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Trek420
04-01-2006, 01:21 PM
Chevy made the mistake of letting people make their own Tahoe SUV ads

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=aea05288-10bf-1029-98eb-00

warning:
* large file, hope you have broadband
* loud music, turn it down if at work
* hope you think it's funny, but please swallow your coffee first to avoid spraying the screen

Susan Otcenas
04-04-2006, 04:05 PM
Your link isn't working - did you paste in the whole thing?

Here's mine: http://tinyurl.com/k7ln5
and Jeff's : http://tinyurl.com/qc5yx

:p Susan (who wasted far too much time watching dozens of these last night)

snapdragen
04-04-2006, 04:41 PM
BRAVO! BRAVO! Excellent Susan & Jeff!:D

Trek420
04-04-2006, 06:19 PM
Susan Otcenas ":p Susan (who wasted far too much time watching dozens of these last night)"

Thanks, it worked from here, hmmmm. Sorry for any time wasting I have caused. :)

bikerz
04-04-2006, 07:09 PM
OMG - Susan and Jeff - those are hilarious! I'm sitting here all by myself laughing out loud! Now I have to go check the others out...

Lifesgreat
04-04-2006, 08:43 PM
My sister sent these to me, done by a friend of hers. . . I like the second one best. . .


http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=de59265e-134d-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=1affd8d0-1238-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

miffy'sFuji
04-05-2006, 12:31 PM
I had to cover my mouth when I watched Jeff's. I mean, I couldn't guffaw out loud here in my cube. good job, Susan and Lifesgreat. Thanks for some good laughs. :)

caligurl
04-05-2006, 12:54 PM
Your link isn't working - did you paste in the whole thing?

Here's mine: http://tinyurl.com/k7ln5
and Jeff's : http://tinyurl.com/qc5yx

:p Susan (who wasted far too much time watching dozens of these last night)

very nice... uhm... errrr... you two don't like suv's? http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/89.gif

Susan Otcenas
04-05-2006, 01:30 PM
very nice... uhm... errrr... you two don't like suv's? http://www.smileycons.com/img/emotions/89.gif

Well, to be fair, I think *most* vehicles have some usefulness. If I had a family with 4,5,6 kids and I wanted to go camping, an SUV (or even better, a good old fashioned station wagon) might be appropriate. My problem is when SUVs are used as single occupancy vehicles to ferry people the mile down the road to work, or take junior to school when he could be riding his bike. They're just overkill for most of the things people use them for.

Yeah, I guess I don't like 'em. :)

Susan

caligurl
04-05-2006, 01:33 PM
well... you're not alone.. i know there a LOT Of people that don't like them! (and i'm sure glad i didn't buy a hummer! *ducking*)

i don't have kids.... but we do have two expensive bikes that needed protection from THIEVES! so we did trade in my car for an SUV.. err... bike hauler.. since we like to travel to organized rides (meaning 2-3 hour drive to get there then do the century/double metric/etc) so maybe you won't egg me or my vehicle! giggle!

E2theD
04-05-2006, 02:15 PM
All you guys are so creative! Probably not what Chevy expected however... :p

Geonz
04-14-2006, 10:53 AM
Niteline did a little blurb on this. Chevy is *saying* that gosh, this is all just wonderful attention and the don't mind the negative ones at all. We'll just see whether anybody runs something like this again. Of course, they're probably calculating just exactly how much "bad traffic" vs. "blindly lapping up marketing traffic" there is... so it would be a good idea to play these a *lot* lest they decide we're insignificant.
There were some pretty powerful ones with an environmental twist... that desert dune scene with "global warming" themes sends a powerful message. One of 'em was reminiscent of "whose garden was this" - "Daddy, show me the pictures again, when there used to be nature..."

DirtDiva
04-14-2006, 02:52 PM
Heh. Nice work. Glad you posted them Susan - I couldn't get Trek's link to work either.

Selkie
04-15-2006, 01:26 AM
Well, to be fair, I think *most* vehicles have some usefulness. If I had a family with 4,5,6 kids and I wanted to go camping, an SUV (or even better, a good old fashioned station wagon) might be appropriate. My problem is when SUVs are used as single occupancy vehicles to ferry people the mile down the road to work, or take junior to school when he could be riding his bike. They're just overkill for most of the things people use them for.

Yeah, I guess I don't like 'em. :)

Susan

I completely agree. My parents loaded me and my four siblings around in a Dodge Coronet (4 door sedan, no A/C, etc.), so I don't understand why people with one or two kids need a huge SUV. No offense to anyone who owns an SUV, please, but in my opinion, the cars should have to subject to a premium tax and owners should have to get special drivers licenses to drive them.

mimitabby
04-21-2006, 09:34 AM
I completely agree. My parents loaded me and my four siblings around in a Dodge Coronet (4 door sedan, no A/C, etc.), so I don't understand why people with one or two kids need a huge SUV. No offense to anyone who owns an SUV, please, but in my opinion, the cars should have to subject to a premium tax and owners should have to get special drivers licenses to drive them.
oh gosh, you made me laugh!! (bruised ribs, ow!)