That's one of the most obscure commercials I think I've ever seen. It was really bothering me - I thought the mother was being mean to the daughter by abusing the bear, although I couldn't make sense out of that at all.
Wouldn't attract me to the Caravan, that's for daggoned sure.
I saw my first pretentious Lexus-wrapped-in-red-ribbons ads yesterday. Puke.
I am also sick of the Toyota truck/meteor commercial, and they air one here that might be regional that has every car on the road being a Toyota, and that awful annoying song in the background.
The new Dodge Ram one with the "Hemi" guy in it is also dopey, but I laugh anyway. He reminds me of Cousin Eddie from the "Vacation" movies, and that might not be a good persona to sell your cars.
I have seen those ads lately too. The one where the woman surprises her husband, It's the car that looks like a Camry. The commercial for the Ford F-150, where the two bulldozers push the front and back ends like a foot or so.Then the people get out. Big Deal. It's a dramazatation too,of course, making the ad even more pointless.
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Whaddaya think of the Jeep Commander commercial running these days with the family driving underwater, admiring all the sea life? That one really makes me scratch my head when the *only* thing the ad is conveying is utterly impossible to do.
It's creative, though. Of course they're exaggerating, but they did with the Jeep in the snow, remember that one? Where the tip of the stop sign would stick out in the end of the ad?
Come on now! The commercials don't promote conspicuous consumption any more than one for a Jag or Benz, Infinity, or any car in the upper price range. They're wanting you to buy the car. So what if one buys it for their spouse for Christmas. Wouldn't you like to receive a car from your spouse??
...if my girlfriend bought me a new Cadillac, I might marry her. I just hope other manufacturers don't follow Lexus' lead and make their own tasteless Xmas commercials. "Merry Mercedes Xmas!!!" "Jaguar Jingle Bells Time!!!"
...I mean she bought and paid for the car entirely. If she financed it, well heck, it's her credit, the dummy! I keep myself to a Xmas budget and leave the credit cards at home. Some dummies are still paying for Xmas from 5 years ago. If you're family and friends are so materialistic and greedy they expect lavish gifts, screw 'em! They deserve nothing!
Giving a car as a "gift" is particularly conspicuous, because it implies that you can afford to make an impulse purchase without even consulting your spouse.
So it's conspicuous consumption, and you're so filthy rich that money is not an issue that needs to be discussed with your spouse.
I'd be peeved if my wife bought a car without my knowledge, whether it was for me or not.
If your girlfriend bought you a Caddy and you then married her because of what she bought you, then her car payments would become your payments as well!
My wife would be really upset if I bought her a luxury car without consulting with her in advance, as would I be if she bought one for me. Even if her tastes ran to luxury, which they do not, she still would want some say in what was bought.
I would be sleeping in the dog house, and we don't even have a doghouse! It wouldn't really even set well with her if I bought a sensible car for myself without consultation with her, and vice versa.
The Lexus ads just seem much more obnoxious than the diamond jewelry ads, for some reason.
I even have trouble stomaching their non holiday radio ads, as the voice inflections of the announcer are purposely chosen to infer that anyone buying a Lexus is more sophisticated than the average Joe, even if the ads are for buying a used Lexus. Oh, excuuuuse me, I shouldn't call it a "used" Lexus, it should be referred to as a "preowned" Lexus.
Speaking of ads, I notice 99% of the ads here at Edmunds are GM. Are they finally targeting the enthusiast set rather than the lowest common denominator?
The Martha Stewart Apprentice? I flipped through that and got a kick out of the Lucerne at the dinner table. I remember chuckling to my wife looks like "Matchstick" brought the milk to the party...:D
Funny thing is Safeway grocery stores use that name for their dairy produts...and here they had a Lucerne at the dinner table. That idea was so dumb...no wonder they lost.
maybe it's like what my grandfather did - he bought his wife a brand new Cadillac. Problem was, she didn't know how to drive; guess who drove the Cadillac?
She did eventually learn how - then she went and bought her own car.
On the cover of one of the local free car classified rags you pick up at the store etc, the local Lexus dealer has a RX wrapped up in a bow parked in a living room. Great, it's in print too!
I'd like to see the ad with an RX parked in a diamond ring box.
Honda & Lexus's attempt at political correctness is a real turn off for me. It is an attempt change the holiday to something it is not. At least GM included Santa Claus in their Red Tag ad. I think the average American feels assualted by these ads in poor taste.
ok. this is driving me insane. there is a commercial, i dunno if its recent or not, usually played in theatres across Canada, where there is a man driving and then he splits into two and then there is a woman driver and then it keeps going and going until there are several people driving around this city...and then they all come to the centre of the city and mesh altogether into that one car. what kind of car is it?! im going insane! lol. ne info? greatly appreciated! thanks.
The title of that song is actually "Linus & Lucy", and I really dislike Ford for buying that song and then proceeding to use it on an ad that has nothing to do with Christmas whatsoever. That song is a treasured part of my childhood, and now it's a flippin' Ford ad. As Snoopy would say, BLEEEAAAH!
ok. this is driving me insane. there is a commercial, i dunno if its recent or not, usually played in theatres across Canada, where there is a man driving and then he splits into two and then there is a woman driver and then it keeps going and going until there are several people driving around this city...and then they all come to the centre of the city and mesh altogether into that one car. what kind of car is it?! im going insane! lol. ne info? greatly appreciated! thanks.
there is a great commercial out with a song that says something like "take me around in the car car take me around in the car!" then he makes the lil car noises with his lips. i dont remeber what car but it seems you guys now your comercials so could you please tell me the name of the song or at least what car its for so i can search for it. thanks!
Is it just me, or is the VW Toureg/King Kong tie-in ad the most annoying car ad on t.v. right now? I don't even really understand it...who's the guy getting out of the Toureg at the end? The director?
Any ad associated with that movie is ultra-annoying. Fortunately, there are indications Peter Jackson's fx-fest is tanking so maybe we won't have to put up with it for long.
"there is a great commercial out with a song that says something like "take me around in the car car take me around in the car!" then he makes the lil car noises with his lips. i dont remeber what car but it seems you guys now your comercials so could you please tell me the name of the song or at least what car its for so i can search for it. thanks!"
I love that commercial. The NISMO 350Z sounds AMAZING. :shades:
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Though I bet that ad's probably come up in positive discussion over on the "cars for moms" thread...
My head hurts from trying to understand it.
That's one of the most obscure commercials I think I've ever seen. It was really bothering me - I thought the mother was being mean to the daughter by abusing the bear, although I couldn't make sense out of that at all.
Wouldn't attract me to the Caravan, that's for daggoned sure.
I am also sick of the Toyota truck/meteor commercial, and they air one here that might be regional that has every car on the road being a Toyota, and that awful annoying song in the background.
The new Dodge Ram one with the "Hemi" guy in it is also dopey, but I laugh anyway. He reminds me of Cousin Eddie from the "Vacation" movies, and that might not be a good persona to sell your cars.
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Really a problem when the model they are showing isn't even made anymore!
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If they are going to recycle these ads with the previous models, they need to take advantage of plugging the Lexus certified pre-owned vehicles.
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Back in the '80s and '90s, BMWs were the oft-derided "yuppie" cars, but at least the company's advertising didn't promote that image.
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Giving a car as a "gift" is particularly conspicuous, because it implies that you can afford to make an impulse purchase without even consulting your spouse.
So it's conspicuous consumption, and you're so filthy rich that money is not an issue that needs to be discussed with your spouse.
I'd be peeved if my wife bought a car without my knowledge, whether it was for me or not.
-juice
My wife would be really upset if I bought her a luxury car without consulting with her in advance, as would I be if she bought one for me. Even if her tastes ran to luxury, which they do not, she still would want some say in what was bought.
I would be sleeping in the dog house, and we don't even have a doghouse! It wouldn't really even set well with her if I bought a sensible car for myself without consultation with her, and vice versa.
The Lexus ads just seem much more obnoxious than the diamond jewelry ads, for some reason.
I even have trouble stomaching their non holiday radio ads, as the voice inflections of the announcer are purposely chosen to infer that anyone buying a Lexus is more sophisticated than the average Joe, even if the ads are for buying a used Lexus. Oh, excuuuuse me, I shouldn't call it a "used" Lexus, it should be referred to as a "preowned" Lexus.
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She did eventually learn how - then she went and bought her own car.
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I'd like to see the ad with an RX parked in a diamond ring box.
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Whoever thought that carolers singing about an Accord or a Pilot was a good idea should be fired!
Honda & Lexus's attempt at political correctness is a real turn off for me. It is an attempt change the holiday to something it is not. At least GM included Santa Claus in their Red Tag ad. I think the average American feels assualted by these ads in poor taste.
Obnoxious? Sure. That's what the remote is for though.
What are commercials? I've forgotten.
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there is a commercial, i dunno if its recent or not, usually played in theatres across Canada, where there is a man driving and then he splits into two and then there is a woman driver and then it keeps going and going until there are several people driving around this city...and then they all come to the centre of the city and mesh altogether into that one car. what kind of car is it?! im going insane! lol.
ne info? greatly appreciated!
thanks.
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I haven't seen any American Honda ads I've ever liked at all... why can't we have theirs?
Now I must ask, what exactly does Charlie Brown have to do with Ford?!
there is a commercial, i dunno if its recent or not, usually played in theatres across Canada, where there is a man driving and then he splits into two and then there is a woman driver and then it keeps going and going until there are several people driving around this city...and then they all come to the centre of the city and mesh altogether into that one car. what kind of car is it?! im going insane! lol.
ne info? greatly appreciated!
thanks.
And I refuse to call it the Mazda Mazda3. It's the Mazda3. :P
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I love that commercial. The NISMO 350Z sounds AMAZING. :shades:
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Whatever. At least the point got across right?
Using that song in Ford ads ruined many childhood memories, except for Ford lovers, maybe.