An ad has to be really great or really bad to be effective. If Saab wants to sell more cars, then they should look back to what they were doing in the late 80's when they sold more than they knew how to sell. I remember driving by the HQ in Connecticut and seeing the platform set up to be seen from the highway of the Scania bus and truck, 3 cars, and a jet. Now that was an ad!

This reminds me though of my favorite Saab ad ever. It was a '91 9000 CDE. All the viewer can see is a silhouette of the car created by the the sunset and the severe front end damage that this car sustained. As the camera zooms in slowly, a voice says, "Crumple zones activated, the drivers side airbag deployed (it was '91 remember--no pass. bag yet), and the passenger safety cage in tact. This car sacrificed itself to save the life it's driver. The insurance company called this car a total loss. The driver, totally disagrees." To me that was a great ad. You know, they go and build a car with the lowest fatality rate on the road, you think they would mention that occasionally! I actually called and complained about the Find Your Own Road junk and the presdient called me back to find out what wasnt working for me! That was interesting! Oh well...my vote for the best car ad: Volvo, almost all are perfect! Maybe one day, GM will take a lesson from them.

posted by 69.0.1...

• GM type TV commercials soil Saab ...dirty birds, 91Aero.jr, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 15:28:37
  • Those Aero pics are actually from the skidpad @..., b.flippo, Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:18:42
  • try it, jp, Sat, 5 Jul 2003 05:29:08
  • I never understood those commercials., Dave Westlake, Fri, 4 Jul 2003 10:26:39
  • T-Mobile helping out, paddy, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:37:08
  • Could this have been Aero Academy?, Ian Glenday , Thu, 3 Jul 2003 18:29:17
    • Re: Could this have been Aero Academy?, Bruce, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 19:35:40
  • Re: GM type TV commercials soil Saab ...dirty birds, Saabing, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:53:27 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: GM type TV commercials soil Saab ...dirty birds, Bruce, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 19:45:25
  • And what did they have before GM....?, Steve B., Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:12:02
    • Well..., Jo K, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 20:46:35
  • Ya can't please em all..., Bruce, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:05:31
  • trying to emulate BMW & the driving machine, Trev, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 15:38:44

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

• Prev by Date: Sold!, Scott Paterson, Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:47:06
• Next by Date: (none)
• Main General Bulletin Board

StateOfNine.com

SaabClub.com

Jak Stoll Performance

M Car Covers

Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)