Anorak on: Golf advert moan

[Matt0812]

The one VW have got on at the moment, where it ends with 'Why drive something like a Golf when you can drive a Golf?' Merits of VW's ubiquitous hatch etc... But the bit where the guy driving says 'Handles just like a Golf', is he not in a 1 Series? which wouldn't handle like a Golf by virtue of it being rwd!! Sorry, rant over, anyone know of any other howlers?

[martin mrt]

Never paid enough attention to notice that, the 1 series certainly doesnt handle like a Golf............... Thankfully

[LuS1fer]

My Mk III Golf is a howler - always something falling to bits and the rust is quite amazing.

[Stu R]

Can I come to the next party you go to?

[peterbredde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omAwEPbHmV0

I think he's in a Civic when he speaks, but then the car handbraking is a 1 series. Sorry to be a big anorakish .

I don't like this advert. What's so good about a fking Golf anyway?

[Jonny_693]

I've never 'got' that advert because I'm sure the purple chav wagon is a golf anyway??

[poing]

At 15 seconds in on that advert they say like a Golf when it appears to be an actual Golf!

[twazzock]

peterbredde said:

I don't like this advert. What's so good about a fking Golf anyway?

The marketing.

[ambuletz]

never realized how much of an anorak I was until i saw this advert. the car he's in is a civic, but when you see the outside shot, its actually a 1series. the guys in the garage are clearly all bending over a max power'd golf mk3. The only thing that really REALLY bugs me is the salesman, I can't tell what car that is from the A pillar.

[2 Wycked]

The modified car is a mk3 Fiesta, stop saying it's a Golf.

I think the salesman is shutting the door of a Vectra B.

ETA: Not a Vectra, just watched the Video. I have no idea.

Edited by 2 Wycked on Thursday 14th October 22:31

[phil1967]

2 Wycked said:

The modified car is a mk3 Fiesta, stop saying it's a Golf.

I think the salesman is shutting the door of a Vectra B.

yep and heres a link to another site with a pic of said fiesta

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/car-talk/420634-vw-...

[Matt0812]

Stu R said:

Can I come to the next party you go to?

Party? I know not of this word. As a student, all I do is watch car adverts and complain about them inbetween reading about American Foreign Policy. Really, I'm not that nerdy, I just thought it might be a point worth raising on PH!

[ambuletz]

my god, shame on me for thinking it was a mk3 golf! and I own a metallic aubergine mk3! it makes more sense when you look at its side. (i was looking at its front)

[va1o]

peterbredde said:

What's so good about a fking Golf anyway?

Its not so much that its good at one thing, it just does everything well, and is by far the best all-rounder in the class.

[TheLurker]

phil1967 said:

2 Wycked said:

The modified car is a mk3 Fiesta, stop saying it's a Golf.

I think the salesman is shutting the door of a Vectra B.

yep and heres a link to another site with a pic of said fiesta

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/car-talk/420634-vw-...

Thats cleared that mystery up. Bugs me every time I see that advert!

[EDLT]

For the lazy, its this fiesta:

[MGZRod]

EDLT said:

For the lazy, its this fiesta:

Is that a civic type-R (ep3) wing on the back? Love the gap where there should be an intercooler or something poking through and its just empty

[Martin_Hx]

Looks similar !

[Stedman]

MGZRod said:

EDLT said:

For the lazy, its this fiesta:

Is that a civic type-R (ep3) wing on the back? Love the gap where there should be an intercooler or something poking through and its just empty

Less weight-makes it go faster

[Jonboy_t]

Matt0812 said:

The one VW have got on at the moment, where it ends with 'Why drive something like a Golf when you can drive a Golf?' Merits of VW's ubiquitous hatch etc... But the bit where the guy driving says 'Handles just like a Golf', is he not in a 1 Series? which wouldn't handle like a Golf by virtue of it being rwd!! Sorry, rant over, anyone know of any other howlers?

I may be wrong, and I'm happy to be corrected on this, but I thought the 1 Series were Front wheel drive? I know all BM's are RWD, but I seem to recall a big hoo-ha (<who says that nowadays?!) about the fact that the 'new' 1 series would be FWD?