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    10-10-2012 09:15 PM #1
    well, this is prolly a repost, but i've been seeing this over and over, i was wondering.... false advertising?

    this would probably ruin the car, no?

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  2. 10-10-2012 09:20 PM #2
    Much more effective with machine power


  3. 10-10-2012 09:21 PM #3
    Ive never done it with the pressure washer.

    low pressure, like a garden hose is the right way to do it. Otherwise the gauge cluster could fog up.

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    10-10-2012 09:21 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by sirswank View Post
    well, this is prolly a repost, but i've been seeing this over and over, i was wondering.... false advertising?
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    10-10-2012 09:25 PM #5
    Love. It's what makes a Subaru a Subaru.

    Yeah, great, show your kids some love after they pulled **** like that. Enjoy the mold and electronic failure.
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    10-10-2012 10:09 PM #6
    This commercial makes me cringe every time I see it. I don't understand what the commercial is trying to say... Subaru's ads have been terrible lately.

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    10-10-2012 10:11 PM #7
    Waw. If that was my dad he would have killed me.

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    10-10-2012 10:15 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by toucci View Post
    Much more effective with machine power

    speechless

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    10-10-2012 10:20 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by toucci View Post
    Much more effective with machine power

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    10-11-2012 06:00 AM #10
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    Waw. If that was my dad he would have killed me.
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    10-11-2012 06:19 AM #11
    I bet the guy knew that his wife told the kids to go wash the car, so he knew that he should just take it out on her later

    Quote Originally Posted by Ubryaj View Post
    This commercial makes me cringe every time I see it. I don't understand what the commercial is trying to say... Subaru's ads have been terrible lately.
    I kinda like the one with the dog moving positions in the seats as the guy's family grows

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    10-11-2012 07:39 AM #12
    I was in the other room during a commercial break last night, and Mrs McBanagon said from the other room, "OMG, you would kill these kids....." She replayed the commercial for me when I came back, and thought, "No, they can't be adopted if I kill them.."

    I did something like this as s kid to a mid '70s Suburban we had. I thought the key-activated electric window in the tailgate was the neatest thing ever, so I wanted to show it off to the kid next door. Not knowing how locks work, I stuck a flat stick in there to try to get the window to go down.

    On Saturday, Dad had the tailgate apart and was picking splinters out of the lock cylinder. I wanted to go help as I always did with auto repairs, but Mom stopped me. "Sweetheart, let's just leave Dad alone for this one."


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    10-11-2012 08:25 AM #13
    Seriously this is terrible. It's saying PLEASE TRY THIS AT HOME AND SUE US!

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    10-11-2012 08:34 AM #14
    Quote Originally Posted by Ubryaj View Post
    This commercial makes me cringe every time I see it. I don't understand what the commercial is trying to say... Subaru's ads have been terrible lately.
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    10-11-2012 08:58 AM #15
    Quote Originally Posted by classicjetta View Post
    Seriously this is terrible. It's saying PLEASE TRY THIS AT HOME AND SUE US!
    I don't think anyone in their right mind would actually try that....then again as I type this I do realize we are in America...
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    10-11-2012 09:11 AM #16
    Quote Originally Posted by classicjetta View Post
    Seriously this is terrible. It's saying PLEASE TRY THIS AT HOME AND SUE US!
    Quote Originally Posted by Br1zzy View Post
    I don't think anyone in their right mind would actually try that....then again as I type this I do realize we are in America...
    First thing I thought of....


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    10-11-2012 09:52 AM #17
    Those kids need ****ing HAIRCUTS!
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  18. 10-11-2012 10:07 AM #18
    its a great commercial, especially with anyone that has kids. I saw it, looked at my 7 year old boy and laughed. When he was younger, I certainly see him trying something out like that to help dad wash the car. Its stuff like that when you are 65 years old and your kid drops off your grandkids off, you can laugh and say you remember when you washed the inside of dads new car.

    Im not an AD guy but I get the point of all the subie commericals. They are basically saying you will own the car so long that you will have a ton of memories when you pass the car on. Same with the guy that saw the ex girlfriend at the highschool reunion. He had the car with her so long it brought back all the memories of the girl and the car.
    Last edited by Mr Roo; 10-11-2012 at 10:14 AM.

  19. 10-11-2012 11:11 AM #19
    I think the Subaru ads of late have sucked as well, with the exception of the latest with the chocolate lab. What the hell was up with the ad for the hot air balloon? Man that one blew...

    This ad with the "car wash" is a pretty accurate representation of the current style of parenting unfortunately. Kids running amok unsupervised and when they do get caught doing something they shouldn't, it gets laughed off.

    My sister and I colored the back seat of our parents old 60's Chevy Malibu back in the day. We were old enough to know better but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

    I can promise you that dad didn't come out and say "Missed a spot" and grab a crayon. We didn't sit down comfortably for days after that. And I have to say, looking back that was the LAST time either of us did any damage to anyone's car.

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    10-11-2012 11:35 AM #20
    It proves that parents are letting their kids get away with whatever they want.
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    10-11-2012 01:14 PM #21
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Roo View Post
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    Im not an AD guy but I get the point of all the subie commericals. They are basically saying you will own the car so long that you will have a ton of memories when you pass the car on.

    and my point is if kids hose down the inside of your subie, you WON'T have that car very long.
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