http://youtu.be/1ZuG2meedNs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZuG2meedNs[/youtube]
Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
- Westy78
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
Say what you will about the current state of VW, you can't deny they have some of the best marketing out there and some of the best ads in history.
Chorizo, it's what's for breakfast.
- Amskeptic
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
Doyle Dane & Bernbach ads, yes.Westy78 wrote:Say what you will about the current state of VW, you can't deny they have some of the best marketing out there and some of the best ads in history.
Marketing "integrity" came at OUR expense in many cases.
Some days, I like Volkswagenwerk (Tennessee auto workers), other days I hate 'em (suing ME for brand dilution).
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
Seriously? You've been sued by VWoA for brand dilution?
1976 VW Bus aka tripod
FI ...not leaky, and not so noisy...and she runs awesome!
FI ...not leaky, and not so noisy...and she runs awesome!
hambone wrote: There are those out there with no other aim but to bunch panties. It's like arguing with a pretzel.
- asiab3
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
I totally agree. I got into a heated match with my dad, (who lights high-end car commercials for a living,) about how car commercials all look the same. You know, how you can just tell it's a car commercial without even seeing an automobile? He's tired of the lackluster work getting put out, (rightfully so,) but then VoA dropped this bomb on us. For a bit I even stopped feeling guilty for funding the modern corporate arm of VW with my '09 sedan.Westy78 wrote:Say what you will about the current state of VW, you can't deny they have some of the best marketing out there and some of the best ads in history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SajEGpGitA
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SajEGpGitA[/youtube]
Between that one and the "Last Wishes" video, I've been quite the reminiscent mess tonight.
1969 bus, "Buddy."
145k miles with me.
322k miles on Earth.
145k miles with me.
322k miles on Earth.
- Amskeptic
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
Your example is right on the knife edge for me. Subaru went right over the edge with what was once a very nice ad (she's always your little girl) to their cloyingly sentimental heart-jerker-come-maudlin embarrassments (they lived).asiab3 wrote:I totally agree. I got into a heated match with my dad, (who lights high-end car commercials for a living,) about how car commercials all look the same. You know, how you can just tell it's a car commercial without even seeing an automobile? He's tired of the lackluster work getting put out, (rightfully so,) but then VoA dropped this bomb on us. For a bit I even stopped feeling guilty for funding the modern corporate arm of VW with my '09 sedan.Westy78 wrote:Say what you will about the current state of VW, you can't deny they have some of the best marketing out there and some of the best ads in history.
Volkswagen did a crisp funny ad with the Darth Vader kid, but I do not want corporate goals (selling stuff) walking all over what it is to be human. Then we will have absolutely nothing left to distinguish us as independent creatures from the insidious invasion of marketing.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: Nope. Some of us ain't sayin' goodbye...
For me it all ended in 1979. The official...unofficial last year of the VW bus.
1972 Westy tintop
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Pertronix SVDA w/Pertronix module & Flamethrower 40K coil (7* initial 28* total @3200+)
NGK BP6ET plugs
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Hankook 185R14's
2056cc T-4 - 7.8:1 CR
Weber 40mm Duals - 47.5idles, 125mains, F11 tubes, 190 Air corr., 28mm Vents
96mm AA Biral P/C's w/Hastings rings
42x36mm Heads (AMC- Headflow Masters) w/Porsche swivel adjusters
71mm Stroke
Web Cam 73 w/matched Web lifters
S&S 4-1 exhaust w/Walker 17862 quiet-pack
Pertronix SVDA w/Pertronix module & Flamethrower 40K coil (7* initial 28* total @3200+)
NGK BP6ET plugs
002 3 rib trans
Hankook 185R14's