Lol, imagine the brainstorm session where they were like ‘You know what’d really sell cars? Telling people they’re basically walking storage units.’ 😂 Marketing genius, or fail of the century?
connorgrs on
I think about this commercial every time I’m stuck in traffic
gianlucas94 on
Xanderson on
Nice artsy commercial. I still like football to the groin more though.
Abra_in_the_Crypt on
It’s funny beacause they’re greatly overestimating the typical number of people per car, and it still looks terrible.
It’s an equation of space, speed and time (and cost, risk, pollution, weather, etc). This only shows one factor.
Wyatt821 on
Love the shot with the white/red flashlights
angrydeuce on
Rent for a shitty 2br apartment in the city: $2500/month.
Rent for a brand new 3br apartment in the burbs: $1500/month.
Fix that, and less people will be commuting in.
BobSacamano47 on
I picture OP standing up and pointing at the screen like “So you ADMIT that cars are physically large!”
DisjointedHuntsville on
Everyone loves public transport until it’s time to take an ailing family member to the hospital in an emergency or pick up things/people after 10pm when buses don’t run.
A car is EMPOWERING. It allows people to ride in modest luxury instead of squeezing into a sardine can. You can choose to randomly go to another town on a whim and a few dollars (cheaper if you’re electric)
These ridiculous memes by people villainizing other peoples lifestyles is just asinine to me.
InsideSink2522 on
Look at how much personal space everyone has. No smelly stinky random people rubbing against you. Your stuff and groceries are safe in the trunk. AC full blast and youre comfy as hell. You get from point A to point B in fraction of time, basically the same time it would take you to wait at the bus stop, not to mention the ride itself.
If I ever needed a commercial to buy the car, this would be it.
Cloud_N0ne on
Maybe, but I’d rather be alone in my car than crammed together with strangers on a bus
ChatGPT4 on
I don’t see any inefficiency. It’s inefficient to travel like 100m with your car with average speed of 5km/h. But it’s not how most cars are used. Damn it, constant complaining about how bad and evil cars are is so stupid.
There are a lot of places where living without cars would be crazily inconvenient, difficult or even straight impossible. Cars are awesome. And you wouldn’t use the space the streets take better.
People have such stupid thoughts when they are bored with no challenges in their lives.
1True_Hero on
Public transport takes 2 hours for me to get to work and I will still be one hour late.
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2003 Saturn really said plot twist empathy sells cars and honestly it kinda worked.
Get a bike instead
RIP my SL2
https://preview.redd.it/5tv5a3fayasf1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca294e916049a04ce3bbfc38e6eeb61a44ca8f9b
By Swedish artist Karl Jilg
Lol, imagine the brainstorm session where they were like ‘You know what’d really sell cars? Telling people they’re basically walking storage units.’ 😂 Marketing genius, or fail of the century?
I think about this commercial every time I’m stuck in traffic
Nice artsy commercial. I still like football to the groin more though.
It’s funny beacause they’re greatly overestimating the typical number of people per car, and it still looks terrible.
I never saw this. Thanks for sharing!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtb5-axztrg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtb5-axztrg)
Reminded me of this
Fuckin Saturn was still making cars in 2003? Don’t see to many of those things on the road still
Like the planet?
If everyone was at least this far apart I would consider walking
Wait this was made to sell cars ? I don’t think this went very well lol
Not sure why I expected a Sega Saturn to appear….
I always wanted to see a parody of this with police chases and a fat guy mowing through a crowd at an intersection.
When you said Saturn, I wasn’t picturing a car manufacturer
Speed is accurate in today’s city traffic.
And then GM killed them for it.
I’m not walking 65km twice a day.
I feel like the effect lands less post covid.
I like this image illustrating it:
https://preview.redd.it/7w2lhdoo7bsf1.jpeg?width=860&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fc0c80795d6f373b7292c32b2761f9e838ad606
It’s an equation of space, speed and time (and cost, risk, pollution, weather, etc). This only shows one factor.
Love the shot with the white/red flashlights
Rent for a shitty 2br apartment in the city: $2500/month.
Rent for a brand new 3br apartment in the burbs: $1500/month.
Fix that, and less people will be commuting in.
I picture OP standing up and pointing at the screen like “So you ADMIT that cars are physically large!”
Everyone loves public transport until it’s time to take an ailing family member to the hospital in an emergency or pick up things/people after 10pm when buses don’t run.
A car is EMPOWERING. It allows people to ride in modest luxury instead of squeezing into a sardine can. You can choose to randomly go to another town on a whim and a few dollars (cheaper if you’re electric)
These ridiculous memes by people villainizing other peoples lifestyles is just asinine to me.
Look at how much personal space everyone has. No smelly stinky random people rubbing against you. Your stuff and groceries are safe in the trunk. AC full blast and youre comfy as hell. You get from point A to point B in fraction of time, basically the same time it would take you to wait at the bus stop, not to mention the ride itself.
If I ever needed a commercial to buy the car, this would be it.
Maybe, but I’d rather be alone in my car than crammed together with strangers on a bus
I don’t see any inefficiency. It’s inefficient to travel like 100m with your car with average speed of 5km/h. But it’s not how most cars are used. Damn it, constant complaining about how bad and evil cars are is so stupid.
There are a lot of places where living without cars would be crazily inconvenient, difficult or even straight impossible. Cars are awesome. And you wouldn’t use the space the streets take better.
People have such stupid thoughts when they are bored with no challenges in their lives.
Public transport takes 2 hours for me to get to work and I will still be one hour late.
In my car it’s 15 minutes.