I like the Eclipse commercial, too. It shows normal, attractive, appealing people using the cars normally.
I am annoyed at commercials that portray owners as idiots like the Kia one with the moron standing in the rain getting drenched while admiring his Kia. Reminds me of the fast food commercial with the 2 morons sitting on a couch tossing tennis balls up to be hit by the ceiling fan, etc. and other car and fast food commercials showing idiots. We have a Toyota dealer here with a TV commercial showing a fat middle aged guy in a pink tutu (honest)who is taking dancing lessons with the money he saved by buying a Camry at the Toyota sell-a-thon or whatever. Just who are the ad agencies behind these abominations trying to sell to anyway??? :-)
I believe the Kia commercial your referring to is actually for the Hyundai Sonota. I've never been able to figure out why, if he loved the car so much, he hasn't put it in the garage he is standing in front of.
Now I know a few people have wanted to take their camcorder and have somebody video tape them driving around the town and go home to play it in fastforward. The commercial might be only for nascar, but it's funny.
You are right. I am always getting Kias and Hyundais mixed up, but I think they are the same company. Their commercials must not be very good if people only remember the goofy morons in them and can't remember what car they're advertising.
I am tired of the voice done for the Lexus commercials. It is an unusual accent, and it smells a little pompous.
C'mon, if you want to be real, give us a Japanese voice (I know a lot of Japanese with impeccable English, and a unique accent, why not show it off?) , not a "pseudo-European" one.
Posing as something you are not still scores points in America, I guess.
I like: 1) Mazda's "Zoom, zoom, zoom" 2) Eclipse Both have good music, but the people in that eclipse must be very small. 3) The Maxima on the dry lake bed- good camera work
Don't like: the SUV ads that imply one is not "manly" if you drive a minivan or a station wagon.
I dont get the one where the 2 guys leave the gas station and they are speeding and they are bobbing their heads to the music and they look to their left and a cop car is right next to them and the cop is staring at them and bobbing his head? Is the cop racing them or is he gong to pull them over? i dunno but in the end is shows the 2 cars driving into the sunset.
The latest in a line of bad Acura commercials. Showing the angles of that ugly car (CL?) against scenery that makes like the car is standing still.
The new ones that advertise the coming of the new RSX blow. A guy working on his computer (pie charts and such), looks away from the screen and shows the RSX with the usual tach needle swinging and other various shots, then the guy turns back to his computer and goes back to his pie charts, like the RSX crap was never there, UGH!!!! There is another one, too, where it shows a storefront with several TVs showing the news when somebody is walking past. then the person leaves and the RSX scenes come up. then a woman walks by and switches back to the news, again, like the RSX junk wasn't there. Again, UGH!!!!!!
Once I see that damn Acura key being turned, I'm in a mad rush to turn the station!!!
It's RAVvie4me (as in RAV4), NOT "RAWIE!" (Note: I bought a Highlander instead, just did not want to go through the hassle of re-registering).
About my disliking Acura so much, the way I see it is that since they dropped the Legend (that was a REAL Acura; very nice car) they get no respect from me. Honda itself does, but not it's luxury spin-off Acura.
Sorry about that, but it looked like a "w", not two "v's!
I liked the original Legend too, especially the Legend Coupe.
I don't see Acura in the same league as Lexus for sure, but I do think that from a value standpoint, the current line up of Acura models are good buys. I think the CL is a much better looking car in person then in photos. Not too keen on the front end of the MDX, but I would take it over an RX300. I'm saving my judgement on the RSX until I actually see, sit & drive it.
As for Lexus, I almost salivate every time I come across the SC430, it is tops on my lust factor @ the moment. Love the LS430 and the IS300 (except the taillights). If I were gonna buy a mega SUV, I'd go for the LX470. Never cared for the current generation GS or RX.
Toyota? Great cars, lousy dealers!
Like the Highlander much better than the RX. Hate the current Highlander commercial with the guy out on the frozen tundra and the Highlander pulls up and rolls the window down and gives him a cup of coffee. That stupid music playing, what did the commercial in for me. Still, I like the vehicle.
Similar commercial for the Tacoma with the man ice fishing. Stupid.
a guy asking "Got change for a dollar?" - the guy driving the Avalanche converted his Avalanche from one form to another and took the first guy's dollar.... not bad
To lancerfixer and any others interested: The music (I'm assuming we are all talking about the "Start the Commotion" music in the ad everyone likes) is by a group called the Wiseguys. I found an mp3 by them titled "Start the Commotion", and although it wasn't EXACTLY the same, it was obviously the origin of the ad music.
I think the Buick Rendezvous has the coolest commercial! There's a scene of Frankenstein's castle with "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group playing in the background. An electrode protrudes from the castle spire as a bolt of lightning hits in and then the drawbridge opens and Tiger Woods drives out in a new Buick Rendezvous. Actually the Frankenstein connotation would be more appropriate to the Aztek.
Where the guy's driving up all these twisty New England roads and ends up at a warf-side diner eating clam chowder. Says to the the owner, "Soup doesn't taste this good in New York."
Owner asks, "You up here on vacation?"
Driver says, "Nope, lunch."
While the Acura did look fun to take on a road trip, the commercial made me crave New England clam chowder more!! Excuse me, I'm hungry now...
Buick appears to be in love with Tiger Woods. "It's all good" is their new slogan. Buick trying to appear "hip"? They should use a golfer more in line with their average buyer's age, like Arnold Palmer or something. That new Rendezvous(sp?) is ugly. Isn't it just an Aztek in a suit?
jkidd2--you're right about that Tacoma ice fishing one. I love Toyota (you all probably figured that out by now) but that ad is a disgrace to the brand.
I saw the funniest commercial I have seen in ages last night.
Joe Isuzu is driving his Axiom down a city street along side a Grand Cherokee. It mimics the Jeep commercial for the Grand Cherokee where the owner has a wooden pole attached to the roof with a big rock hanging in front of the Jeep.
I won't spoil it for those that have not seen it, but I haven't laughed out loud watching a commercial in a very long time. Its hilarious.
The new Miata commercial, also with the "zoom zoom" theme shows a bunch of Miatas driving through the desert and most of the time they are sliding sideways. That is usually the last thing I'd want a car to do.
Here's another example of what I think was a great ad, but a failure in that I don't remember what car it was for. It was last year, a young couple driving slowly down a street. Everything around them -- a guy bouncing a basketball, guys unloading a truck in bucket brigade fashion -- is done to the beat of the music on their stereo. I thought it was pretty cool. Was that an Accord ad? Maybe VW.
Regarding Buick and Tiger Woods, I think Buick finally realized they deserve more than just "Buick" on Tiger's golf bag for $5 million a year. I'm 35, and I don't have a single friend who's ever even considered buying a Buick. Of course, at my age, my friends are all buying SUV's and minivans. Give us 20 years, then we'll be getting 'Vettes and Porsches to desperately cling to lost youth. Another twenty, and THEN the Buicks!!!
There was a 30 second and 60 second version of the commercial. They rarely played the longer version. One of the best commercials to come out in a very long time. I loved it. It was filmed in New Orleans.
Knew I could count on the crew in this thread to come up with that one for me. Jetta it is.
Much to my horror, I saw another clown-themed Toyota ad, the follow-up to the one where they brawl after sarcastic shoe comments. Why does such a great car maker have such crappy ads? Is any car company worse at ad-making than Toyota? Or do they know something we don't? (e.g., a memorable ad is all that's important, whether it sucks or not.) I must admit, I'm considering a Highlander for our next vehicle, so I don't think ads really impact my decision. But, c'mon, at least other makers are entertaining me! LOL
Does seem to have some of the worst adds out there, while Lexus has some of the most memorable. I wonder if they use different agencies?
But, come to think of it, the introduction adds for the SC430 (French talk) I hated and the latest ones for the LS430 with the people "imagining their perfect car" have gotten old very quickly.
A Ford Explorer, a Lexus, and a Caravan drive across a draw bridge into a mysterious castle on a stormy night. Sinister sounding classic rock music plays in the background. The castle is then struck with lightening in what is obviously a Frankensteinian mad scientific experiment, and a Buick Rendzvous comes out. NArrator says "The off roadability of an SUV, seating capacity of a minivan, and the comfort of a luxury car all in one vehicle." Sounds like a bad joke, but it seemed like a pretty cool commercial to me. Only part I thought was dumb was that Tiger Woods was driving the Rendezvous and said some stupid one-liner. Totally screwed up the effect, but I guess he's gotta get his endorsment money.
The new Toyota commercial with the 2 crash test dummies having a knock down drag out fight over who gets into the car is really offensive. It's worse than the one that shows off a cars cargo capacity as some guy's "significant other" throws his belongings out the apartment window. (why is it always women throwing men's stuff out windows?).
What's next, featuring acceleration as the car is used in a drive by shooting?
It's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks Toyota is the worst at commercials. So who, consistently, do you guys and gals think is the best? Although I previously described my dislike for the MB ad with crash tests done to "Staying Alive", overall I think MB has done a good job since letting their hair down a few years ago. I particularly liked the ML55 ad with the 5 guys in a huge slingshot, and the ML320 ad with the baby singing "My Big Bad Dad" to country music. And for some reason, I do groove to the recent Acura ads showing 40-something former yuppies going on vacations. I think it's just the music they use that catches me.
The crash test dummy commerical isn't by Toyota, it's by Nissan. And I actually like it better then some of their past commericals. Guess the commerical didn't work if you can't remember what company the ad was for.
It's not that the commercial was bad it's the fact that peoples minds are programmed to think that Toyota and Honda are the only japanese car companies there.
Yep, I just saw the Sentra ad with the dummies fighting for the first time last night. Didn't think much of it. Only thing that struck me was that I don't particularly think, "Yeah, Sentra for family safety!" before or after the ad. I just have to smirk at lines in ads like that one - "With over fifty safety features..." Yeah, great items like tires. Wait a minute, that's four features! Door locks, that's another four. A windshield. A locking gas cap. Etc. Is Nissan really trying to market this car to families? I much preferred the Sentra ad with the speakers kicking in at different times to show off it's optional stereo. That seemed more appropriate to most Sentra drivers I know -- singles just out of college.
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I am annoyed at commercials that portray owners as idiots like the Kia one with the moron standing in the rain getting drenched while admiring his Kia. Reminds me of the fast food commercial with the 2 morons sitting on a couch tossing tennis balls up to be hit by the ceiling fan, etc. and other car and fast food commercials showing idiots. We have a Toyota dealer here with a TV commercial showing a fat middle aged guy in a pink tutu (honest)who is taking dancing lessons with the money he saved by buying a Camry at the Toyota sell-a-thon or whatever. Just who are the ad agencies behind these abominations trying to sell to anyway??? :-)
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C'mon, if you want to be real, give us a Japanese voice (I know a lot of Japanese with impeccable English, and a unique accent, why not show it off?) , not a "pseudo-European" one.
Posing as something you are not still scores points in America, I guess.
Also, who is the Japanese guy in those commercials? Is he the head of Isuzu, or just an actor?
I-S (yes, that is an S)-U-Z-U.
Not so hard, right?
1) Mazda's "Zoom, zoom, zoom"
2) Eclipse
Both have good music, but the people in that eclipse must be very small.
3) The Maxima on the dry lake bed- good camera work
Don't like: the SUV ads that imply one is not "manly" if you drive a minivan or a station wagon.
The new ones that advertise the coming of the new RSX blow. A guy working on his computer (pie charts and such), looks away from the screen and shows the RSX with the usual tach needle swinging and other various shots, then the guy turns back to his computer and goes back to his pie charts, like the RSX crap was never there, UGH!!!!
There is another one, too, where it shows a storefront with several TVs showing the news when somebody is walking past. then the person leaves and the RSX scenes come up. then a woman walks by and switches back to the news, again, like the RSX junk wasn't there. Again, UGH!!!!!!
Once I see that damn Acura key being turned, I'm in a mad rush to turn the station!!!
Before I even looked @ your profile, I thought " I bet this is a Toyota/Lexus junkie"! Your lack of objectivity shows.
I like Toyota/Lexus too.
About my disliking Acura so much, the way I see it is that since they dropped the Legend (that was a REAL Acura; very nice car) they get no respect from me. Honda itself does, but not it's luxury spin-off Acura.
Just thought I should do a little clearing up...
I liked the original Legend too, especially the Legend Coupe.
I don't see Acura in the same league as Lexus for sure, but I do think that from a value standpoint, the current line up of Acura models are good buys. I think the CL is a much better looking car in person then in photos. Not too keen on the front end of the MDX, but I would take it over an RX300. I'm saving my judgement on the RSX until I actually see, sit & drive it.
As for Lexus, I almost salivate every time I come across the SC430, it is tops on my lust factor @ the moment. Love the LS430 and the IS300 (except the taillights). If I were gonna buy a mega SUV, I'd go for the LX470. Never cared for the current generation GS or RX.
Toyota? Great cars, lousy dealers!
Like the Highlander much better than the RX. Hate the current Highlander commercial with the guy out on the frozen tundra and the Highlander pulls up and rolls the window down and gives him a cup of coffee. That stupid music playing, what did the commercial in for me. Still, I like the vehicle.
Similar commercial for the Tacoma with the man ice fishing. Stupid.
Anyway, enjoy your new ride!
The music (I'm assuming we are all talking about the "Start the Commotion" music in the ad everyone likes) is by a group called the Wiseguys. I found an mp3 by them titled "Start the Commotion", and although it wasn't EXACTLY the same, it was obviously the origin of the ad music.
Boring.
Owner asks, "You up here on vacation?"
Driver says, "Nope, lunch."
While the Acura did look fun to take on a road trip, the commercial made me crave New England clam chowder more!! Excuse me, I'm hungry now...
Barf.
That new Rendezvous(sp?) is ugly. Isn't it just an Aztek in a suit?
jkidd2--you're right about that Tacoma ice fishing one. I love Toyota (you all probably figured that out by now) but that ad is a disgrace to the brand.
Joe Isuzu is driving his Axiom down a city street along side a Grand Cherokee. It mimics the Jeep commercial for the Grand Cherokee where the owner has a wooden pole attached to the roof with a big rock hanging in front of the Jeep.
I won't spoil it for those that have not seen it, but I haven't laughed out loud watching a commercial in a very long time. Its hilarious.
Hey if you can't promote safety, reliability, and honesty you can at least put some great looking gals lip synching.
Does the stereo work that well?
Ours are quite tame (and boring) in comparison.
I am not sure there are any I can describe without my post getting deleted by the host. Sorry.
Regarding Buick and Tiger Woods, I think Buick finally realized they deserve more than just "Buick" on Tiger's golf bag for $5 million a year. I'm 35, and I don't have a single friend who's ever even considered buying a Buick. Of course, at my age, my friends are all buying SUV's and minivans. Give us 20 years, then we'll be getting 'Vettes and Porsches to desperately cling to lost youth. Another twenty, and THEN the Buicks!!!
There was a 30 second and 60 second version of the commercial. They rarely played the longer version. One of the best commercials to come out in a very long time. I loved it. It was filmed in New Orleans.
Much to my horror, I saw another clown-themed Toyota ad, the follow-up to the one where they brawl after sarcastic shoe comments. Why does such a great car maker have such crappy ads? Is any car company worse at ad-making than Toyota? Or do they know something we don't? (e.g., a memorable ad is all that's important, whether it sucks or not.) I must admit, I'm considering a Highlander for our next vehicle, so I don't think ads really impact my decision. But, c'mon, at least other makers are entertaining me! LOL
Whoever has the ad account for Toyota needs to be fired.
But, come to think of it, the introduction adds for the SC430 (French talk) I hated and the latest ones for the LS430 with the people "imagining their perfect car" have gotten old very quickly.
Pretty dumb.
What's next, featuring acceleration as the car is used in a drive by shooting?
Also hate the MB commercial where it shows the apparent "ghosts" of past MB owners discussing the history of MB safety. Rather ironic.
Love the "Big Bad Dad" commercial!
Up until recently, I think the best commercials came from Lexus and VW, but lately....
Nissan has the best adds...love the Frontier adds about "dreaming in black & blue". The Maxima add chasing the sun set. Both very cool.