"What if I told you...?" Chevy ad campaign

Zomby Woof wrote:

EvanR wrote: I fell for Chevy, because I thought *maybe* the "New GM" was better. Also, I bought a 3-year-old Chevy with <30k miles for a 35% discount off new. Six months later it's worth 50% off MSRP. I guess I'm stuck with this one. But you fooled me good, New GM.

Fail to see the correlation. If it's a good car, who cares?

Oh yeah, I didn't really flesh that out, did I?

Two parts failures at <35k miles - sway bar end links and air intake hose. Both are known failures on this model. Chevy knows it, because the OEM replacements are made of new material. They should be free. Nope.

Also, 6 months after I paid $10k (+tax), it's now worth $6k.

I could have gotten a better deal on a better car by leasing a Corolla.

EvanR wrote:

Zomby Woof wrote:

EvanR wrote: I fell for Chevy, because I thought *maybe* the "New GM" was better. Also, I bought a 3-year-old Chevy with <30k miles for a 35% discount off new. Six months later it's worth 50% off MSRP. I guess I'm stuck with this one. But you fooled me good, New GM.

Fail to see the correlation. If it's a good car, who cares?

Oh yeah, I didn't really flesh that out, did I? Two parts failures at <35k miles - sway bar end links and air intake hose. Both are known failures on this model. Chevy knows it, because the OEM replacements are made of new material. They should be free. Nope. Also, 6 months after I paid $10k (+tax), it's now worth $6k. I could have gotten a better deal on a better car by leasing a Corolla.

Stuff like that happens all the time. I don't expect free parts unless it's either a recall or under warranty. I've personally dealt with it (improved replacement parts) on everything from Yamahas to Porsches.

Beer Baron wrote: My theory is that the more a car (...or soda... or beer... or etc.) tries to convince you of something, the more opposite the reality is. Boring appliance? We'll show how exciting it is! Prius? It's the muscle car of rebels!

The Prius commercial where the guys in the Prius are running from the cops (who somehow can't catch them), so the cops get a Prius cop car has to be my least favorite car commercial right now. But that's not a challenge, because I watch very little TV. The fact that the new Prius looks like a turd that rolled through a fire doesn't help either.

EvanR wrote:

Zomby Woof wrote:

EvanR wrote: I fell for Chevy, because I thought *maybe* the "New GM" was better. Also, I bought a 3-year-old Chevy with <30k miles for a 35% discount off new. Six months later it's worth 50% off MSRP. I guess I'm stuck with this one. But you fooled me good, New GM.

Fail to see the correlation. If it's a good car, who cares?

Oh yeah, I didn't really flesh that out, did I? Two parts failures at <35k miles - sway bar end links and air intake hose. Both are known failures on this model. Chevy knows it, because the OEM replacements are made of new material. They should be free. Nope. Also, 6 months after I paid $10k (+tax), it's now worth $6k. I could have gotten a better deal on a better car by leasing a Corolla.

Was it a Sonic? It was a Sonic, wasn't it? The air intake tube is a tip-off. There has been a problem with that same part since the Aveo (that tube looks exactly the same) and there is a bulletin about it.

EvanR wrote:

Zomby Woof wrote:

EvanR wrote: I fell for Chevy, because I thought *maybe* the "New GM" was better. Also, I bought a 3-year-old Chevy with <30k miles for a 35% discount off new. Six months later it's worth 50% off MSRP. I guess I'm stuck with this one. But you fooled me good, New GM.

Fail to see the correlation. If it's a good car, who cares?

Oh yeah, I didn't really flesh that out, did I? Two parts failures at <35k miles - sway bar end links and air intake hose. Both are known failures on this model. Chevy knows it, because the OEM replacements are made of new material. They should be free. Nope. Also, 6 months after I paid $10k (+tax), it's now worth $6k. I could have gotten a better deal on a better car by leasing a Corolla.

Just curious, if it had less than 35k miles wasn't it still under warranty?

In reply to Robbie:

That's berking funny.

Now the ads I don't understand at all are the ones for industrial/ non consumer manufacturing. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GE, ect. I can almost give GE a pass because they do make appliances, but how does wind farm technology influence me to buy a GE toaster? The most logical explanation I can think of is advertising to get people to buy stocks. Im scared to think of the Venn diagram of people looking to invest and people influenced by commercials.

You guys are missing something, when it comes to automotive related advertising we are something of a litmus test.

If the proposed media is well received by the "car guy" contingent, then it will NOT work with the MUCH LARGER non-car segment of the audience.

For the most part, they are pitching to the pablum eaters, if they toss down a meaty bone-in steak that would require sharp cutlery, it will go right over the target audiences head.

Fueled by Caffeine wrote: In reply to SilverFleet: You've also described nearly every Amazon.com review.

Yeah i keep getting feedback reminders for me challenge car's fuel pump. Finally sent a reminder back that just cause a pump works out of the box doesnt make it good, and that they'd get a review just before the time limit is up

Also flo... Progressive commercials make me hate her. Also don't realize how many commercials I've missed since we killed the cable company

crankwalk wrote: Anybody else think these commercials are lame?

I find it telling that my teen-age son finds these adds annoying and a turn off.

fiesta54 wrote: The progressive ads get me. I can't stand listening to Flo, and somehow that ad campaign has lasted 8 years...

I would rather be married to Flo than spend 30 seconds in a room with one of the people from the Liberty Mutual ads.

dean1484 wrote:

RX Reven' wrote: I think the Liberty Mutual adds are worse…”I wrecked my car before its first oil change but they won’t give me full replacement value for it”. I’d love to be selling that guy a new car and at the last moment, swap it out with a return that isn’t due for its first oil change yet. You know he’d lose his Berking mind and go off yelling “I’m not paying new car prices for a used car”…um, then why would you expect your insurance company to; dumbass.

I actually have their insurance. There selling point is they will replace your totaled car with a year newer and 10k miles less. But yes there add campaign is annoying.

I always wanted to see if they would give me that coverage on my wagon. Think they can find a 79 with 102k?

Duke wrote:

fiesta54 wrote: The progressive ads get me. I can't stand listening to Flo, and somehow that ad campaign has lasted 8 years...

I would rather be *married* to Flo than spend 30 seconds in a room with one of the people from the JG Wentworth ads. Fixored.

You know what's even less intelligent than accident forgiveness testimonials from people who have no idea how insurance works? The policy itself.

Last time I checked, putting accident forgiveness on my policy increases the rates. Okay, so let me get this straight. You want to to prepay for an accident I assume I'm going to get myself into? Yeaaaaah, no.

the most ridiculous chevy commercial on right now i think is the 'truck bed test'

yea the ford had a few tears in the aluminum bed, but if you dont load the stone like a dick head and drop it from 6 berkeleying feet up then it will literally last forever.

the next chevy commerical is gonna be them shooting it with a cannon from a pirate ship and talking about how well the chevy hold up to berkeleying cannon fire. you know, an every day problem...

In reply to dropstep:

I think the limit on that is that the car has to be less than 5 years old and less than 60k miles.

edizzle89 wrote: the most ridiculous chevy commercial on right now i think is the 'truck bed test'

I think the "saw a piece of wood" commercial is worse.

"That's right, you all chose the tool with the most power." No. They all chose the only tool with power. That's not comparing Chevy v. Ford v. Dodge. That's comparing a modern truck to a horse and buggy.

fiesta54 wrote: The progressive ads get me. I can't stand listening to Flo, and somehow that ad campaign has lasted 8 years...

Annoying commercials or not, I'd give Flo the business. And I don't mean buying insurance from her.

In reply to edizzle89:

The Chevy will be dented, the Ford has a tear in the bed, but...
In 2 years that Chevy dent will be the beginning of rust and in 10 years the bed will completely rust away.
In 15 years the Ford tear will just be the same tear and no rust!

Still not as stupid as the ones with the bear and the aluminum vs. steel cages.

OTOH, I really enjoy the Dodge brothers commercials. Seeing the different models raced through various time periods, it's fun and entertaining.

The real truth though, is that I DVR everything and watch VERY few commercials. The FF button is your friend.

Tom_Spangler wrote: Still not as stupid as the ones with the bear and the aluminum vs. steel cages.

That's a big animal right there.

Brian wrote: In reply to Robbie: That's berking funny. Now the ads I don't understand at all are the ones for industrial/ non consumer manufacturing. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GE, ect. I can almost give GE a pass because they do make appliances, but how does wind farm technology influence me to buy a GE toaster? The most logical explanation I can think of is advertising to get people to buy stocks. Im scared to think of the Venn diagram of people looking to invest and people influenced by commercials.

I think the industrial manufacturing commercials are actually trying to remind people that the companies exist and that they are hiring. They are trying to get people to apply rather than buy.

the commercial that ticks me off the most is the flonase one... where 6 is greater than 1. No E36 M3? I needed a commercial to tell me that 6 is more than 1.

JohnRW1621 wrote: In reply to edizzle89: The Chevy will be dented, the Ford has a tear in the bed, but... In 2 years that Chevy dent will be the beginning of rust and in 10 years the bed will completely rust away. In 15 years the Ford tear will just be the same tear and no rust!

Actually, I think that ad is really selling bedliners. You got to be a special kind of stupid to spend 40K+ on a truck and not spec a bedliner these days, no matter what the body is made out of. So yeah, the commercial is kinda stupid..

We cut the cord a few years ago and are not sorry in the least, but I have watched this "commercial" quite a few times:

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