Comments on: Old, Banned Corvette Ad

By: Andy D

Andy D — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:20:42 +0000

heh heh, great ad. that is me at 11, circa ‘62, driving my 5 $ ‘53 Ford through the woods in a long ago age. Lotsa people would have liked to have banned me at the time.

By: billc83

billc83 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:05:28 +0000

I was actually surprised. It’s actually a pretty good commercial. And the tagline – “The Official Car of Your Dreams” – is surprisingly good. Like, “they should stick with that tagline” good.

^ Methinks Mr. Lang meant to comment to the Crossfire article…

By: Steven Lang

Steven Lang — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:39:14 +0000

Well, I have never driven one so I can’t comment on my personal experiences.

However what I do know is this…

On MSN there are 268 reviews for the Crossfire from 2003 to 2008. It received an owner rating average at least 9.2 or higher for every single year it was released. From a 1 to 10 scale, anything above a 9 at that site signifies exceptional owner satisfaction.

Carsurvey gives the Crossfire all smiley faces. No frowns. No middles.

Edmunds has 264 reviews from current owners. If you add all those up you also get a rating that is well above 9.0 out of 10.

There are loads of performance coupes from Japan, Korea, Europe and America that don’t match the Crossfire’s record of owner satisfaction. Based on well over 500 reveiws, it appears at least to me that the feedback on the Crossfire from actual owners has been extremely positive.

Those of you who simply bash just because you don’t like the ‘brand’ may want to delve deeper to find the actual truth of a vehicle. I see a lot of variability in the quality within brands at the dealer auctions and the Crossfire happens to be one of many that buck the conventional attitudes.

In fact, plenty of highly regarded brands have models that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Other less regarded brands contain models that are true bargains in the car business. The Crossfire just happens to be one of those models.

By: blue adidas

blue adidas — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:23:55 +0000

Seems like they’re getting a lot of viral buzz without spending a dime on media. When times are tough, it’s time to get creative!

By: Wolven

Wolven — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:04:29 +0000

Banned by whom? By what authority?

By: puppyknuckles

puppyknuckles — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:04:13 +0000

Maybe Ford borrowed that idea for this ad, which thought I was pretty great for the Mustang:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p1wa35QDs8

By: BlueBrat

BlueBrat — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:36:03 +0000

That’s retarded. You feel like a kid driving a car like that. Apparently, Australians never had a youth.

By: Justin Berkowitz

Justin Berkowitz — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:44:59 +0000

I don’t think this ad ever aired in Australia as the Corvette isn’t on sale there.

By: holydonut

holydonut — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:40:17 +0000

I wonder if this same fear of lawyers prompted the removal of this scene from Talladega Nights in the DVD version…

“I wanna go fast!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pMokiWXu5k&feature=related

By: Strippo

Strippo — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:31:04 +0000

The ad, directed by Guy Ritchie, first aired here during the Summer Olympics – the 2004 Summer Olympics, that is.

By: Sutures

Sutures — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:12:29 +0000

While an interesting diversion for the weekend, can we save the ire for current stupidity?

If anyone bothered to follow the video to youtube, you would see this was marked – (Added: April 24, 2006)

Old news is old.

now, back to the end of the world as we know it…

edit to add —> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivHaMNBt_kk

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:10:03 +0000

Very compelling ad. I’m off to the Chevy dealer, and then to NYC to do some real driving.

By: TomAnderson

TomAnderson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:50:06 +0000

When the ad was banned over here, I started wondering if the Pledge of Allegiance shouldn’t be changed to “One nation, under lawyers.”

I still do.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:00:42 +0000

Super! Why not just show the kid smoking crack and having sex without a rubber while they’re at it?

By: shaker

shaker — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:59:07 +0000

Funny how people miss the real outrage in the commercial —

The fact that the real dream here is that the ‘Vette is not sitting in snarled traffic, and the little runt drivers aren’t pounding on the dashboard after getting cut off…

Sorry kids, by the time a Corvette is in your garage, you won’t be able to drive it without the ultimate in frustration – straddling a thoroughbred that’s bolted to a merry-go-round.

But yes, lighten up otherwise.

By: speedlaw

speedlaw — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:42:00 +0000

We have clearly lost our bearings if a bit of fantasy causes this much trouble.

Vettes appeal to the little kid in all of us. It looks like a “hot wheels” car, and even tho you need to be a 50 yo to buy the silly thing, you are still the awestruck 8 year old the first time you get it. A Great piece of adwork.

I used to think Australia was a cool place, but they are going to censor the entire internet, nationwide…….a car ad is the least of their problems.

By: Corvair

Corvair — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:33:46 +0000

Takes me back to the time when I so badly wanted the 1963 Sting Ray with the split rear window!

The Nanny State continues to grow, alas.

By: Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:46:51 +0000

Kiddie porn.

By: golden2husky

golden2husky — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:02:23 +0000

I liked it. This ad shows young (ok really young) people aspiring to an American car-something that doesn’t seen to happen too often. People need to lighten up. This is further evidence of the pussification of America, and I guess we can add Australia to the list, too. I guess the PC Nazis haven’t looked at my nephew’s video game collection…

By: Runfromcheney

Runfromcheney — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:26:45 +0000

Got banned here too. The fricking tightwads thought this great commercial “Encouraged driving without a license”. Sod off. People need to lighten up.