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Replying to: lemko (Oct 31, 2006 5:49 am) Nothing wrong with a Brougham, yeah. And I didn't like how they had that 56 (I think it was) and then a 59...not enough of a gap. They should have had a 48-49 as well, or a 53 Eldo. I was shocked it had the bustleback, I thought most people still laughed at those. Here are a few more good ads: Optimistic mileage claims Camcord competitor? Was this a joke? I remember this ad campaign A friend of mine had one of these in high school...I called it the "Zero" Dark times Funny parody |
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 30, 2006 2:35 pm) The Caddy ad is neat, but doesn't tug at the heartstrings like Benz ads do. -juice |
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 31, 2006 9:39 am) Also remember the Under-Achieva, another flop. Quad 4 has to be the most redundant name ever (even though the 4 meant 4 valves per cylinder, and Quad meant 4 cylinders). Almost as bad as using the 4-4-2 name on the Calais. Regal, I remember that campaign, too. Never mind the goofy digital dash and the silly seatbelts on the door, what was GM thinking building GM10s as coupes only at the start? How much volume did they really expect? Even worse, the sedans look rushed and incongruous. A band-aid at best. Precis - very rare, they never sold like the Hyundai Excel twin did. I guess Mitsu got that car because they supplied the engines to Hyundai at first. Both were such crap, though. Gremlin - no wonder Honda and Toyota made such inroads in that era. 2CV - someone actually owns one of those in my garage. Must I mention he's French and eccentric (or is that redundant?).  -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 31, 2006 11:23 am) I knew a girl who got a new Achieva right out of high school. I think they had to lemon law it, she had lots of issues. Last time I knew, she had a Toyota... Precis didn't crash well either, that's what happened to my friend's example. With how bad those things were, it's sometimes amazing Hyundai is still here. Unfortunately, I can't seem to locate a 'Cadillac, Cadillac, Cadillac Style' ad.
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 31, 2006 9:39 am) 1933 V-16 Phaeton 1941 Sixty-Special 1949 Coupe DeVille 1953 Eldorado 1956 Series 62 hardtop or convertible 1959 Eldorado 1963 Sedan DeVille 1967 Eldorado 1971 Eldorado 1976 Seville 1979 Coupe DeVille 1989 Brougham 1992 Seville STS 1996 Fleetwood Brougham 2002 Seville STS 2007 XLR-V
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 31, 2006 1:07 pm) Some of them, like the 49 and the 76 Seville are very deserving. |
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 31, 2006 12:53 pm) For a while it was the best selling import model, but I guess it caught up to them. Took Hyundai nearly 2 decades to earn people's trust again, they're doing better now. -juice |
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For BMW X3. Women in supermarket lot pushes cart up to generic bix boxy SUV (which I thought was a Jeep Commander). She puts bags in the back, including one perched on top. Slams the hatch, and all the body panels proceed to fall off, revealing a PU truck underneath. Funniest piece is when the bag on top, now no longer supported by the window, falls to the ground. Tag line is something about knowing what is inside your SUV, and for a change, it was an ad that was actually effective. |
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Replying to: stickguy (Nov 01, 2006 7:49 am) |
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Replying to: stickguy (Nov 01, 2006 7:49 am) -juice |
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