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happyslug

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70. Some of this regulation driven

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 10:36 AM

Mar 2014

Europe has adopted rules to protect pedestrians when hit by a car. Given most cars are design for the world wide market (and then modified to meet various nation's regulations), this European requirement is working its way throughout the Auto Industry making more car front ends more and more alike.

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Ford Just Absolutely Destroyed Cadillac's Ad Praising Rich Guys Who Work All The Time [View all] cali Mar 2014 OP

Ooooh, what a smackdown! I love it! n/t MicaelS Mar 2014 #1

Freakin' awesome! cyberswede Mar 2014 #2

Fabulous! Thanks for linking it cyberswede! Scuba Mar 2014 #25

She is sooo much better than that douche from the Cadillac commercial progressoid Mar 2014 #27

love it. Schema Thing Mar 2014 #3

Cadillac raised its American corporate scumbag meter to the top with that commercial. quinnox Mar 2014 #4

Indeed, it was so bad it was damn near satire arcane1 Mar 2014 #49

Ford just wants to sell more Lincolns. idendoit Mar 2014 #5

I think that Cadillac ad was intentionally made to be Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #6

Cadillac knows their demographic is middle aged self important white guys. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #14

Actually, I think I see more of those hogs being driven by Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #18

What? Polly Hennessey Mar 2014 #26

A Maddam? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #30

A Maddam? Polly Hennessey Mar 2014 #37

"Well, I do live in Las Vegas." Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #57

I have not seen Blue hair in 20 years happyslug Mar 2014 #68

Wow, thanks for the info. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #69

Somebody forgot to tell all the nice ladies in Texas snooper2 Mar 2014 #72

Meh CFLDem Mar 2014 #7

My daddy said you're gonna make start drinkin' deaniac21 Mar 2014 #8

Hope you don't mind if I correct you, 'cause it's... Ferretherder Mar 2014 #31

That is my recall as well... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #58

After watching that ad I think I'd rather have a Cadillac. name not needed Mar 2014 #9

why? cali Mar 2014 #12

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This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Mar 2014 #23

Well, the woman in the ad really does what she claims to do in the ad... cyberswede Mar 2014 #34

I didn't see that woman as being anything like Mitt Romney. And I didn't think the Squinch Mar 2014 #38

Wow MrScorpio Mar 2014 #44

Ford and their marketing team have realized that appealing to mainstream American values .... Scuba Mar 2014 #10

Ford 1,2,3 n/t reddread Mar 2014 #11

I would rather promote both Ford and Cadillac as products of unionized American companies. totodeinhere Mar 2014 #13

I hear that. /nt pintobean Mar 2014 #16

And Ford got their shit together without needing to be bailed out by the govt. 7962 Mar 2014 #81

"sit down or get out of the way" (or howzabout "Cadillac: the Cadillac of cars"?) MisterP Mar 2014 #15

I think people missed the punchline of the Cadillac commercial ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #17

I missed it too, what was it? arcane1 Mar 2014 #52

Basically, here's this red meat loving alpha male.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2014 #59

Cadillacs are overpriced and poorly made cars GETPLANING Mar 2014 #19

my dad had an old used Cadillac a few years before I was born...... lastlib Mar 2014 #50

Cadillacs used to have a high rating...until the Great Recession hit. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #53

I Had An Old One ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #64

JD Power might disagree, some Cadillacs get the highest rankings FogerRox Mar 2014 #76

That is just NOT true. OverBurn Mar 2014 #83

Frankly, I like both ads. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #20

Yeah, we blew up several people TWICE trying to go back and get the car with the keys in it. Hissyspit Mar 2014 #24

Best. car. ad. ever. Brigid Mar 2014 #22

"Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out." adirondacker Mar 2014 #28

Touche! Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #29

We have to encourage the wealthy to disperse their hoarded money. LakeVermilion Mar 2014 #32

You're not going to get the wealthy to spend more than they are starroute Mar 2014 #46

Yep. The lady came across working to help others; he came across as working snappyturtle Mar 2014 #39

It *is* interesting; you're right. Ten years ago... Marr Mar 2014 #33

That's pretty great. Did you see the conspiracy version? JackRiddler Mar 2014 #35

Thanks! this is good. nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #42

haha Cool! Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #47

Excellent!! oldandhappy Mar 2014 #36

Set in Detroit? GM went big with Detroit messaging last year. Ford hit 'em there too. n/t Skip Intro Mar 2014 #40

That ad will make me look at that Ford the next time I am buying a car. Squinch Mar 2014 #41

Cadillac further shoots own feet by "clearing up misconceptions". HughBeaumont Mar 2014 #43

What a crock of shit. llmart Mar 2014 #45

He forgot to add: DeSwiss Mar 2014 #67

LOL, not the richest 1%, just the richest 2.8%. FogerRox Mar 2014 #77

Brilliant n/t rumdude Mar 2014 #48

Big DU rec and kick! n/t zappaman Mar 2014 #51

Proud to own two Fords MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #54

My partner, a car nut, fell in love with sync. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #65

A whole slew of DUers just put their Fords up for sale on Craigslist. bullwinkle428 Mar 2014 #66

Still Will Never Buy A Ford ProgressiveJarhead Mar 2014 #55

It is all marketing. Still, Ford took advantage of a competitors mistake. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #56

My last three new cars were Fords... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #60

I have to kinda laugh at all the "new" styled Fords.....they remind me of a kennedy Mar 2014 #63

Some of this regulation driven happyslug Mar 2014 #70

Please don't tell me this is the ad fad of the year jmowreader Mar 2014 #61

Boom! Esse Quam Videri Mar 2014 #62

Americans gave up on Cadillac, when DeLorean spilled the beans. n/t CanSocDem Mar 2014 #71

Just marketing MosheFeingold Mar 2014 #73

I saw that commercial and was disturbed by it Rider3 Mar 2014 #74

Ouch! That's going to leave a mark! colorado_ufo Mar 2014 #75

Excellent relayerbob Mar 2014 #78

Sold me ... sarchasm Mar 2014 #79

I think this is a huge step in the right direction. The American dream isnt to be wealthy as we rhett o rick Mar 2014 #80

Sweet !!! beemer27 Mar 2014 #82

Damn Ford - fecking Brilliant! mackerel Mar 2014 #84

Note the woman in the Ford ad looks much younger and smarter than the guy in the Cadillac JDPriestly Mar 2014 #85

Love it! DesertRat Mar 2014 #86