Worst car advert ever ?
 

Caught this advert for the new MG ZR today in The Mirror. Anyone else think they've fecked it up, cos to me, it looks like its saying its **** :) We all know the expression, 'like **** off a shovel' as in fast, but as you can see below the way they've worded it, the role of the MG ZR seems to be the **** :)

http://smartreg.co.uk/hosted/roversh1t.jpg

Sorry for bypassing the swear filter but it was kinda required.

Re: Worst car advert ever ?
 

funny i was thinking the same when i saw it :erm:

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Yup, I think they f*cked that ad up :D


btw....nice post for 1am Nor :D

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big style , i wonder if top gear pick up on it tonight :D :D :D

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Fresh off the shovel :confused: :confused: never heard that before :shrug: but yes advert is a bit **** as said ;)

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So basically there are two types of people:


1. Ones who are familiar with the expression, so'll think the car's being equated with the smelly stuff, and

2. Ones like me who aren't, so the ad'll be meaningless.

You need a new ad agency guys :dunce: !

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The saying is: 'Like **** off a shovel' ei. quick.

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exactly :tu:


thought everyone knew that :erm:

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And the funny thing is, I bet it took 6 guys with ponytails, sitting around a large oak table sipping water out of green bottles 3 months to think up that slogan....

Ad executives....they make me laugh :rofl:

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whats wrong with ponytails , oh yeah sorry :D :D :D :D :D

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Yes, but Bop's not from these parts.

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thought that was a northern term , me and bop are both northeners as far as i know :erm: :D :D :D

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I'm sure Bops from Darlo

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Yes, but he was out of the country for a while......and he said he didn't know the expression.....leave me alone:help: :cry: :p: :D

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Ahhhh but look at it the other way.... the ad has worked... you're talking about it!! ;) :)

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Just been in the back garden clearing up after little doggie before cutting grass.

I discovered that the phrase is a lie.
Tried 3 times to flick it over next doors fence, 2 times it struck on the shovel the 3rd it flopped into the fence and not in a particular hurry.

Re: Worst car advert ever ?
 

very true , but in derogatory way :erm: :D :D :D :D

i still wonder if top gear will pick up on it tonight :rofl:

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I'll talk about it all night - but there's no way on earth it would want to make me actually buy the car :D

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and thats from a rover driver to boot :D :D :D :D

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That's the driver of a Rover 620ti, if you please :p:

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LOL fair point. :D

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Cracking motor Russ. I'm a big Rover fan myself. Currently have a 95 420GSi myself

I sent it into Top Gear this morning, wonder if they actually read all the emails though.

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2 hours to go till we find out , and me being the driver of a lowly 216si :erm: :D :D :D :D

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Your neigbours must love you! :D

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Yeah they do, lol

Nah what it is I was shiftiong the stuff to the back gate, but it was easier to throw everyhtign over the fence....ours and neighbours fence before bagging it outside.

And before people get the wrong idea yeah I cleaned up our dogs mess and the mess of the other dogs that think our fence is a toilet.

Re: Worst car advert ever ?
 

whoever made that advert must have rented this movie:-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099316


does anyone remember the porche slogan he came up with?

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No, but the Volvo one was "They're boxey ...but they're good!"

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edit: actually, IMDB have the Porsche quote....

:D :D :D

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and he had reply cards printed up headed "Yes, I would like a xxxx job"!

where you could fill in your details for a porche brochure.

class!