[quote=MichaelSF;2678440]Oh no, someone disagrees with MY point of view? I'm crestfallen.

You are right, having owned Mercedes (9), Jaguar (2), BMW (14), Alpha Romeo (2), Fiat (3), Datsun (3), Audi (12), VW (9), Nissan (6) , Toyota (6), Datsun (3), Nissan (6), Ferrari (1), GM (2), Ford (2), to name a few, I don't know enough about cars to say something about them.


Your choice in high quality cars is not that impressive....Jaguar, Alpha Romeo, Fiat to name a few...owing many cars does not mean you know a lot about cars. I have not owned as many as you but have built track cars, show cars and restored cars for many years. Hey its your opinion....your post didn't convey the point you were trying to get across....

 

I don't have a link but you might do a search on youtube. I have seen the add on TV as late as this past Monday.

 

[quote=Red Bull;2679194]Sheesh.... who gives a rats behind about all this. Just my opinion from a consumer's point of view.

/debate

 

Really??? Watch, they'll stop running the ad when the first '09 cabrios roll into the showroom.

 

i doubt they will, why? so they can be more accurate or less misleading in their ads?

 

True - as long as they identify the comparison MINI as a 2008, the ad will be no more or less accurate when the '09 cabrios become available.

And who among their potential customers is going to know or care that the 2009 MCSC has significantly better fuel economy than the 2008?

 

If they do we should turn them over to a consumer advocate of some sort....just to see what happens. Most of these ads don't have that long a shelf life anyway, so it'll probably disappear one day soon.

 

we can only hope.

 

GM needs to do something about their marketing right now anyways, between this ridiculous Caddy ad, and Silverado ads that advertise features their truck doesn't have compared to the competition it's like they're trying to not sell anything.
I'm sure that the same people who think a $70K Hybrid SUV being used as a commuter car is a good idea will enjoy the pat on the back they get as they run over other small cars and think they're getting better fuel economy, it disgraces brand credibility to make such claims. Wanna be the American Standard of the World again? Go up against the Ultimate Driving Machines and other premium cars, that's your target competition and they actually stack up pretty well against them if you look at it the right way.

 

When people ask me at the gas station what kind of mileage I get.. Either I tell them the truth (About 35) or I tell them it runs on water