VW and World Cup Ads

F32Fleet · 06-17-2018, 08:48 AM

Is it just me or is it a bit rich of them to jokingly rib its US customers over the lack of a US team in the World Cup when they've just been hit with anther $1B fine over the diesel emissions scandal ?

Germanauto · 06-17-2018, 09:57 AM

Lol I noticed that too.

Viffermike · 06-18-2018, 03:11 PM

Those ads are painfully stereotypical, too -- and are historically and factually inaccurate. Examples:

- Germany did not give us the frankfurter. The 'hot dog' as we know it is actually a parboiled (as opposed to fully smoked or raw) derivation of Vienna sausage. Just as 'Cologne' is 'Koeln' in German, 'Vienna' is 'Wien' in German -- hence the term 'wiener', which is the proper slang term for the type of sausage a hot dog is. That, my friends, is Austrian.
- Belgium does not host the largest techno festival in the world by many measures. Tomorrowland is one of the biggest, but both Electric Daisy and Ultra have comparable per-day attendance -- and they're both in the U.S.

VW ads used to be absolute genius. Now they're just inane.

AMSWagon · 06-18-2018, 03:28 PM

I find them trying too hard to be funny and is tasteless. Maybe a different approach such as "US didn't make the World Cup but with a VW you are part of the wining team", lol.

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Germanauto Major General 9849 Rep 6,146 Posts Drives: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Rosso Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Lol I noticed that too.
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Viffermike Colonel 1778 Rep 2,952 Posts Drives: Coming: '25 SG/black M2 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Big D iTrader: (0)	Those ads are painfully stereotypical, too -- and are historically and factually inaccurate. Examples: - Germany did not give us the frankfurter. The 'hot dog' as we know it is actually a parboiled (as opposed to fully smoked or raw) derivation of Vienna sausage. Just as 'Cologne' is 'Koeln' in German, 'Vienna' is 'Wien' in German -- hence the term 'wiener', which is the proper slang term for the type of sausage a hot dog is. That, my friends, is Austrian. - Belgium does not host the largest techno festival in the world by many measures. Tomorrowland is one of the biggest, but both Electric Daisy and Ultra have comparable per-day attendance -- and they're both in the U.S. VW ads used to be absolute genius. Now they're just inane. __________________ --Life is a journey made more exciting with a fast car.-- --Helmets are for closers.-- <<Current: 'Johnny Boy' '23 CR MINI JCW 2-door. Gone (but not forgotten): 'Allie' '18 NBM Porsche 718 Cayman; 'The Blackened' '15 MG 228i M Sport w/aFe filter/scoop, JL 600/6 w/Hertz drivers, P3Cars multigauge, other goodies>>
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AMSWagon Private 18 Rep 51 Posts Drives: G63 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DC iTrader: (1)	I find them trying too hard to be funny and is tasteless. Maybe a different approach such as "US didn't make the World Cup but with a VW you are part of the wining team", lol.
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