John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/6/10 1:34 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWX1cBWSzwE

thoughts

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/6/10 1:37 p.m.

If you really want to kill yourself you need to buy American.

jrw1621
jrw1621 Dork
1/6/10 2:00 p.m.

If you really want to kill yourself you need to buy in America were you can not get an Audi A5 with a Diesel engine

alex
alex Dork
1/6/10 3:46 p.m.

Dude. That's berkeleyed up.

oldsaw
oldsaw HalfDork
1/6/10 4:11 p.m.
John Brown wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWX1cBWSzwE thoughts

Thoughts?

It's an ad targeted to an audience with a wicked sense of humor and an appreciation for green technology. Certainly not a lucrative demographic in a self-absorbed US market.

The ad reminds me of a Top Gear episode where Clarkson comments on a 911 Turbo and says the engine management is so good, the exhaust is cleaner than the air going in.

Schmidlap
Schmidlap Reader
1/6/10 5:10 p.m.
oldsaw wrote: The ad reminds me of a Top Gear episode where Clarkson comments on a 911 Turbo and says the engine management is so good, the exhaust is cleaner than the air going in.

I've heard that about several cars (all the ULEV and PZEV vehicles). But Volvo's can clean the air with the engine off! They applied a catalyst coating to their radiators that converts ozone into oxygen as the air flows over the fins (the radiators have to be warm for it to work though).

http://www.catalysts.basf.com/Main/indoor_air_quality/indoor_air_quality_ozone_abatement/volvo_smogeating_cars_feature_basf_technology.be

That's a great ad. It reminds me of Clarkson's VW ad.

Bob

1slowcrx
1slowcrx Reader
1/6/10 11:37 p.m.

Wow! That was crazy... Not sure how I feel about it haha

gamby
gamby SuperDork
1/7/10 12:31 a.m.
oldsaw wrote: It's an ad targeted to an audience with a wicked sense of humor and an appreciation for green technology. Certainly not a lucrative demographic in a self-absorbed US market.

This.

Great ad. To bad the overly PC "Z0MG my _____ comitted suicide and it's no joking matter!!!1!" crowd in the States couldn't handle it.

DrBoost
DrBoost Dork
1/7/10 6:33 a.m.

Yet more proof that the Germans are berkleyed up.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
1/7/10 7:29 a.m.

I just watched a video where Bear Grylls gives himself an enema on a raft with water loaded with bird crap.

THAT was awesome AND disturbing.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde Reader
1/7/10 8:32 a.m.

Snorklewhacker......WHISKEY. TANGO. FOXTROT!!!

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
1/7/10 8:34 a.m.
ultraclyde wrote: Snorklewhacker......WHISKEY. TANGO. FOXTROT!!!

Have you ever seen Man vs Wild?

nderwater
nderwater Reader
1/7/10 12:24 p.m.

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

My wife tried to get me to watch that one last night. Hell no! I have no interest in her seeing my 2G1C reaction either.

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/7/10 12:45 p.m.

How about this?

http://www.baconorbeercan.com/index.html

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
1/7/10 1:33 p.m.

or this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppxu70Wojo

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