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Old 10-20-06, 08:34 PM
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The Chinese are at it again!!
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Old 10-21-06, 12:11 AM
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Let's call them up and ask about these new fangled brakes. Better yet, a call to Acura corporate will have them in a uproar.
hahaha, what a way to ruin their friday

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The Chinese are at it again!!
what is that supposed to mean?
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Old 10-21-06, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
hahaha, what a way to ruin their friday



what is that supposed to mean?
Cheap knock-offs. Some Chinese company must've made a Brembo imitation and called it the Brembro brakes.

Mercedes


Geely


Mercedes


Geely


Mercedes


Geely
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Old 10-21-06, 11:06 PM
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HAHAHHAHAA..... that's just way too funny
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Old 10-21-06, 11:13 PM
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Now a days can't really tell if ACURA is making things right...Too many short cuts LOL!
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Old 10-22-06, 12:02 AM
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That Geely is SICK! (Did I say that with a striaght face? )

Slap an MB badge on there and the totally clueless will bite. Wonder how well they implemented the HID's. "Kompressor" will be "Kompresher" j/k.
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Old 10-22-06, 05:44 AM
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Thanks for the vid... I guess we're all not perfect especially TV...LOL
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Old 10-22-06, 07:53 AM
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Old 10-24-06, 07:44 AM
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I've never seen that ad on TV before. Guess they pulled it right away. I've never understood the need for local dealers to make their own marketing campains. Statewide campains, such as the TX editions of every full size truck make sense. People here are suckers for anything with Texas on them. Hell, I'd get one if I were buying a truck. But why do Acura and BMW and maybe others do their own DFW area campains? I bet Acura will not allow dealers to do these anymore.
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Old 10-24-06, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Seadee456
I've never seen that ad on TV before. Guess they pulled it right away. I've never understood the need for local dealers to make their own marketing campains. Statewide campains, such as the TX editions of every full size truck make sense. People here are suckers for anything with Texas on them. Hell, I'd get one if I were buying a truck. But why do Acura and BMW and maybe others do their own DFW area campains? I bet Acura will not allow dealers to do these anymore.
I know if I saw that spot it wouldn't have aired at our station. I put in commercials all the time and if we see a mistake, or even a questionable mistake we contact our sales department who than contacts the AE to confirm. I know most non car people would not have noticed the error in the spot, but I would have.
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Old 10-24-06, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Seadee456
I've never seen that ad on TV before. Guess they pulled it right away...
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen it since the night I posted this thread I could maybe understand if it was a Neon or Kia that they were running a sale on, but this is supposed to be Acura's "performance" version of the TL, aimed squarely at auto enthusiasts. And I know they MUST have gotten some comments about this spot from several people already...

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Old 10-25-06, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by javyLSU
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen it since the night I posted this thread I could maybe understand if it was a Neon or Kia that they were running a sale on, but this is supposed to be Acura's "performance" version of the TL, aimed squarely at auto enthusiasts. And I know they MUST have gotten some comments about this spot from several people already...

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hahaha, i say MORE than a few people
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Old 10-25-06, 12:13 AM
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I think I am going to import 10 Geely's and double my money with a few quick badge changes

On another note, I found the brembro spokesman.............



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Old 10-25-06, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
I think I am going to import 10 Geely's and double my money with a few quick badge changes
Haha! Let's see if you can fake the horsepower and well... everything else!!

Well, you could probably get a clean sale from Mr. Whistle-Tip over there. "damnnn mercedes!! woo!! woo!!!"
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Old 10-25-06, 12:54 AM
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Haha! Let's see if you can fake the horsepower
I'll just get Hyundai to write up the tech specs

(link to inside joke) http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...ettlement.html
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