Seen the new Dodge Ram ads where the 2 Hemis are smoking ‘um off the line? I wonder if Dodge is taking a jab at the 04 F150 drive by wire system that makes it difficult to break the back tires loose?

This type of ad will probably result in insurance companies hiking rates for light duty trucks– thanks Dodge.

And the GMC ad where the GMC is running off and leaving the 04 F150 behind – have you noticed that the F150 is animated and appears to be Tundra size truck? At least in the ad where the F150 is pulling a Dodge and Chevy in a field the Dodge and Chevy look real.

 

Of those, I've only seen the GMC ad one time. If I recall correctly they were boasting that the GMC has more power. Upon looking at their website to see the power ratings of their engines I noticed something they didn't come out and say in the ad... The power ratings they were quoting in the ad were for the 6lt engine. Not exactly a fair side-by-side test.

Cheers.

 

Have you also noticed that the GMC truck in that commercial has a running start and the Ford starts up after the GMC passes? Of course it's going to be a little distance behind.

And in the Silverado commercial, where the Chevy pulls the backhoe out of the water. Do they think we're that dumb to think the backhoe isn't accelerating when the Chevy is pulling?

 

The Chevy marketing people obviously think their owners are!

 

All I can say is, chevy must have had the dumbest backhole driver on the plant operating it. Most people I know would just used the arm to pull or push themselves out.

 

LOL
"Hello, I called to find out why my auto insurance rates increased."
"We saw two trucks racing on a television ad and you drive a truck"

"uh......ok thanks."

<click> (...damn)

 

Raoul - you may be too young to remember the death of the muscle cars in the late sixties and early seventies due to insurance rates that in some cases equaled the cost of the cars. Some of today's "muscle cars" are faster than the 60s vintage muscle cars ever were but now they are marketed differently so as to not promote speed, head to head drag racing, and draw undo attention from the insurance companies. Two Hemis doing a burn out is a throw back to late 60s advertisements.

 

The CAFE standards effective in 1975 killed the muscle cars, along with OPEC about the time of gas lines and nationwide 55 mph speedlimit.

Do you really think that if the insurance industry doesn't see a commercial they won't know how fast a truck could accelerate?

If that commercial could jack my rate one dollar what did the 'Fast and Furious' movie do to rates?

 

I'm TOO young to remember the muscle car era, But I was around for the reruns in the eighties. Gee I always wanted to say that.

I do remember the insurance companies killing a sporty car in the eighties, the ugly Fiero. From what I heard it was bassically a decent car but it was small, plastic (uh fiberglass), and fast. Of course the insurance companies didn't like it and charged very high insurance for it.