NPR piece on new VW Fast commercials

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I always loved that passat one with Mr. Roboto and the dancing guy in the 
car. lol ...awsome song too, haha.

-George


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "Lars Bruchmann" <pilotlars@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: NPR piece on new VW Fast commercials


> On 12:38:23 am 03/19/06 Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> i've never liked seth... he probably did laugh at the
>> herman cartoon where they man and woman are in the
>> car, the man says: "the new muffler sure makes the car
>> quiet."  the next cartoon shows the passenger seat,
>> the woman has the muffler in her mouth.
>>
>> --- David Utley <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> >  It would be illustrative to know his age, and how
>> >  much of a background
>> >  in cars he has...  Until you read the article, then
>> >  you know straight
>> >  away the answers to both questions...
>> >
>> >  David
>> >
>> >  Craig Steiner wrote:
>> > >  What a prude!
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5251684
>> > >
>> > >  Craig
>> > >
> Well, he's entitled to his opinion, the target market is, as he says,
> pretty testosterone driven, you have to admit. When you envision the 
> driver
> of one, what do you see? Would you be surpised to see my 80 year old mom
> drivng one? At this stage of life, the GF is usulaly the one putting the
> brakes on the need to buy a fast car (she wants a house likely)
> I really doubt this guy's opinion counts for a whole lot in the sales of
> the car, or the use of the ad.
>
> So what VW commercials are your favorites? I like the Golf dropping from
> the apple tree, (they seem to like dropping Golfs, maybe they're good for
> jumping?), and I DO like the "Pink Moon" cabby ad. As the "target market"
> (40 something female) for the New Beetle, I have to say I liked a lot of
> those ads, like the "Reverse engineered from spacecraft" one. And of
> course, the classic "reading of the will" one, featurring a black air
> cooled beetle.
> Anyway, that's it from here. I'm not finding the new stuff (that I could
> afford) inspiring enough to change right now, I was telling Dennis that 
> I'd
> likely jus replace my 230 000 km seven year old daily with the same thing
> at some point (even the colour and interior and engine), but with zero
> miles and a warrantee. Maybe that means I'm driving the right car.
> Cathy
>
>
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