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

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    You should make newbies click on 50 links before they can post anything.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    lol, I like it. :-)
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    Honda Crosstour ad "cargo incognito"...that big hump on the back is "incognito" eh?
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    Nothing that ugly is ever "incognito."
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    These will run on Animal Planet opposite the Super Bowl. There are 5 or 6 of them in total, but this is my fave by far:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-VH_4nO4o&feature=channel

    Keep in mind nearly every Subaru owner I know owns a dog or cat.

    That's our car, even down to the color. :shades:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    I just saw my first Toyota "we messed up but we'll make it better" themed ad, one that shows old cars. As I like ads with a heritage theme, I didn't mind it. It also showed a Cressida, which is one of the few Toyota sedans I actually like.

    Superbowl ads for ZDX and Crosstour - ugly competition. Did Honda drop the "cargo incognito" claim for that thing?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I caught their "mea culpa" ad last night.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    This ad campaign is pretty clever and had me cracking up more than once. Keep in mind the demographics (parents with kids, trying to stay hip and young), and it really hits home.

    My favorite is "Diaper Bag". I haven't seen them all though:

    http://www.youtube.com/sienna
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    One less SUV, anyway...although around here, Siennas seem to be like slowly moving pylons a normal car driver has to avoid :shades:

    The recent Audi ad campaign is amusing, but I question how different they really are, as they seem to attract the same customer base as the rest of the highline competition...heck, in my town the same dealer group sells Audi along with MB, Volvo and Porsche.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I liked the Green Police ad. Very clever, and catchy tune.
  • i_luv_toyotai_luv_toyota Member Posts: 350
    edited March 2010
    I was about to post on this series of ads.

    Due to the geniuses on Madison Avenue having broken the cardinal rule in advertising, that being "Thou shalt not run thy ad into thy ground," these ads have become borderline annoying and thus have me reaching for the remote, either to mute or turn the channel.

    Mommy like.
    Daddy like.
    I don't like.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    A great classic ads thread going on

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Agreed, they should use it sparingly.

    I skip commercials with a DVR so I had to go to YouTube to see them all.
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,398
    edited April 2010
    Anyone who still isn't convinced that the wheels are still falling off Toyota's wagon must have missed the new Avalon campaign. The ads definitely put the "moron" in moronic. I can't believe someone got paid to produce those insipid pieces of garbage.

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  • urnewsurnews Member Posts: 668
    Dumb commercial.
    Boz
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,625
    Haven't seen that before.. But, I'd say they have just about nailed the Avalon demographic...

    Floaty, cloud-like, quiet, former Buick drivers..

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  • tallman1tallman1 Member Posts: 1,874
    Maybe because I just visited an aviation museum but those old airliners were anything but comfortable. Toyota sure didn't win me over. ;)
  • scscarsscscars Member Posts: 92
    "Jet Smooth" ride? Chevrolet should sue. They used that slogan for years in the 50's and 60's, and they probably copyrighted it.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I'll bet not. Heck, Ford didn't even bother to trademark the Futura name and lost it to Pep Boys.

    I just saw that Avalon ad on teh TV. If looks much worse on a 50" TV than it dows on a 17" monitor.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Are you talking about those jetliner themed commercials? Heck, Chevrolet used that "jet-smooth ride" schtick back in 1961. I was wondering who but very old folks would find this appealing.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    My guess is that it's the old folks they are aiming at.

    Of course with car ads it is hard to tell. So many leave me scratching my head.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • euphoniumeuphonium Member Posts: 3,425
    The pruney smiling woman hitting the shoulders of others in the commercial. I have a negative impression of her and don't remember which car is being featured. :(
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    The lame and somewhat weird Avalon ads are definitely targeting the class of '49. They know their target market, I will give them that much.

    I don't like the Lincoln ad with "Major Tom" as the song...when I was a kid I had that song on a 45rpm single, with the flipside in German...I LOVED that and I think it would be good in a MB ad, but not gonna happen now.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    That's a VW ad, playing on the old "punchbuggy game" that came about probably in the 60s when Beetles became prolific. It's not the best ad, yeah. A better game would be watching for Beetles and Jettas with burnt out head and/or taillights.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,565
    Saw the ad on TV yesterday. Weird. At first, ithought they were advertising toilet paper (from the soft clouds), or maybe a funeral home or service car (taking you to your final resting place in heaven or some such).

    But yeah, classic case of knowing your target audience!

    And being (for a little while yet) on the low side of 50, and actually having an interest in the driving experience, it absolutley showed to me that I shold not bother putting an Avalon on the list of options for my next car.

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I noticed one update to those retro ads - they used a mixed-race couple. Anyone else catch that?
  • euphoniumeuphonium Member Posts: 3,425
    I prefer a mixed drink. ;)
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    When getting the latest car in the stable I had to bite the "what I'd drive" coming out of my mouth. I'd have taken a Mazda 6 or maybe another Accord. I knew my wife would go for a Camry.

    We're in the right demographic but I couldn't have one for my car.
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  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    "Jet Smooth" ride? Chevrolet should sue.

    Then GM should sue BMW over "The Ultimate Driving Machine".

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  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Coda Automotive?

    With all the discussion about the Nissan leaf and it's competition (Volt) in swoops this little company out of California.

    -100% Electric
    - Range of up to 120 miles
    - 8 year battery warranty

    link title

    Nothing mentioned about price...
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I love how the car is totally secondary.

    I clicked and got some animation of gas pumps and how the world will end due to our dependence of foreign oil.

    Had to click to see what looks like a Chinese-built clone of an older Asian car, Korean I think? Maybe Daewoo?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    Definitely a Chinese vibe in that design, makes me think of an 01 Civic.
  • wlbrown9wlbrown9 Member Posts: 867
    "Nothing mentioned about price... "

    If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it :-)
  • motorcity6motorcity6 Member Posts: 427
    GM repays $8.1 billion after losing $3.9 billion in the last gtr of 2009..Don't you love transparency??????????????????????
  • scscarsscscars Member Posts: 92
    Did GM use "The Ultimate Driving Machine" in their ads? What cars did that slogan advertise? The only models that would begin to come to mind would be Corvette, Firebird, or Camaro.
  • snakeweaselsnakeweasel Member Posts: 19,592
    Yes Pontiac used it for the GTO in the 60's.

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...the older demographic! I just saw the latest Avalon commercial showing a streamlined steam locomotive and a woman with a 1940s hairstyle and outfit. "Mr. Sandman," sung by the Chordettes and recorded in 1954, was playing in the background. I thought the jet airliner commercial already appealed to older people as jet travel hasn't really been perceived as an exclusive enclave of the wealthy since the early 1960s. Travelling by streamliner train goes back to the 1940s! Now, who under 70 would really remembers streamlined steam locomotives or the Chordettes? At least Toyota's ad agency had enough tact not to have the African-American gentleman playing a Pullman porter!
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,404
    Sorry Lemko, but I'm under 70 and well remember streamlined steam locomotives and the Chordettes!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    edited April 2010
    Did you notice the mixed-race couple, though? Very progressive for a retro ad.
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    The Avalon ad I've seen has Theme from a Summer Place by Percy Faith playing.
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think there are two, not sure.

    For the Sienna they have dozens. You have to go to YouTube to see some of them.
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,398
    There are two ads(a train and an airliner), both are execrable.

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I have managed to not see the train one yet, We'll see how long my luck holds out.

    My luck hasn't held out on Honda commercials. I keep catching the giant coffee cup one amongst others. Every time I think Toyota has the worst ads in the world Honda ups the ante.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Mr. Opportunity is the one that comes to mind.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    His tapping on the glass reminds me to hit Forward on my DVR.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,539
    I am really starting to loathe "I live, I ride, I am"...maybe because Jeeps are the some of the ultimate suburban poser vehicles around here, about as likely to go off-road as the average Ferrari.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I like this one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skthLlY0oAk
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rgr69YYl3w&feature=related

    Pretty funny...
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Andre's type of ad.

    Bonus of several minutes of Groucho.
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  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    edited May 2010
    But this one cracks me up

    "The only thing missing is a premium pricetag"

    :sick:
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