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Old 06-01-06, 11:02 AM
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Talking BMW takes a jab at FWD cars





"Thats why we don't have front wheel drives."



In the latest installment of its new aggressive ad campaign, BMW takes a shot at its competitors who use front-wheel-drive. The print ad features a hare with some pretty obvious Photoshop work. The caption reads “That’s why we don’t have front wheel drives".

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/...ves/#more-2870
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Old 06-01-06, 11:12 AM
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LOL! that's gotta be a slap to the face for Acura
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Ha ha, that's too funny
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i like ittt
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I like it, it's clever....


... I think I'll stick with my "lowly" FWD, though.
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Guess they need to stop selling those MINI's in their dealerships then.
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LOL! That's clever as hell!
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It's a funny ad and only car enthusiasts will get a slight giggle out of it, but I'm pretty sure it will
go over the head of most people.

My sister just bought a G35 coupe and I asked her how she likes driving a RWD car instead
of her FWD Camry. She didn't know what I was talking about....
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And what was one of the best-selling FWD cars in its day?......the VW RABBIT.
Literally millions of them were sold before the name was changed to Golf.

BMW marketers...............Back to the drawing board, guys. You blew that one.
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Originally Posted by magneto112




"Thats why we don't have front wheel drives."



In the latest installment of its new aggressive ad campaign, BMW takes a shot at its competitors who use front-wheel-drive. The print ad features a hare with some pretty obvious Photoshop work. The caption reads “That’s why we don’t have front wheel drives".

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/...ves/#more-2870
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there is also the fact that the hare never won in the Tortoise V. Hare race...
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there is also the fact that the hare never won in the Tortoise V. Hare race...
Neither one had FWD. Otherwise the race would be about value and the hare would be based on a rabbit and the Tortoise would be based on a Turtle, both bred in America
 
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Originally Posted by magneto112
"Thats why we don't have front wheel drives."

actually, they do. it's called Mini Cooper
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Neither one had FWD. Otherwise the race would be about value and the hare would be based on a rabbit and the Tortoise would be based on a Turtle, both bred in America
Now, guys, here's one for you:....why am I a convert to AWD? Last time I checked, both the hare and the tortoise had FOUR legs.
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Originally Posted by MGS4
actually, they do. it's called Mini Cooper
Damn, knock out by technicality!
 


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