Audi A3 — Do You Part 2424 Responses

Last post: 6 months ago | Thread started: Sep 20, 09, 6:28 p.m.

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• freitag

  What's wrong with it? Seems to bring the message across pretty well?

  • the problem with it is that's it's not realistic.– rosem1/4

    oh, so they are free to do whatever they want. ok.– rosem2/4

    well they say 30% less polluting emission?– freitag3/4

    than a smoky old diesel?– monNom4/4

  

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  Dog-earSep 20, 09, 6:57 p.m. – Permalink

• rosem

  at a time when we need to invest in public transportation more than even — they have the balls to put this out?

  city commute, city commute, city commute, audi on an open country road? some how I don't think sitting in traffic is any more fun in that car.

  • dude, they are a car company. it's their job.– nadanada

  

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  Dog-earSep 20, 09, 6:59 p.m. – Permalink

• prophet0NE

  if you must drive to survive, the greenest thing you can do is keep you current car on the road. here's mine, i'm doing my part.

  

  • GANSTAAAAAAAAAA!– akrokdesign1/2

    size six yo!– prophet0NE2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 20, 09, 7:32 p.m. – Permalink

• Milan

  that turn seems like a wrong place to pass someone

  • not for A3 owners...– prophet0NE

  

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  Dog-earSep 20, 09, 7:36 p.m. – Permalink

• akrokdesign

  it's much worser that they aren't selling the A1's here. (in the states)

  the new diesel are pretty good. high mpg's.

  • They stopped making A1's years ago didn't they?– JerseyRaindog

  

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  Dog-earSep 20, 09, 10:14 p.m. – Permalink

• nb

  It's a great ad. It makes people feel as though they can save the world without actually making any sacrifices. Hooray! Greenwash away the guilt!

  Most companies seem to be capitalizing on creating an image of environmentalism instead of making actual improvements in their products.

  • so true. it comes down to making those personal sacrifices. a tall order for many. me included.– prophet0NE

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 12:15 a.m. – Permalink

• mild

  well i have an audi a3 and frankly it rocks....i really don't that we have to jam ourselves onto a run down bus, that is over priced and will get you to your destination late. And if we are all honest with ourselves no one likes the general public anyway..

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 3 a.m. – Permalink

• ephix

  are you serious? "tasteless"? stop smoking it

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 4:42 a.m. – Permalink

• 23kon

  OVERTAKING ON A CORNER ON A POSSIBLY BLIND INCLINE!!!

  Might be "green" but tell that to the family of an oncoming driver after you've sent them through their windscreen!

  • the markers showed overtaking strips when he overtook. and solid line when driving in the correct lane....– ephix1/2

    well spotted, still looks a well dodgy manoevre. Maybe not an illegal move, but looks a risky one– 23kon2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 5:02 a.m. – Permalink

• rosem

  nothing against the actually car, I'm sure it's awesome.

  my problem is that instead of attacking another car manufacturer — they went after public transportation and put a very negative spin on it. it just seems like a low blow (and misleading) — especially because the bus, bike, and segway are much more efficient ways to "do your part".

  • but not nearly as cool– DeSiard

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 8:07 a.m. – Permalink

• MrNibs

  The commercial is fine. They went a little overboard on playing up the negative aspects but it achieves it's objective of relating the TDI as another green commuting solution. I think the punchline would have been just as effective without the negative spin though.

  Still gonna get me one!

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 8:31 a.m. – Permalink

• rosem

  

  • ha ha.– MrNibs1/4

    Show me this picture in the pouring rain or in a show storm at the same time of day.– mrbee28282/4

    ever hear of an umbrella?– rosem3/4

    yeah, im sure the cars would do juuuust fiiiiine in a snowstorm...– iCanHazQBN4/4

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 8:34 a.m. – Permalink

• instrmntl

  i liked it

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 10:24 a.m. – Permalink

• Frosty_spl

  That is a great ad!

  If you think the local governments are going to magically come up with billions to put rails down so trains can go out to the burbs, you are smoking crack.

  I live in atlanta. there is NO WAY I could ride the bus to work, Its only 15 miles away and would take 3 hours.

  Clean diesel is the future. Electric cars run off power plants that burn coal, not hopes and dreams.

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 10:36 a.m. – Permalink

• Point5

  it was a stupid commercial actually. of course we see what they're trying to convey and why, but I'm one of those people that find driving to work in a vehicle everyday more miserable than public transportation.

  • at the same time, having to take a bus for 3 hours to get somewhere in this shithole is worse actually.– Point5

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 10:38 a.m. – Permalink

• freitag

  rosem i don't know about the ustated nites, but here in lolland we have an independent organization rating those commercials. if they are lying they are taken off the telly..

  • same in untied kingdong– Shaney1/3

    if the US if you have money, you can do whatever you want.– rosem2/3

    in the*– rosem3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 10:40 a.m. – Permalink

• mild

  i sure we would all like to do our bit to save the planet but until public transport becomes as nice as driving around in a car, then no thanks i'm out!!!

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 11:03 a.m. – Permalink

• rosem

  that's my point exactly. we need public transportation options more than ever, and this commercial isn't helping.

  one person, one car is not a long-term solution — clean diesel or not.

  • life in the carpool lane– version31/3

    not having this commercial doesn't help either.– ephix2/3

    one person/one car can eventually be perfectly OK, but will require new tech (fusion etc)– ribit3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 11:23 a.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  I find it more tasteless how diesel is a dirty word stateside and how your fuel efficiencies have, overall, gone down since the 70s. But hey, I'm just another liberal pinko euro fag cocksucker.

  • K, perhaps that fuel economy 'fact' was actually bullshit. I'm still going to be a dick about it though,– detritus

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 11:32 a.m. – Permalink

• MrShadow

  this argument makes no sense. you are outraged because audi is promoting their cars instead of public transportation? they're simply saying their new diesel is cleaner way to still have some fun on the road. I agree they could have done it without the slightly negative spin on it - ie. a happy guy on the bus, a segway dude just zipping around... but it would not be as compelling of an argument... advertising 101.

  

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  Dog-earSep 21, 09, 3:07 p.m. – Permalink