08-22-2014, 11:16 AM
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Reminds me of when Honda wanted to separate themselves from the nasty bikers by saying, "You meet the nicest people on a Honda." Sorry, guys. I'll stick to my Road King.
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08-22-2014, 11:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe B
I think I Googled "Audi A4 puddle splash ad" or something like that. I forget.
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could not find the original version
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08-22-2014, 12:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JayG
could not find the original version
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I can't seem to find it again. Anyway, it clearly showed the second car through the puddle as a BMW.
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08-22-2014, 12:59 PM
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08-22-2014, 01:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burg Boxster
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Here is a still - clearly a BMW...
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08-22-2014, 01:55 PM
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Quote:
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smartass 
Thanks
how did you do that?
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08-22-2014, 02:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JayG
smartass
Thanks
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Just go to "Let me Google that for you.com" here: LMGTFY.com
Type in what you want to find, then copy the link. Easy, breezy.
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08-22-2014, 02:10 PM
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of all the German brands I find that BMW have the most varied owner profile.
Sometimes I see the preppy guy, other times the pimply faced spikey hair guy whose last car was low-riding Civic with the giant exhaust, other times it might be the Joey Bag-o-donuts guy (typically a white car with a ribbon on the dash) and sometimes the hip hop rapper guy with bling wheels aka 'rims'.
Whereas the typical Audi driver seems to be the guy or gal who upgraded from a Subaru, has a little dog, hits the Starbucks every morning and shops at Whole Foods. A slightly younger version of the eventual new Porsche or Range Rover buyer.
The you have the Bentley/Rolls driver. They're too rich to care how they look unless another rich guy comes along with a newer B/R car.
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Last edited by Perfectlap; 08-22-2014 at 02:15 PM.
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08-22-2014, 02:32 PM
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I think it's a great commercial, I would hope most people could take it as a funny joke on BMW drivers.
I love when there is a guy talking to a girl beside my car. I always walk up and ask wow! That is a nice car you have! If they fall for the trap it can be an interesting five minutes before I pull the keys out and drive away 
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08-22-2014, 07:54 PM
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I have a 300Ci as my "second" car, and I can assure you that I would not have driven through that puddle..
I would have found a different puddle with people in wheelchairs nearby and run through that one.
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08-22-2014, 09:22 PM
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Another thing that is interesting about that commercial is that it seems to alienate a large segment of car owners (BMW owners to be specific) who are pretty highly likely to cross shop an Audi when it comes time to look for a new car.
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08-22-2014, 10:00 PM
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Can't stereotype cars. It just doesn't work. I had a 2001 Audi S4 Avant. I picked this one up in Munich in December 2011. Very nice highway car.
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Last edited by Chuck W.; 08-22-2014 at 10:03 PM.
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08-23-2014, 09:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck W.
Can't stereotype cars. It just doesn't work. I had a 2001 Audi S4 Avant. I picked this one up in Munich in December 2011. Very nice highway car.
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Splash any kids lately?
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08-23-2014, 10:32 AM
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My brother drives a BMW 740. He seems OK.
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