Two Things America Got Right, Cars & Freedom

DetroitDad · July-05-10, 06:07 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk0e1VL80o

**ejames01** · July-05-10, 07:45 AM

I love that commercial.

**Searay215** · July-05-10, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by ejames01

I love that commercial.

What ejames01 said.....

**One Shot** · July-05-10, 12:33 PM

I posted about this commercial on a couple other forums I frequent. SWEET for sure! And not to offend anyone but couldn't ya just see a rebel flag flying out the window as well? I might be getting that idea from the General Lee!

**Cincinnati_Kid** · July-06-10, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by One Shot

I posted about this commercial on a couple other forums I frequent. SWEET for sure! And not to offend anyone but couldn't ya just see a rebel flag flying out the window as well? I might be getting that idea from the General Lee!

But you just did. No, I can't see a rebel flag flying out of ANY window. You might as well put a gun rack in the rear window of that Challenger while you're at it.

**Roq** · July-06-10, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Cincinnati_Kid

But you just did. No, I can't see a rebel flag flying out of ANY window. You might as well put a gun rack in the rear window of that Challenger while you're at it.

Exactly. What is the fascination with that piece of shit flag? Personally, I'd like to see anyone displaying it have it set on fire in front of them.

**terryh** · July-05-10, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by DetroitDad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk0e1VL80o

Our country offers compareable freedom and no we havent always been the forunner in human dignity and rights and privelages but yeah the commercial is very moving and strikes a nerve. Kudos to the marketing firm that put together this piece of advertising.

And no Im not going to go live somewhere else this is my country I already have time and money[[ pension,social security) invested...Im staying put unless I strike it rich!

**ggores** · July-05-10, 01:57 PM

Dodge has once again done a good job of branding their car. I drive a 3.2L Intrepid. That mo fo rocks! Not too crazy about the Charger, though.

**wolverine** · July-05-10, 04:36 PM

Wow, that was really well done. Definitely one of the best I've seen.

**Huggybear** · July-05-10, 06:11 PM

Liters? Not so American! Put it in cubic inches...

Originally Posted by ggores

Dodge has once again done a good job of branding their car. I drive a 3.2L Intrepid. That mo fo rocks! Not too crazy about the Charger, though.

DetroitDad · July-05-10, 06:21 PM

Classic Detroit!

As alive and well in 2010 as it was in 1960.

**fryar** · July-05-10, 07:10 PM

It's very entertaining, and it plays to that car's musclecar-type strengths as well as Dodge's, and covertly plays up the buy American angle. It totally works for this model.

Personally, I like GM's Howie Long commercials in which he makes a coherent argument that the Malibu, say, is fuel-efficient, gets a higher rating for quality from JD Power than the equivalent Toyota, or what-have-you. They're not very exciting, but they make the case that GM is coming out of this latest crisis with vehicles it feels it can persuasively pitch to you; that however you might feel about bail outs or past quality issues, they're doing good things and catching up if not more than that. I like these commercials, basically, because GM is ignoring the buy American angle and arguing that they have good competitive product. Grandpa's Buick suddenly makes sense again. Throw in OnStar, and you have a compelling package. Once I've been in one of those situations OnStar shows you in their commercials, or had a friend who was aided by OnStar, I will consider a GM-badge van for the wife and kids when I'm older.

This isn't how Chrysler is going to advertise the Fiat 500, right? That thing has to be made to appeal to a completely different demographic that's still kind of upset with "Detroit" for the Hummer and such.

**mpf** · July-06-10, 01:28 AM

that vid. is great, and I drive a ford. We need good jobs to afford these beasts, 'though. I think the best ad[[s) were for caddy's CTS, about 6 months ago. The new mustang ad, shot in sanfransicko, of all places, is pretty good, also

**fryar** · July-06-10, 10:47 AM

They can also zipcar if they want, just to close the loop and return to my first post on this board. :-P

**Jimg** · July-06-10, 09:17 PM

They forgot Jazz - it moves, it is freedom of expression and it is American.

**BShea** · July-06-10, 09:51 PM

Excellent commercial. I posted it on Facebook recently.

I drive a Dodge Charger and love everything about it. It was the first car produced in my lifetime by Detroit that made me say, "I want that. Now."

And I sold a very nice BMW to buy it.

9mile&seneca · July-07-10, 08:09 AM

No, Fryar, I was going along with the gag. Sorry.

**fryar** · July-07-10, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by 9mile&seneca

No, Fryar, I was going along with the gag. Sorry.

Ah. I get it. Carry on...

**canuck** · July-07-10, 08:29 PM

Coogle!

Kudos to Ralph Gilles, the head of design at Chrysler, a fellow Montrealer of Haitian descent.

**BagAJellyDonuts** · July-07-10, 08:51 PM

Saw a next generation Charger on the road today. Even through the camo you could see the size isn't changing but the grill is getting much more aggressive.

**One Shot** · July-08-10, 12:55 PM

Just proves no matter how good something is theres always someone that wants to piss on your parade. Oh well.
And my reference to the rebel flag was a joke because of the raw nature of the commercial. Just as people who make Scarface jokes and Rap lyric references. Doesn't mean were really gonna make someone say "hello to my little friend" or "pop a cap in your a$$". THANKS ANYWAYS THOUGH!

**Cincinnati_Kid** · July-09-10, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by One Shot

Just proves no matter how good something is theres always someone that wants to piss on your parade. Oh well.
And my reference to the rebel flag was a joke because of the raw nature of the commercial. Just as people who make Scarface jokes and Rap lyric references. Doesn't mean were really gonna make someone say "hello to my little friend" or "pop a cap in your a$$". THANKS ANYWAYS THOUGH!

You're welcome. Just because you used "poor judgement" in your post, no need to get salty. That rebel flag reference isn't taken too kindly by a lot who frequent
this board. It has a special meaning of racism and hate for a particular race.

**canuck** · July-09-10, 02:22 PM

I dont think the rebel flag existed in George Dubya's day. The original Dubya that is... Any ways the rebel flag also had a fair bit of freedom-propaganda attached to its umbilical cord. The tea party went a long way in the public imagination but the cotton pickin' imperialists needed another bit of branding to justify their need for independance...