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this has to be the worst commercial ever! the cadi makes up for mileage driving around town trying to find a parking spot big enough for a large bus and imagine pushing that heavy thing up a hill...your back down to 9mpg. not to mention its just no fun, that thing would roll over in the twisties....if it ever fit.
sorry i just had to vent. what do you guys think?
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I think that they cant give these things away right now, thats what, despite gas prices being at, what is it, five year lows, and with the economy the way it is.
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And I imagine this mileage was actually calculated with the accessories disconnected, accelerating to 25mph in 30 seconds, etc.
And the Escalade hybrid (and the failed Accord hybrid) are idiotic concepts. No one wants to pay $8k more for a few mpg made by retrofitting a hybrid engine into a car not designed for it. Well, suckers do, I guess.
The Escape seems like the only retrofit that actually got decent mpg. 20mpg city is impressive for a luxo-tank, but let's see how they do on combined mileage.
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ok found out the comparison is as follows- highway mpg for cadie- and city mpg for auto MINI with top down....thats like saying my bike is faster than yours when you take your chain off
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OK...now you've gone and done it!! My blood is boiling and my Blood Pressure has gone through the roof!! How can these low lifes make the idiotic claim that the CE is anywhere near the same as a MINI Cooper?? It's a Disgrace!!
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Hmm, the commercial is for the Hybrid version comparing to a MINI. Yet the Red Tag sale shows that the non Hybrid costs $55K instead of normal $69K..so the hybrid must be more...I'd say for under $69K you can get two MINIs to move 8 people and get better gas mileage for less money!!
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Hey, but you have to admit, Cadillac came up with a pretty good idea. I don't blame them, they are trying to make it too.
Now ragging on Cadillac, there is absolutely no comparison. 20 mpg is the best the Cadi does, and its like the worst the Mini does.
You can probably tow more with the Mini anyway. The hybrid is completely useless.
I just saw this commercail and hated it!!
What a bogus comparison,
When people ask me what i like about my MINI i tell them tha it's
NOT A CADILLAC,
i am not ready for a big boat, soft sprung luxury car yet!
motor on
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I'm not sure if this is valid, but although the voice over says 'Mini Cooper,' the car shown is an S (it's dark so I'm not sure) which gets less mpgs than the Cooper. More twisting of the 'facts.'
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The cynicism of this commercial ("viewers are really going to believe this!") reminds me of a radio commercial during the oil crisis in the 1970s that had a woman talking about how, since she could afford a Caddie in the first place, she really didn't have to worry about gas prices.
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The whole idea of a giant truck as a status symbol is ridiculous to me. The big three have convinced a lot of suckers who would be better off in Town Cars, because the profits on these trucks are huge. I'm sure most of these owners have no idea how many people are laughing at them as they wobble past.
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Hmm, the commercial is for the Hybrid version comparing to a MINI. Yet the Red Tag sale shows that the non Hybrid costs $55K instead of normal $69K..so the hybrid must be more...I'd say for under $69K you can get two MINIs to move 8 people and get better gas mileage for less money!!
For under $69k, you could, in fact, get THREE (and a half) MINIs.
Sounds like a deal to me.
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Lets just take a complement as a complement. This makes the second commercial in which a rival car manufacturer features a MINI for comparison purposes - Suzuki being the first. Companies don't do this unlesss the comparison model is the acknowledged gold standard.
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The whole idea of a giant truck as a status symbol is ridiculous to me. The big three have convinced a lot of suckers who would be better off in Town Cars, because the profits on these trucks are huge. I'm sure most of these owners have no idea how many people are laughing at them as they wobble past.
Here, try this one on for size. In the area that I work, in Brooklyn, there is a 'car' club called, are you ready, the 'SUV Divas.' It should be pretty self- explanatory as to who and what gets in. All I know is I quietly crack up every time I see one of these trucks with the logo plastered across the rear and/or side cargo area windows.
Do they have a right to exist? Of course. Am I being an elitist? I don't think so. There are plenty of car clubs around (like every other one I've ever seen) that just dont elicit that response from me. I just find that particular combination of type of vehicle/name of club hilarious.
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And GM wonders why the Government does not want to give these morons money.
Whoever made this commercial and came up with the concept should be thrown in prison.
In any event, yeah I can see people rushing to the GM dealership to spend over $60,000 [after taxes] for a gas guzzling banana boat that says "I'm a moron and elohssa" as the wide-berthed driver thump thumpas down the street.
Sidenote: My MINI gets 30 MPG average on my steep San Francisco hills. That pimp mobile gets 12 MPG, tops. False advertising it is.
Here is the video in case it does not work on YouTube:
The brave may die young but the cautious don't live at all
, if only as a total manupilation of the facts.
Good to know GM is putting our bailout money to good use!
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2009 LiB/B MCa, Convenience Package, MFSW, Pacific Blue Color Line, Piano Black interior trim, JCW Grill, Hella 500 Driving Lights
