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Sept 21, 2008 22:02:53 GMT
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Something i've noticed cropping up a lot in adverts on the telly is cars that have had their identities taken away. There was an insurance ad with a BMW that had been stripped of all its lines so that it almost looked volvo like, one of the mondeo ads had loads of old fords that had been slightly altered so that you had to really look twice to work out what they were and the the other day i saw one with a 700 series volvo with a hatchback  Does anyone know of any others or have any pictures, my google fu is really weak here. |
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Sept 21, 2008 22:10:54 GMT
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Eugh this really annoys me. Especially when a manufacturor is using their own cars.
Why hide their own?
Peugeot do this on their new advert with the people pushing the 505 estate with the modified grill.
At the end of the ad it shows the new model driving past the 505, and two 405's.
I do hate it when they put a bit of tape over the badge and you can still make out the logo.
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Sept 21, 2008 22:27:19 GMT
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BMW North America is close to where I live, they pull this nonsense all the time. You'll see the new 7 series running around, they tape over the BMW and the "750iL" badges only... like they're fooling anyone.
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Sept 21, 2008 22:52:36 GMT
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Sept 21, 2008 22:58:55 GMT
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The ones filmed in South Africa or somewhere but pretending to be in the UK curse word me off even more Like this one. Smash up an Austin Victoria will you?   uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zxD8f8jsFdE |
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Sept 21, 2008 22:59:48 GMT
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BMW North America is close to where I live, they pull this nonsense all the time. You'll see the new 7 series running around, they tape over the BMW and the "750iL" badges only... like they're fooling anyone. Maybe they're embarrassed?  |
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Sept 21, 2008 23:03:56 GMT
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The ones filmed in South Africa or somewhere but pretending to be in the UK pee me off even more Like this one. Smash up an Austin Victoria will you? That LV advert gets me too, was going to mention it in my post up there ^ about the fact that its plated as an R reg when its clearly not! |
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Sept 21, 2008 23:27:20 GMT
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you wanna know what REALLLLLLLLY irritates me?
the Renault Koleos (haven't thought up a derogatory name yet) pulling the 4 out of the muck.
FAT CHANCE. i vote other way round 976.44% more likely.
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Sept 22, 2008 0:52:25 GMT
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Ive been wondering what the car is that they featured in episode one of Fringe? looked like a brand new OPel Insignia with a different grill and no badging?
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Sept 22, 2008 6:53:03 GMT
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Eugh this really annoys me. Especially when a manufacturor is using their own cars. Why hide their own? I don't think they're allowed to use other manufacturers cars. If they're making other cars look bad it has to be a direct comparison eg. official fuel economy figures. |
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Sept 22, 2008 11:11:04 GMT
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you wanna know what REALLLLLLLLY irritates me? the Renault Koleos (haven't thought up a derogatory name yet) pulling the 4 out of the muck. FAT CHANCE. I vote other way round 976.44% more likely. Couldn't agree more, I learnt to drive in a R4  great little car that could mud-plug all day. Skinny wheels + not much power = can drive across fields. Plus it had useful handle thingies on the front so two people could drag it free if needed ;D |
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Sing along everybody.
"Sala-cadoola-metcha-caboola-bibbity-bobbity-boo!"
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skinnylew
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De-branded cars in adverts.skinnylew
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Sept 22, 2008 18:34:00 GMT
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the mondeo advert where it was floating by balloons had sierra's and fiesta's iirc EDIT: just watched it on youtube order is something like this: Sierra Fiesta mk1 Volvo estate Focus, Mondeomk2 and the bottom half of a Suzuki Grand Vitara i think Fiesta Mk1 Fiesta mk6 (i think) Citroen xantia and finally sierra thats just some of the main focused on ones  |
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Sept 22, 2008 20:48:50 GMT
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Ive been wondering what the car is that they featured in episode one of Fringe? looked like a brand new OPel Insignia with a different grill and no badging? Dunham's car is a Chevrolet Malibu. |
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Sept 23, 2008 21:52:55 GMT
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The ones filmed in South Africa or somewhere but pretending to be in the UK pee me off even more Like this one. Smash up an Austin Victoria will you? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zxD8f8jsFdEYeah why do that!? Its blatently filmed in South Africa... so its probably an Apache not a Victoria |
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1979 'V' Austin Allegro Estate
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Sept 23, 2008 22:00:52 GMT
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The current Carcraft car supermarket ad round here on busses, etc. has someone pushing their shagged, hubcapless, chuckied up, neg eg., 3 year old Corsa in to chop it in against an equivalent age C3. Genius!11
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Sept 24, 2008 8:33:15 GMT
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The current Carcraft car supermarket ad round here on busses, etc. has someone pushing their shagged, hubcapless, chuckied up, neg eg., 3 year old Corsa in to chop it in against an equivalent age C3. Genius!11 On the telly, its an early 80's Nissan Cherry. |
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Sept 24, 2008 8:36:02 GMT
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The current Carcraft car supermarket ad round here on busses, etc. has someone pushing their shagged, hubcapless, chuckied up, neg eg., 3 year old Corsa in to chop it in against an equivalent age C3. Genius!11 I thought I was the only person sad enough to notice this! Wahey, I'm not alone! |
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Sept 24, 2008 9:09:39 GMT
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The ones filmed in South Africa or somewhere but pretending to be in the UK pee me off even more Like this one. Smash up an Austin Victoria will you? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zxD8f8jsFdEYeah why do that!? Its blatently filmed in South Africa... so its probably an Apache not a Victoria Oops! They're practically the same.  |
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Sept 24, 2008 10:19:46 GMT
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^^It was the subliminals working - the ad is for Liverpool Victoria |
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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2008 10:20:49 GMT by anthonyg
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Sept 24, 2008 11:06:46 GMT
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The current Carcraft car supermarket ad round here on busses, etc. has someone pushing their shagged, hubcapless, chuckied up, neg eg., 3 year old Corsa in to chop it in against an equivalent age C3. Genius!11 Yup, I've seen that and having seen the tradeins at local car supermarkets then I'd say its also pretty accurate sadly enough! LOL. Buy a car, abuse it, beat it and then trade it in for one the same just not quite so knackered and repeat. All the time while asking how someone can run a car more than 10 weeks old, how can it be reliable? |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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great little car that could mud-plug all day. Skinny wheels + not much power = can drive across fields. Plus it had useful handle thingies on the front so two people could drag it free if needed ;D
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