robert Plant shrieking than some goofball speaking in an accent no one in this country have or even want to hear in any other context.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Forget snoop, I want Celine Dion back in the Chrysler commercials again! J/K

    At least she can speak English...
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    If you can find a better car...

    Wonder if something like, "See the USA in your Chevrolet" will ever make its way back to the scene?

    One of my favorites of all time was for (maybe) the Duster? A guy's older mom was explaining all the features of her son's new car to one of her friends, slighlty butchering all the terminology, as when she points out the "torsion barbers for the superspension".

    I think we could use more humor in the commercials. More than aiming at a demographic, maybe that's what the Snoop Dogg ad is about. :)

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  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Chrysler witnessed Hummer, Cadillac and Lincoln swipe the Rappers/sports figures up with their glitz and glam and now they want a piece of that. There's probably a billion dollar industry in "Bling Bling". Here's hoping that there's plenty to go around!

    I do like the modified Magnum though, as if the car isn't already rolling attitude...
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    ... But my vote for best commercial of late goes to Subaru for the Tribeca TV commercial. That last shot of all the SUVs disintegrating off a car carrier going down the road is just plain cool.

    Meade
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I liked it at first but I think it's now been overplayed. On the next one, please.

    300C is a solid product, but would you use that tag line for the Neon? The Stratus? The Sebring? Noone would buy them.

    -juice
  • 1racefan1racefan Member Posts: 932
    "300C is a solid product, but would you use that tag line for the Neon? The Stratus? The Sebring? Noone would buy them."

    Maybe the tagline should be:
    "If you can find a better car than the 300C or the Magnum for the same amount of money, and one that looks better, and one that has more blingability, buy it!!!"
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The song is my kid's favorite song right now, if you don't recognize it, it's the intro to the remake of the song Axel F, from Beverly Hills Cop. That's supposed to be a frog's voice. :D

    -juice
  • xkssxkss Member Posts: 722
    I hate the new Subaru B9 Tribeca and the annoying commercial they have for it.

    I wish Jaguar would show the XJ's aluminum chassis in their commercials.
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    "Dodge trucks last as long as the D-O-double gizzle."

    "I gots da hookup, nephew."

    "Fo' shizzle, Icazizzle!"

    "If the ride is mo' fly, you must buy!"

    "That's what I hear."

    September 6th is, thankfully, right around the corner! And hopefully takes "not a cent more" with it too!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I liked the Sky ad that was shown during the VMAs last night on MTV.

    A guy walks into a bar with a sketch of the sky, wind blows it away and out on the street. The sketch becomes a blue print, then a 3D blue print. That then transforms into a clay model. Finally, the clay breaks off and you see the Sky.

    I found it very innovative and interesting. Definitely kept my attention, plus the car looks great.

    Finally, a really good one.

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    These ads started as well, during the same broadcast. Though they weren't nearly as neat as the ad for the Sky.

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    That's pretty funny. Why didn't they show the ending? ;)

    -juice
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,399
    Use your imagination :blush:
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    To be fair, they also have this one ...

    http://www.dmc.co.uk/movies/Megawashgirls.wmv

    Meade
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'd put myself through one of those if it worked! :D

    -juice
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    Maybe those rotating brushes, spun fast enough, can do something for these love handles ...

    :P
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,399
    Kinda cool the way the cars "recover" when wet. And it shows a second or two of the new C70 at the end. ;)
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,284
    Right now in Canada (I haven't seen it on any American channels) Mitsubishi is running what has to be the most irritating commercial ever. The scene is on a transit bus. A guy is reading the newspaper. He turns the page and lets loose with a bloodcurdling scream. Someone looks over and sees what he sees, they start screaming. Add a third, then a fourth, for maybe 15 seconds total of nothing but a single harmonized loud scream. The reason: a newspaper ad for Mitsu talking about "adrenalin" or some such thing. This is quite possibly the worst commercial ever, one that will ensure I will not be shopping Mitsu any time soon.

    Why can't they bring back the seat-dancing babes? ;-)

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Years go by and still I think of you...

    ;)

    My new least-favorite ad is the VW Passat where they guy playing football trips over the hood. I mean, they're talking about how your car is good for other people.

    They're not selling steak, or even sizzle, they're selling the fact that you won't have bad breath!

    Awful.

    -juice
  • john_324john_324 Member Posts: 974
    I dunno...it's no dumber (to me anyway) than the other Passat ad, where the guys get sushi in the middle of the desert and then store it in the Passat's "air-cooled glove box".

    Looks like VW's catering to its demographic perfectly with THAT ad. ;)
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    "The Hyundai Sonata - a Hyundai like you've never seen before!" Yes, but it looks a lot like a Honda I've seen for three years!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Funny thing is I recall the Toyota Tercel ad where they teased high-priced cars about having that exact feature.

    -juice
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    Mitsubishi ads in the US aren't much better. The one where all cars are "bowing" to the new 2006 Eclipse comes to mind.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Yeah, it's silly to see a RWD RX7 bowing to a FWD anything.

    -juice
  • smootsmoot Member Posts: 14
    Hi All,
    Well here in SoCal there's a radio ad for Kia that just gets my goat! It involves 2 girlfriends chatting a tad catty about their new cars...one's got a Kia Spectra and the other a Honda Civic. The Honda lady tries to get the one-up on the Kia Lady...they discuss their day at the spa, if the Kia lady has had a face massage, the Honda lady has had a face peel, the KL says, 'I had a manicure', HL says 'Well, I had a manicure AND a pedicure. Well blah blah it goes on until they discuss their cars, HL says my car has this, KL well mine has that AND this too, HL says 'well yeah? My Civic has 3 year warranty, KL says that's nice...mine has a 10 year warranty. Well all the while I'm listening to this ad...everytime it's on, I'm screaming....'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! IT'S A 'HONDA!' KIA SUCKS! YOU'RE SERIOUSLY COMPARING A KIA WITH A HONDA??!! IT'S A HONDA ENGINE UNDER THAT HOOD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!' Anyway, just thought I'd share. :sick:
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Kiafest 05' commercials have begun again. Ugh.

    Looks like Ronnie James Dio has a career selling Kias now...
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    - Giant Robot and giant purple monster ripping apart a city.

    - Robot and monster fall in love

    - Robot and monster get pregnant

    - spawn a baby Hummer H3

    :confuse:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Sounds like the marketind dept had a bad acid trip! :P

    -juice
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    OK, I hate this one. People talking with flowers and small animals filling the dialogue baloon that comes out of their mouth. Goofy song playing.

    I first saw this from across the room, and from a distance the car looked like a Saturn, so I guessed it was a Saturn ad - as those cars seem to appeal to the college freshman girl audience that Saturns have long chased. The music and stupid dialogue boxes fit that too. I think some ad people just got out of school.

    Now I've seen it about a thousand times, and can't forget it's a Honda, not a Saturn.
  • blue72cutlassblue72cutlass Member Posts: 1
    Hello all....Can anyone tell me who the new woman is in the Mercury Car commercials? Wowwww...........makes me want to buy a Mercury!
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