Lookin' for market reaction...

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Originally Posted by IC2

It's beyond me why car companies(and others) have to use these so called sophisticated ads to try to sell me a car. I would much prefer that someone stand up and tell me that they have the best car(product) in the world and we can deal and those ads are irritating other ways too. The VW ads, stupid. Howie Long trying in his most condescending sneer at some runty in comparison guy trying to sell me a Chebbie because his C1500 p/u doesn't have a 'man step'. It goes on and on. What ever happened to the likes of Speedy Alka Seltzer or Doris Day in Seein' the USA.

As I said above, thank goodness for a mute button and the major reason that if I do watch the boob tube for a 'normal' 42 minute out of 60 minute show, it's via a DVR or VCR recording.

(sorry, it's my age showing again:whacked:)

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Remember Bonanza when the Chevy line up would be coming at you through the field. As a kid I looked forward for the beginning of the show for the ads.

Back then the style got my attention. I think today there are so many cars that look alike and the foreign companies are trying to out wit each other.

I like the new Dodge Challenger; if I were to by a new car I would really consider that one. Even though I would have a hard time getting in an out of it with my old painful bones.

Richard

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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Ah Dave, you're a gold mine.........and I mean that as a compliment!

Yes, your age IS showing:LOL:

34 40, no, I can't help you with your mad Russian..............but he better watch out for PETA!:LOL:

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Dave, you've got a decade more or less on me. But, like a lot of folks here, we think alike! You only vocalized some of what I was thinking.:LOL:

Bob, it was all in good clean fun and thanks for the smiles! :LOL::D:

You too Rand!:whacked:

When I was a kid, we couldnt turn the radio up because the
tubes in my '53 Chevy made the sound too distorted and the
dirt on the speakers made a big buzzing noise.......

But I did buy a reverb once....but had t take it back because
it wasnt 6 volt compatible.

mike in tucson

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Originally Posted by 34_40

Dave, you've got a decade more or less on me. But, like a lot of folks here, we think alike! You only vocalized some of what I was thinking.:LOL:

Bob, it was all in good clean fun and thanks for the smiles! :LOL::D:

You too Rand!:whacked:

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Mike (y) That's one of the pluses of going into dotage - I don't have enough time left on this big blue marble to beat around the bushes.:eek::LOL:

Uncle Bob - thanks. I tried sales of GE industrial gas turbine parts for a while but found that I preferred getting dirty working on them rather then trying to convince some purchasing agent and operations group they needed to spend a million or so dollars on spares and/or an uprate.

I'm not in the target age group (not even remotely close) but I too got the message of the comercial and actually enjoyed it when I first saw it on TV. It really hit it's intended mark and sent a great message. I actually thought it was done very well. It gets remembered quickly and product recognition is key...