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

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,389
    The Toyota ad where the the geeky family tells how their Camry was passed around is unintentionally hilarious. Do you know any teenager that would give a fist pump and shout "YES!!!" when told that their first car would be a third-hand Camry? Or a kid who dreams of driving a new Camry Hybrid?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Those are amusing and creative...and I guess a Soul is less of a toaster than a Corolla. Maybe it's a blender or food processor :shades:

    Getting tired of the Hyundai $199/month ads with people test driving cars and acting shocked and impressed...when the cars they are test driving are not the $199/month sweetheart fleet model Sonatas...I sincerely doubt moonroof and leather are standard on those cars.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    I've gotta see that one.

    I have a cousin who's first car was a third hand Camry. Let's just say not a car person...didn't even know how to check the oil when the light came on and it was nearly empty...
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,389
    I've gotta see that one.

    Here it is!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Hilarious. Even better that it wasn't meant to be so.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Unintentional humor at its finest!
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Almost like the "Volt dancer" creator now works for Toyota.

    That guy's laugh...the ad will become a minor cult item....but it won't help Toyota.
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,389
    That guy's laugh...the ad will become a minor cult item....but it won't help Toyota.

    It kind of reminds me of those early '90s Saturn ads that appeared to portray most Saturn owners as bizarre and eccentric...
    That said, this Toyota add is like a horrible car crash; you don't want to look but you can't help it.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Doesn't that describe most Saturn owners? :shades:

    The Hyundai "uncensored" themed ads are kind of iffy...the cars they show people driving are not the ones offered at the end of the ad. It's funny to see an ad extolling the Elantra over the Civrolla when the people shown driving and raving appear to be in a Genesis per the reverse-angled C-pillar seen in the background.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    A recent Honda ad showing a Crosstour being used as some kind of limo for "Mr. Opportunity" is kind of misleading, as it implies a Crosstour has actually been sold. I have seen more SLR McLarens (2) on the road here than Crosstours (1).

    Hyundai ads are still bugging me...screaming about $199 leases and how an Elantra beats a boring Civrolla when the people are shown driving leather lined Sonatas and Genesis.
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    A recent Honda ad showing a Crosstour being used as some kind of limo for "Mr. Opportunity" is kind of misleading, as it implies a Crosstour has actually been sold. I have seen more SLR McLarens (2) on the road here than Crosstours (1).

    Haven't seen any SLR's here in Colorado, but I have spotted a few Crosstours. I suspect that many of them are the AWD variant.

    The Mr. Opportunity commercials are really starting to bug me. When he was just in the showroom, I was OK with it, but now that the marketing people seem to want him to have a real life (opera? paparazzi? really?), I just get annoyed.

    Where the hell is Don Draper when you really need him?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    The Crosstour and it's Acura sibling are the most hideous vehicles to hit the road since the Aztek and Element. Is Mr. Opportunity also blind?
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Is Mr. Opportunity also blind?

    Hey now, Mr. Opportunity is in sales and marketing, not product development. He's just got to figure out a way to sell them....
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    I think I have only seen the one ZDX ad...who would buy such a thing, especially for that money? Hideous and a little dear...what a combination. Who do they think they are, BMW? :shades:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    "Ha ha", all that's lacking is a grunt.

    The Kia Soul ads are very cool, my son likes them and he's only 8.

    Kia has the youngest demographic of any automaker last I heard. I'm sure price has a lot to do with that, but all they need to do is keep those buyers loyal.
  • ken117ken117 Member Posts: 249
    The Hyundai ads are horrible. Honestly, I have heard The Dude one too many times. All I can say is I am so happy I have a remote. The ads actually make me think Hyundai is not a vehicle I would buy. The Chrysler ads are a close second. Of course, Chrysler could not give me a vehicle, I have owned two and I won't be fooled again. I do agree, the Soul ads are amusing.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I dunno, but doesn't Mr. Opportunity come across as something of a dork in the dance club when he has to explain to the girl what he's doing?
  • kplacerkplacer Member Posts: 97
    But he's always been a dork. Can't see him changing now.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I have heard The Dude one too many times.

    Todd Palin is doing Hyundai ads?

    (yeah, still no TV here....)
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    The one blurb with the woman making the little rap about how she'd buy it if the price is right is also just terrible.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Haven't seen that one, but the one where he taps on the glass to interrupt the sale is just awful.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    I saw a Hyundai commercial lately that mentioned a "comeback". Wouldn't that imply past excellence, a fall from greatness, and then newfound competency? No doubt Hyundai makes some good cars now...but "comeback" might be overdoing it.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think at one point the Excel was the #1 selling import. That quickly crashed as people figured out that they were made of recycled wood and tin foil.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    edited August 2010
    Did they sell that well before reality set in? I am too young to remembe the data from those days, but I do remember the hype and some commercials. Almost as good as the Yugo...nothing like a 3 month old car with a failed (manual) transmission.

    I once knew someone who bought one of the very first Sonatas...nursed it along for a decade and by that time it looked to be junkyard quaity. Around the same time, late 90s, I knew someone with an first gen Excel who actually claimed to have good luck with it.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    May have been hype, indeed. Maybe best selling import in its class?

    You know how it's easy to wrestle the statistics to say anything you want.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    lol, were they $3995.00 or $4995.00?

    My buddy had an excel hatchback which he drove for 110 thousand miles and had very few problems with it. One that I do remember clearly though was the gearbox broke free from the floor console and you could see it from underneath the car. It was still mechanically connected and still worked though.

    OK, this may not be a TV ad yet but has anyone visited the Ford site lately? This one is pretty ridiculous.

    link title

    I like the Fiesta and all but comparing it to a Lambo is, well... :sick:
  • toomanyfumestoomanyfumes Member Posts: 1,019
    I'm guessing they were trying to be funny. The actress is pretty annoying.
    Any one remember the old magazine ads where they compare the Granada to Mercedes Benz? Now those were unintentionally funny.
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    Yeah, maybe the best selling car in a certain weight range or something. I remember back in the day Civrollas and Camcords were everywhere as now...it's hard to believe.

    Regarding the Granada/MB ads, those are hilarious:

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    Ford thought highly of that Granada

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  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    My parents had a Grenade, in :lemon: yellow with a V8 I believe. I remember it well.
  • ajvdhajvdh Member Posts: 223
    SNL did a wonderful parody of one the Ford ads. It involved a mohel and a cobblestone road. That's all the detail I'm going to give...
  • toomanyfumestoomanyfumes Member Posts: 1,019
    I never saw the Granada/Cadillac one, that's great. Wasn't the SNL parody about the Quiet ride of the Marquis?
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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,389
    Anyone remember the Ford ad comparing the 1984 Thunderbird to the BMW 6 Series? I owned both cars at the same time and I will state without any hesitation that the 6er was worth four to five times the cost of the T Bird...

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,808
    i remember that one, 'perfect!' :)
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    That was the "Royal Deluxe II", IIRC a Ford LTD II with a very smooth ride, driven on Lawn Guyland.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,808
    look up sarcasm. the commercial is not meant to be taken as a real comparison.
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The woman seems happy to get a parking ticket...hilarious.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Maybe you have to have been in high school in the 80s, when this song was popular, but I get it, and find the ad quite funny:

    http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/video-kia-au-delivers-the-message-about-new-s- portage-with-grand/

    I'm sure it'll be popular with 35-40 year old dads.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    edited September 2010
    One of those rare great ads:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnAhv26AEBw&feature=player_embedded

    Thanks to rsholland for the find.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Here's the making of video, also neat:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFtgQmUIjBs&feature=player_embedded
  • tallman1tallman1 Member Posts: 1,874
    Pretty slick. :)
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,808
    not bad, but a little choppy.
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I've seen it, too. I like it.

    The one detail I didn't like is that they go euro and go all the way to the autobahn (sweet) and then fall back on the it's-all-that-matters-in-the-USA 0-60 figure.

    0-60 sells but drag strip claims undermine the whole autobahn tuning effort.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Sorta Honda-esque...

    Lexus IS-F

    I'm a sucker for these "precision engineering stuff not related to cars" commercials and this one was equally as enjoyable. :D
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    OK, but the one where the LF-A breaks a champagne glass put it to shame.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    Caddy is using the tagline "The New Standard of the World" in it's commercials now...

    "Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?"

    Hilarious. :sick:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Actually, not a joke any more. The CTS-V is world-class.

    I don't think all models are there yet, but that's no longer a punch line, either.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    edited September 2010
    And I agree, and that's fine but... that's one car.

    By "Standard" I assume they are (in typical GM arrogant form) calling themselves the level at which is superior to all others, in all areas, in all categories. That's a "Standard" in my book and Cadillac is... to put it lightly... not there. :)

    As good as the CTS'V is performance-wise, I don't think Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston, etc. look to Cadillac as superior by any means. I highly doubt Land Rover or Mercedes look at a Blinged out gangsta mobile (Escalade) as superior. And I don't think that Maybach, Mercedes, BMW look at the Deville or Seville as credible competitors. Cadillac doesn't match any of these guys in quality, features, styling, amenities, advanced technologies, nor exotic materials. Even in mainstream brands, I don't think Subaru nor Audi looks at Caddy as a "Standard" when it comes to AWD prowess, safety nor value.

    The only other thing they built that could be looked at as a possible standard would have been the now defunct SRX but even that went from a credible barn burner to a fwd based Generi-nox and it's anemic engines are not what I would call "Standard" (Superior) by an means...

    My point, calling one self as a "Standard" is pretty optimistic IMO. Especially when you've got only one model (debatable) to back up such claims. :lemon:

    FWIW, "The New class of World class" comes off just as arrogant. One copycat ES car, a blown up Lambda clone and an overpriced, underpowered slug from Germany are not exactly leadership material... Maybe the "New class" in GM speak is pseudo-World Class?
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Well, let's look at Audi, who is growing the fastest and poised to take over BMW in global volume...

    Sure the S5 is nice, but they sell more FWD A3 hatchbacks, and don't those come with tiny base engines overseas?

    Heck, arguably CTS > A4 when you consider the FWD 4 bangers they sell around the world.

    I'm not saying Cadillac is the standard of the world, but I do think it's no longer absurd to say that when they compare favorably to a segment growth leader like Audi.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,522
    edited October 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3V5S7NhvcA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sadGaQMjZg
  • euphoniumeuphonium Member Posts: 3,425
    and you can pay for it with wooden nickels and confederate dollars.
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