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Old 07-23-2013, 06:21 PM
 
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Notice how every car commercial looks something like this. You're driving down a scenic, winding country road. Or along a gorgeous sunset near the coast. They have to run these pretty commercials 24/7...to keep the fantasy alive in your head.


Typical car commercial







Because the everyday reality of it isn't so pretty.

Have a nice drive.

You will never see this in a car commercial.

 
Old 07-23-2013, 07:06 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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ZOMG TV commercials don't reflect reality?

Also, way to equate peak rush hour traffic with ordinary driving conditions.

I still love driving . Though I do appreciate being able to walk/subway to work.
 
Old 07-23-2013, 07:20 PM
 
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Looks like those guys going the other way on the 5 have it made, though.
 
Old 07-23-2013, 07:57 PM
 
Location: Vallejo
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Part of the reason I don't live in a city. Who wants to deal with all that congestion on a daily basis? =P
 
Old 07-23-2013, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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ZOMG TV commercials don't reflect reality?
Say it ain't so!
 
Old 07-23-2013, 09:56 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Because the everyday reality of it isn't so pretty.

Have a nice drive.

You will never see this in a car commercial.
Lol yea every road is a 24/7 traffic jam

You are just as worse as those car commercials.
 
Old 07-23-2013, 10:15 PM
 
Location: Monmouth County, NJ & Staten Island, NY
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Originally Posted by cisco kid View Post
Notice how every car commercial looks something like this. You're driving down a scenic, winding country road. Or along a gorgeous sunset near the coast. They have to run these pretty commercials 24/7...to keep the fantasy alive in your head.


Typical car commercial

Midttrafik commercial: The Bus (UK version) [official] - YouTube

Yeah, we all know commercials always tell the objective truth 100% of the time, kind of like this idiotic bus commercial.

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Because the everyday reality of it isn't so pretty.

Have a nice drive.

You will never see this in a car commercial.
Wow, you can post random pictures of traffic, congrats. I wasn't aware that every time I drive, especially on a highway or in a city that I'm going to be stuck in traffic! Oh, wait I drive 90 miles a day round trip on one of the busiest highways in the United States (central portion of the NJ Turnpike) during rush hour and hardly go below 55 mph at any time. I must be living in another reality besides yours.
 
Old 07-23-2013, 10:21 PM
 
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ZOMG TV commercials don't reflect reality?

Also, way to equate peak rush hour traffic with ordinary driving conditions.

I still love driving . Though I do appreciate being able to walk/subway to work.

Rush hour traffic is a daily reality for most people. It may not be 24 hours, but most drivers encounter it at least once a day. Personally I don't know of any who are commuting to their jobs on a nice country road, or beside a beach everyday on a road with little or no other traffic on it. Must be nice!
 
Old 07-23-2013, 11:44 PM
 
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Rush hour traffic is a daily reality for most people. It may not be 24 hours, but most drivers encounter it at least once a day. Personally I don't know of any who are commuting to their jobs on a nice country road, or beside a beach everyday on a road with little or no other traffic on it. Must be nice!
You think car owners only use their cars only to go to work?
 
Old 07-24-2013, 01:09 AM
 
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You think car owners only use their cars only to go to work?

That's not the point. Doesn't matter if you're commuting in rush hour, or just driving to Walmart on the weekend. Driving in the real world is rarely as picturesque and romantic as it is usually depicted in the car commercials.
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