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Worlds Worst Car Ad?

06/30/2010 3:38 AM

In the UK Peugeot has an ad' which shows a funky little city car the 'BK1' or some such assembling itself. In text across the bottom it then says 'BK1' not for sale and then shows some boring nondescript vehicle...

What are they thinking of? Who dreamt up that ad? How many people were thinking"Wow that's a cute fun little city car I wonder how much that is? I wonder if they do it in electric?"

Is it just me or is the world bonkers?
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06/30/2010 4:38 AM

<...Is it just me...>

Perish the thought....

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06/30/2010 4:51 AM

Re the re cycling, I've got the international red cross interested already...Now if only I can shift the flags.
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06/30/2010 4:59 AM

Everything has its calorific value....

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06/30/2010 8:26 AM

It was no doubt thought up by some over paid university type,

You know the sort of people who go drilling for oil then destroy the environment in the process

Like that small company er whatsit thingy starts with B

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06/30/2010 10:17 AM

Any ad featuring a Chrysler K-platform ("K-car") vehicle.

Simply by virtue of informing the public that these objects were available for purchase.

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06/30/2010 11:11 AM

If car ads are supposed to make you happy and hopeful so that you'll open your wallet, then this one fails miserably. Would you really want to live in Audi's police state?

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07/01/2010 7:22 AM

It'd leave me cold, if it didn't inflame me just thinking about it!

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06/30/2010 2:06 PM

Pretty sure every one else is off their rocker and I am the only sane one left.

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06/30/2010 10:15 PM

You and I are OK. And some times I wonder about you.

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06/30/2010 2:39 PM

Is it worse than this one?

http://www.kewego.co.uk/video/iLyROoaftv_m.html?

Just asking.

Answers to your queries:

1) Getting another paycheque;

2) Probably NOT the same bozo that thought dreamed up the lady bird adv.

3) 14 not counting the billions of people in the third world and former eastern bloc who would aspire to that as the epitome of success.

4) If it is you, know well that you are not alone.

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06/30/2010 3:29 PM

Hmmm, no I hadn't seen that one...it is pretty cringeworthy.
The whole concept car thing generally just makes the offerings which filter down to the public seem pretty limp...hmmm I didn't mean to tap into the Ladybird thread...
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07/01/2010 7:01 AM

I won't buy a Toyota because apparently you can't kick the door shut (when your arms are full) without damaging them.

One of the best ads. I've seen was years ago when Peugeot were advertising the 407 with the Berlin song: "Take my breath away". It was a great big poster for the Saab 9000 (when Saab were vying with Volvo for safety) with the caption underneath.... "It won't take your breath away".

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07/01/2010 12:31 PM

Here is a good/entertaining car commercial.

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kia-soul-rapping-hamsters

Parts of this were shown during the NBA finals. I have not seen any of this except during the NBA finals. This is one of the few commercials that has actually interested me recently. I could not find the version actually shown but it was the best 30 seconds of this one minute video. Whomever did this commercial is someone I would consider hiring to make any TV commercial I might need.

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07/01/2010 2:32 PM

Mmmmm..
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07/01/2010 2:48 PM

Did you get Cadbury's gorilla in the US.

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07/01/2010 6:21 PM

I have not seen it but I don't watch a lot of TV.

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07/02/2010 1:45 AM

"I have not seen it" or "I had not seen it"?

I'm not just being pedantic here: I'm wondering if links created using the link icon

work on all platforms, and, are obvious to all users. If not:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy52yueBX_s

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07/02/2010 11:34 AM

I have seen it now. that has to be one of the best gorilla costumes ever, Althought he should eat the chocolate.

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07/02/2010 3:47 AM

Can anyone supply a link to a video, I have not yet seen the advert?

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07/02/2010 4:11 AM

I couldn't find it...
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07/02/2010 4:14 AM

Ha just found one...not the one I was actually refering to, but it features the BB1 concept car ...
Which isn't for sale ...so why F****ing advertise it?
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Of course some smart ar$e is going to reply...'because it makes small grumpy furry mammals discuss it online'
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