Maybe its just me, but I don't think I would ever buy a Lexus because I find their TV ads so irritating. The deliberate snobbishness in the ads, the sanctimonious British accent, and the whole "feeling" of the ad is as if having a Lexus makes you a special person. I'm sure that's exactly what the ads intends to make a viewer feel, and while I could afford a Lexus if I really wanted one, I just wouldn't want a car that deliberately is a way of saying "I'm better than the rest of you peasants". I'm no saint, and do not claim any great humility, but at heart I know that I am just a regular person, and driving my one year old Dodge Durango, or my 7 year old Subaru Outback, I am no better or worse than the guy driving a 15 year old pickup or a brand new S class Mercedes. So maybe its just me, but every time I see a Lexus ad on TV I want to just change the channel.
I find Lexus ads irritating
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Hunter
Isn't that the point of their adds?
pisgah
Buckeye
I don't discriminate. If it's an automobile ad, it's irritating to me. Lately, I've been suffering (and I do not use the term lightly) the "Hondadays" ads. Then, there are the morons ("real people, not actors" -- really? And what are people called who're paid to read lines?) who are asked, "Which brand won all these awards?" and, knowing they were hired for a Chevy ad, answer with everything but Chevy. And the guys -- acting like they're gonna have sex with those trucks instead of hauling manure.
It's a clear sign, folks, of what companies think of their customers... sorta like what politicians think of their constituents.
It's a clear sign, folks, of what companies think of their customers... sorta like what politicians think of their constituents.
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
I mute every add because of the drumbeat to accentuate every word, or the hip-hop noise that accompanies the dialog.
Want to offend me and turn me off to your product? Advertise on TV.
Bob Wright
Want to offend me and turn me off to your product? Advertise on TV.
Bob Wright
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We don't have a tv so we don't watch commercials.
What's a Lexus?........... :mrgreen:
We cut cable because of all the commercials.
5 minutes of horrible programming.....8 to 10 commercials.
Repeat 24/7.
Nope...............I'm ugly, not stupid.
Sell your crap that I don't want and will never buy to someone else.
What's a Lexus?........... :mrgreen:
We cut cable because of all the commercials.
5 minutes of horrible programming.....8 to 10 commercials.
Repeat 24/7.
Nope...............I'm ugly, not stupid.
Sell your crap that I don't want and will never buy to someone else.
English accent from a Japanese company??
Most ALL ads are irritating IMHO. Since I have cable I have found that the one button on my controller that works the best is MUTE. I don't have to watch and mute lets me not have to listen. The lady that pushes ads for every disease know to man and "you may get compensation" is to me the most aggravating. I'm generally in bed with the TV on and the timer set to turn it off a bit later so I can't get to the remote. :evil: :evil:
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We record all tv programming, that way we fast forward through all commercials.
mohavesam
Hawkeye
they have to advertise after having the SC430 named "Worst Car in the World".
Conservative said:
I do that too as much as possible. Can't take the commercials these days.
There is constantly an ASPCA ad showing dogs in horrible conditions, seems like it's a 2 minute commercial. I know it's a good cause and we recently adopted a new dog from a shelter, but that bleeding heart voice-over makes my skin crawl.
caryc
Hawkeye
The one that I really hate is that one for the stuff that numbs tooth pain. Especially the one with that black guy. He comes on hollering at you with that big close up of his ugly face and talks about the pain going "boom, boom...boom, boom. It's only like a thirty second commercial but I just can't get hold of that remote mute button fast enough.
It's REALLY IRRITATING.
It's REALLY IRRITATING.
It's just another Japanese car. Don't know when or why Japanese cars became a status symbol. And then hire an English voice actor to tell us just how snooty we could be if we could afford one.
Status symbol to me is an American farmer, millworker, or tradesman advertising a full size American pickup truck.
Status symbol to me is an American farmer, millworker, or tradesman advertising a full size American pickup truck.
OP
While all ads may be annoying, to me there is clearly a difference in some. I laugh at the Lincoln ads. Maybe some overweight, bald 60 year old really believes he will look and be as cool as Mathew McConaghy if he buys a Lincoln, but I don't feel as offended as the damn Lexus ad. Some car ads actually make me think. Subaru had an ad that ran for awhile where different folks, looking at the mangled wreck of a car, say "they lived". The ad ends with a man leaving the house with his kids, and getting in a new Outback and thinking "we lived". That ad, combined with the top marks the Outback gets on crash ratings, would definitely interest me if I were in the market for a car the size of a new Outback (and my 2010 model is still running as good as when it was brand new).
I find the Chevy ads the LEAST annoying ones on TV. At least they're giving you something approaching relevant information as to why you should buy their product (though in a way you find annoying). Virtually every other car ad has no purpose other than to try to give you a "warm fuzzy" feeling about their stupid ugly car. Subaru is the absolute worst. "Love is what makes a Subaru a Subaru" tells me less than nothing about their thing. Complete waste of my time and their money.pisgah said:
Pat-inCO
Hawkeye
I don't find any problem . . . . except that I'm already on the third remote
for my TV. The channel "lever" is worn smooth and the mute button has
a decided bevel on it.
The nice part is that the one I have was less than $15. So I just order
another one from Amazon. :roll:
for my TV. The channel "lever" is worn smooth and the mute button has
a decided bevel on it.
The nice part is that the one I have was less than $15. So I just order
another one from Amazon. :roll:
Colonialgirl
Hawkeye
Personally, I think they should FIRE the idiot that designed that front end and then go UP the line firing every "manager" that approved putting it into production. It has to be about the ugliest, dumbest front I have ever seen, Absolutely NO protection for the grill and probably nothing for the radiator behind it. It LOOKS like some kind of sucking leech or "dung beetle".
pisgah
Buckeye
vito said:
Cool? I think he looks like a heroin addict...
caryc
Hawkeye
pisgah said:
I don't get the one where he falls into the water backwards. Maybe he is high then.
ilikerams
Single-Sixer
Yeah, his eyes always look funny.pisgah said:
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Consumers and voters are alike.
They buy what is being sold.
They buy what is being sold.
Rick Courtright
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Snake45 said:
Hi,
Drop back a few years to "Chevy--the heartbeat of America", when I'd think to myself "And America's worst problem is heart disease." Maybe we can toss a coin!
I don't have much good to say about the ads for overpowered Fiats "Imported from Detroit" either. Worst part about them is they're always driving like total bumheads in the ads, and people who buy them too often seem to feel they have an obligation to do the same.
Rick C
It is a Toyota with nice leather seats that costs a lot more. So, they must show adds that make people feel better about spending all that extra money over the same car with a Toyota label. Ok, I must admit there is more than just nice leather seats they have more expensive trim then a Camry. Big deal.
mikewriter
Blackhawk
Bought my wife a lightly used Lexus, and we like it a lot.
Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
First, I watch tv, but with the dvr and fast forward, we don’t watch commercials.
We bought a Lexus about a year ago, a GS350 it was a one year old used car (the factory reconditioned or whatever term they use) with 15,000 miles. The dealer was extremely easy to work with and the car came with a 5 or 6 (can’t remember which right now year unlimited mile bumper to bumper warranty. Needless to say it was the warranty that sold us on the car. And yes, the warranty is better than on their new cars. I remember discussing that with the dealer. Lexus dealers have started this “no haggle” philosophy. They rationalize the cars are so good they sell themselves and dealers shouldn’t be pushy. And it’s been a great car, they are that good. It’s extreamly quiet inside, which is my favorite feature.
Here I sound like a car ad, I’m sorry. Another thing, not Lexus per we, but the dealer. They sent someone on a Friday afternoon during peak highway times, to drive 10 miles one way, to come pick up my wife and I to sign the paperwork. This way she and I could drive home together. Pretty darn nice really.
We bought a Lexus about a year ago, a GS350 it was a one year old used car (the factory reconditioned or whatever term they use) with 15,000 miles. The dealer was extremely easy to work with and the car came with a 5 or 6 (can’t remember which right now year unlimited mile bumper to bumper warranty. Needless to say it was the warranty that sold us on the car. And yes, the warranty is better than on their new cars. I remember discussing that with the dealer. Lexus dealers have started this “no haggle” philosophy. They rationalize the cars are so good they sell themselves and dealers shouldn’t be pushy. And it’s been a great car, they are that good. It’s extreamly quiet inside, which is my favorite feature.
Here I sound like a car ad, I’m sorry. Another thing, not Lexus per we, but the dealer. They sent someone on a Friday afternoon during peak highway times, to drive 10 miles one way, to come pick up my wife and I to sign the paperwork. This way she and I could drive home together. Pretty darn nice really.
Some years ago we bought a used 2011 Hyundai Sonata. It came with a factory 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. Our 2016 Tuscon, which we bought new, also has the same warranty. Seems where we deal it doesn't matter if it is used or new the warranty is GREAT.Kevin said:
wwb said:
Yup, just Toyotas with fancy trim. Way overpriced. I just don't think they'd fit my requirements anyway. Although they do have a 4x4 it's a grocery getter 4x4. Can't tow a lot, can't do any real offroading, can't hold a bunch of muddy decoys and waders or a bloody deer carcass. Not useful to me, especially for that price.
BRL
Single-Sixer
Colonialgirl said:
That's exactly what I thought when I first viewed those STUPID LOOKING hour glass fronts!
Just about word-for-word too Colonialgirl!
Looks like someone didn't finish assembling the grills before sending them out the factory door.
And they charge a bundle and people buy them!
Think "Ford Edsel."
YEECH! :shock:
bobski
Hunter
I find lexus irritating. I prefer buicks.
sheepdawg
Single-Sixer
I hate Jaguar ads simply because of the way they pronounce Jaguar.
