VW Touareg can’t tow Airstream as shown in advertising
VW Touareg can’t tow Airstream as shown in advertising. Their marketing department got ahead of itself
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Reader comments
dowingbaNov 12, 2003 at 3:40PM
So what about those other car commercials (don't know which brands) that show pickup trucks pulling ocean-liners out of the ocean and through icebergs and stuff?
brianNov 12, 2003 at 3:45PM
those are chevy ads i think? but i would assume the guy could return the car if he had less than 300 miles put on it...
i am pretty sure though that even fewer people in america will be trying to tow an airstream with their touareg than will be trying to go offroad, so i don't really see the problem in this respect.
jjNov 12, 2003 at 4:56PM
those other commercials have disclaimers in their ads - used more as a metaphor. the Touareg claims that it CAN in fact haul that camper.
BenjyNov 12, 2003 at 5:52PM
Toyota has a commerical where a pickup in the line of cars a monster truck is supposed to crush instead causes the monster truck to flip back. But they throw a disclaimer at the bottom of the screen about it.
dowingbaNov 12, 2003 at 10:13PM
I hate those disclaimers. Seriously. They are almost always written so small that it's impossible to read on anything but an HDTV. I can't fathom why those hold up in court.
ijfNov 12, 2003 at 11:19PM
I don't see how those dislaimers are valid, the same as omission imo. Though I prefer american cars, I have to side with VW here - most car commercials are deceiving, obvious exaggerating the pull and power of a vehicle. Most commercials are deceiving and exaggerate a product or service.
JayNov 13, 2003 at 10:05AM
Many commercials ARE deceiving or exaggerate a product purposefully to illustrate a point, but in this case, VW and its dealers ASSURED buyers the vehicle could tow the Airstream. Not many individuals would assume a Chevy can tow an ocean liner, and in either case, no dealer would tell a buyer it could.
Waite Julie Piper Dec 11, 2003 at 1:23AM
We are as God made us, and often a great deal worse.
Baty Janna Dec 21, 2003 at 2:57AM
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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