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JeffNJ
01-31-2002, 09:42 PM
Now, the next time someone asks (like, for example, a Mazda commercial), "Where is it written that only a sports car can behave like a sports car?", I may say, "Right there."

hehehe =)
240meowth
01-31-2002, 10:07 PM
i'm confused about you, jeffnj, what car do you drive?
DSC
01-31-2002, 10:07 PM
grr, I hate that commerical
JeffNJ
02-01-2002, 02:05 PM
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i'm confused about you, jeffnj, what car do you drive?
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I drive a del Sol. If forced to argue, I would be willing to admit that the del Sol is not a sports car. And, yes, my old 240 coupe definately was. And the Miata definately is. But that commercial refers to some other car. Some non-sports car.

Similarly annoying is the &quot;What happens when an SUV is raised by a family of sports cars?&quot;. My response to that is, &quot;Well, it'll suck and not stand a shot in #### of getting up the smallest of mountains.&quot;

I dunno. Some commercials just really bug me.

For the record, I don't own my del Sol for the way it drives. &nbsp;I own it for the &quot;fun-factor&quot; of stowing the roof in the trunk. &nbsp;That's the best. &nbsp;=)


ps: Now, even my sig should make sense.

(Edited by JeffNJ at 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>8 pm on Feb. 1, 2002)
The Punk Genius
02-01-2002, 02:10 PM
Well, your sig, as well as the fact the car in your avatar is a Del Sol.
240 2NR
02-01-2002, 03:12 PM
Speaking of commercials that bug me, what about those one with SUVs that can hang with sports cars, like the durango pulling a boat that keeps passing a porche on the highway. &nbsp;Or the Denali on the race track. &nbsp;WTF? &nbsp;Ok so you have lots of horseower in your over weight, over priced, too tall, gas guzzling, never gonna tow anything SUV. &nbsp;Congratualtions. &nbsp;If you wanted something with a carlike ride, that handles like a car you should have bought a car.

I don't have a problem with SUV's that get used (carrying 6 people, of hauling stuff, towing, &lt;cough&gt; going off road &lt;cough&gt;, etc), but to commute by yourself in a suburban is ridiculous.
Tuck&Poke
02-01-2002, 03:27 PM
thats never gonna tow anything....what are you talking about thats why people buy suv's. &nbsp;if you havent noticed a lot of people own boats, rv's, or something else that needs to be trailers. &nbsp;thats the reason why people buy suv's. &nbsp;thats why my family has one (we have a boat, great for the laides). &nbsp;the only people who buy suv's are the soccer moms who dont tow anything they just like the way they look in them. &nbsp;and dont go and tell me that the majority of suv owners are soccer moms because the kinds of suv's that were talking about are mostly owned by men (full size) &nbsp;soccer mom suv's are seqoias, &nbsp;excursions, &nbsp;and those little mini suv
onebadm5
02-01-2002, 03:43 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240 2NR on 3:12 pm on Feb. 1, 2002
Speaking of commercials that bug me, what about those one with SUVs that can hang with sports cars, like the durango pulling a boat that keeps passing a porche on the highway. Or the Denali on the race track. WTF? Ok so you have lots of horseower in your over weight, over priced, too tall, gas guzzling, never gonna tow anything SUV. Congratualtions. If you wanted something with a carlike ride, that handles like a car you should have bought a car.

I don't have a problem with SUV's that get used (carrying 6 people, of hauling stuff, towing, &lt;cough&gt; going off road &lt;cough&gt;, etc), but to commute by yourself in a suburban is ridiculous.


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yeah, there was a tundra commercial vs. a yellow Espirit V8 in the quarter. they leave the tree and the lotus just works the tundra, but then the track goes from asphalt to off road, and the lotus spins out.

what a dumb commercial...
transient
02-02-2002, 01:25 PM
No doubt, they really need to stop comparing them.
my240likenoother
02-02-2002, 03:19 PM
zoom.. zoom.. zoom ya zoom zoom zoom zoom
i cant stand that com. but my moms 626 v6 is fast as shit i ate up a dodge neon r/t today the only thing i dont like about it is that 1st gear sucks its fast but it cant hook up even roling at 5 mph if you stomp on the gass the tiers spin ( it could be the cheep stock tires tho)
transient
02-02-2002, 11:04 PM
not only that, but FWD. They tend to do that.
crazycuban
02-03-2002, 04:39 PM
hmmm...did u just say that the 626 is fast as shit cuz it ate up a dodge neon r/t?
JeffNJ
02-04-2002, 09:29 AM
Looking up &quot;towing a trailer&quot; in my owner's manual is pretty funny. &nbsp;An entire page is devoted to the following..

Your vehicle is not designed to tow anything. &nbsp;Doing so may damage it.

That's it. &nbsp;A whole page. &nbsp;It's in the index and everything. &nbsp;I dunno, I thought it was funny.