Favorite ad for your car?

"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon) 08/24/2016 at 11:15 • Filed to: None

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I can’t find a bigger version of this. I really need a bigger version.

This is a 98 and mine is a 99 but it’s basically the same. Any version of your car. What’s your favorite ad.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:17

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I don’t know, but I’m seeing more evidence in that ad for the Roadmaster being the best truck.

duurtlang > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:18

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One of my cars sure has some interesting ads. This is just one:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:20

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A Lotus is *not* the poster child for a heavy object to be towed, Toyota. You dumbfucks.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/24/2016 at 11:21

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A Buick Roadmaster?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/24/2016 at 11:22

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Yeah. Put a Supra on the back and then I’ll be impressed.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:24

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Yup. Tows 7500 lbs.

Nibbles > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:24

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Close enough (Mine’s a ‘95)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/24/2016 at 11:27

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lolwat. that’s epic.

My citroen won't start > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:27

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Not sure how they came up with that.

4 speed auto, 140 HP land-barge with hydropneumatic suspension sounds very french to me.

Tripper > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:28

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I tried to find one for the Audi too, but they’re all pretty lame.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:28

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Yup. While seating 8. Or fitting a 4X8 piece of plywood inside with the hatch closed.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:29

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No question this is the ad that did it for me. I bought my Corvette to drive bikini’d women to the beach and rip the roads on the way home.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:29

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X37.9XXS > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:33

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There NEVER was any better advertisement

Until

Milky > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:36

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They range between “meh” and “why?”

DynamicWeight > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/24/2016 at 11:36

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That’s a one piece.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:37

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Wrong gen. but right colour!

duurtlang > My citroen won't start 08/24/2016 at 11:37

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Not really. The styling is very conservative-German and for the first time the hydropneumatic suspension became optional. Most didn’t come with the 4 speed auto and Germans offer 140 hp engines in vehicles this size as well. In Europe that is.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:40

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They have Senna in them.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:40

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I was curious, so I did some looking. If that is a Lotus 20, which it looks like some variety of, it weighs 880lb. That is less than the tongue weight rating of a class IV hitch. You could put it on a carrier on a full size truck, in theory - not even using a trailer. It could be towed on a suitable trailer by a Miata.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:49

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Urambo Tauro > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:52

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This ad highlights the little things that make a RWD V8 Fox-based Celica a Mustang. But it was actually a really big deal in the 90's, because those iconic details had been absent from the Mustang for so long. The return of tri-bar taillamps, side scoops, and a proper pony in the grille was truly glorious.

camaroboy68ss > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 11:57

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In 68 Chevy really pushed the similarities between the Camaro and Corvette.

Hey Julie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:04

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I’m too lazy to post a link but I watch the 280zx black gold commercial every day

PontiacAttack > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:05

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Easy question is easy.

or the infamous hammah!

DipodomysDeserti > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:13

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Honda made some great print ads for the 450 I own.

I’m not so sure about the 120 mph claim. This bike came out in 1965.

I like these French Jeep ads:

I love the GMC ads trying to convince people to pony up the extra $49 for the GMC.

Many people have gone a whole 150k miles without having to rebuild the engine!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/24/2016 at 12:15

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Just like this. Except better

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:21

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A smart weighs more than DOUBLE what a Formula Junior Lotus does. Ponder that.

DipodomysDeserti > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/24/2016 at 12:28

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They should be fucking flattered, and those auto journalists should be fired.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DipodomysDeserti 08/24/2016 at 12:31

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12 times out of 10 I’d take an SE-R over a 2002

marshknute > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:32

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I like this one, only because the previous owner of my Vette had it painted to match the special edition ZHZ.

And unlike the real ZHZ’s, mine has a manual transmission, and doesn’t have gaudy chrome wheels!

DipodomysDeserti > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/24/2016 at 12:37

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12 times out of 10 would probably be the take rate for most people based solely on how expensive running 2002s have become.

I can guarantee you that in 30 years no one is going to be praising their cars as being the next Sentra anything.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:41

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The ads were never as great as the car and that was the problem.

Viking03 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:42

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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 12:42

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Dammit, my life is a lie.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:48

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I miss mine sometimes

The Stig's former college room mate > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:50

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Dodge has a lot of good adds, but I think this is my favorite Charger add:

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:51

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Square headlights are the best!!!

The Stig's former college room mate > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/24/2016 at 12:53

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SE-R will start 100% of the time. With any BMW, it’s a crap shoot.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:55

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This shark right here

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 12:56

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Prefacelift e38

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 13:21

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It’s for BRE but the whole point for Datsun is to brag and sell cars I think.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/24/2016 at 13:26

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Well a Smart also has doors.... And a roof.... And safety.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/24/2016 at 13:26

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That’s impressve.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 08/24/2016 at 13:28

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I identify with that bottom picture.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > marshknute 08/24/2016 at 13:29

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Yeah that chrome is bad.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/24/2016 at 13:29

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Jurassic park.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/24/2016 at 13:30

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It’s a German Camaro.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 13:33

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#simplifyandadd”dielikerealmen”ness

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/24/2016 at 13:35

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I’d rather be safe. k thx bye.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 13:59

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It is pronounced Kumpel

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Stig's former college room mate 08/24/2016 at 14:02

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Actually I was at a BMW show a couple of months back, and several 2002's traveled hundreds of miles without much of an issue.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/24/2016 at 14:02

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Except that you take a ton of stuff with you to the track for a weekend, especially with a formula car. Add in 300-500 lbs for even the smallest of single axle trailers, or say 1000-1800lbs for a double axle like the one pictured, at least 10-15 gallons of additional fuel in 5 gallon jugs , at least two additional sets of tires, formula car jack and stand, tool box, spare parts and fluids box, helmet/shoes/gloves/driving suit bag, a few days of regular luggage, ice chest/stuff to eat during the day, canopy for shade in the pits, chairs to sit on in the pits, the wagon that holds your air tank and starting battery... and it starts to add up. With a formula car, you usually also have to add in the associated stuff for a helper for the weekend. While it isn’t impossible to race a formula car by yourself for a weekend, it is a whole lot more difficult. Almost everyone I know in the formula car run groups brings a friend or family member explicitly to serve as their crew.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/24/2016 at 14:05

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Yeah... If I still had my Jeep!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/24/2016 at 14:12

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While all this is true, the car itself is very light and a Lotus , so the opportunity afforded for a cheap shot was too good to miss. 5000lb for a formula junior and all associated, even if you assume all on the trailer, still *looks* like overshooting spectacularly unless it’s a full box. Then again, this is Toyota of the 4200lb curb weight for the “station wagon” series 70 LC - probably used to everything being made of lead.

The Stig's former college room mate > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/24/2016 at 14:34

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i notice you said “much of an issue”, not “any issue”

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Stig's former college room mate 08/24/2016 at 14:37

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No more, if not less, problems than the average car of the era.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/03/2016 at 20:38

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Subaru’s advertising game has always been on point.

This is probably my favorite print ad, though it’s not for /my/ Outback, it ran while mine was still in production.

This is my favorite advertisement for my generation. You didn’t specify that it had to be a print ad.

And a classic to boot.