Motoring adverts

[Jameswgrant220]

Not a massively exciting or new topic. Anyone seen that new Merc advert with the humpback whales? B-E-A-Utifully shot, and quite interesting (I was tempted beyond clicking skip ad after 5). Anyway, there was no product advertised specifically, more the Merc Lifestyle. Plus the shot of a tail light and wheels. The tail light and wheels from what looks like a W203 avantgarde saloon in midnight black.
Excellent advert, and a nice break from the norm. Any other modern adverts that look good? Or at least don't feature one Peugeot and 5 million LEDs or a Fiat Punto popping viagra?

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

The only half decent car ad that I have seen recently is the Jaguar 'It's good to be bad' ad, running about 6 months or so ago.

Ah, and having done a search, I've just found another Jag ad in the same style, brilliant!

All the others just seem to be total crap....identikit city-based, bright, in your face with an emphasis on 'fun, yeah!' for 'young people.' Some faceless, massive, square eurobox full of perfect looking twentysomethings, all laughing and joking as they drive somewhere hip in their hideous, plastic automotive white-good. With a background soundtrack of some plinky guitars. Makes me want to puke, mostly.

[Pints]

The Smart ForFour advert where the bloke is parallel parking had me laugh out loud the first time I saw it.


The Jaguar XE ad is cringe worthy.

[Justin Case]

All of these adverts irritate me. I don't care in the slightest about the image of a car, only what it will do for me and my family. If it doesn't tell me how economical, roomy, powerful or well-kitted out the car is, or how good the finance deals are, I just switch off and go and make a cup of coffee. Shirley I can't be alone or in a tiny minority?