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Post by Alexis Kasperavičius on Sept 20, 2010 14:02:55 GMT -8
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Post by tonyw79sfv on Sept 20, 2010 17:55:29 GMT -8
I saw that commercial once a month or two ago and tried to find it online. Sad to see the fact Toyota selling the Corolla as a way to "graduate" out of public transit, let alone speedy & comfortable rail. However, the trend doesn't reflect reality as evidenced by this news report. On another note, a train that is likely the Siemens Gold Line car is seen in a recent AT&T commercial advertising the ability to watch DVR-recorded programs on the go on an iPhone. Another AT&T/Blackberry commercial shows what is supposed to be WMATA's DC Chinatown/Gallery Place station, but is actually our Red/Purple Line station with riders waiting to board roller coaster cars (instead of a real train!). |
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Post by James Fujita on Sept 21, 2010 14:11:10 GMT -8
That Toyota ad is disappointing, but not really all that surprising. It is a bit ironic considering that a lot of Japanese families take the train/ subway to work, to school, to shop but would also own a car for those "oh no, I have to deliver a cake/ TV/ computer" moments. And even then, you're talking about a Honda Fit — a subcompact. Of course, they could have sold her a delivery scooter..... oh wait, Toyota doesn't sell motorcycles. Or scooters.  Bit of a gap in their production line, actually. |
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Post by spokker on Sept 21, 2010 23:45:32 GMT -8
Metro practically demonized the car in its last ad campaign, so any uproar over this commercial is hypocrisy.
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Post by Gokhan on Sept 22, 2010 9:22:15 GMT -8
Well, the upside of this is that they are associating public transit with trains instead of buses, and that's a huge breakthrough for Los Angeles. |
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Bit of a gap in their production line, actually.
