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But Nissan is not the only vehicles doing this sliding in commercials.
Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Infinity, are all guilty of the same thing .
I just don't see the point behind these ads.
But Nissan is not the only vehicles doing this sliding in commercials.
Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Infinity, are all guilty of the same thing .
I just don't see the point behind these ads.
Bob.
You must not be watching the same movies as their target audience, like the "Fast and the Furious" franchise.
Or how about the commercials where the car is driving at about 40 mph but they make it sound like the car is in second gear and they removed the muffler.
Can someone(hopefully someone who is involved in television commercials) explain all these incredibly stupid ads showing different vehicles sliding sideways .
Who the hell drives like this, and what is the purpose of showing vehicles sliding sideways, be it in sand, or the street.
I just don't get it.
Particular are the Nissan ads for their cars.
It looks so dammed stupid, especially when real drivers don't drive like that.
What are they trying to prove?
Bob.
It's just hype and style, of course. Cars are sold on the basis of being able to go slightly faster or tighter than the next guy, even when real-world situations make it largely moot. Shallow people think that pressing down a piece of rubberized metal proves something about one's superiority to a herd of like-minded sheep. Many buyers seem to think they'll be running from the cops at some point.
Same with towing capacities that always seem to be rising. How did we ever manage with older trucks? We drove a little slower, mostly!
Rent "Idiocracy" if you're tired of these ads and many other behaviors.
I believe my daily driver states that I am all of the above you feel I am not, and I certainly don't have to be sliding sideways on the road, or dirt to prove my point.
A Corvette with "APT MGR" for the vanity plate? Doesn't prove much. At least take off those chrome tailight things.
And once again I find myself asking, what is fun, sporty, exciting about sliding sideways and kicking up a whole lot of dirt?
I was a stock car racer for 12 years and raced on dirt exclusively. Threw a fair amount of mud and dry dirt in my day and my last season got a track championship in my class. I thought it was an absolute blast. i have NO interest in trying to drive my Honda Fit that way!
Don on Austin
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Originally Posted by CALGUY
I will never understand the logic(if you can call it that) of the ad makers bothering to show this immature content as something that is good for sales.
Judging by Nissan sales, I don't believe it has helped them at all.
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