Author Topic: Vw diesel ad from 1981 (Read 5316 times)

funkaholik · « **on:** September 07, 2008, 12:37:17 am »

Thought you all might enjoy this ad I found in the January 1982 Superbowl 16 program.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2008, 01:30:31 am »

Wow very honest

"actual highway mileage will probably be less"

madmedix · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2008, 11:33:01 am »

That whole ad seethes with common sense. Throw that on an ad agent's desk today and they'd all drop to the floor from seizures

Op-Ivy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2008, 02:58:59 pm »

Quote from: "madmedix"

That whole ad seethes with common sense. Throw that on an ad agent's desk today and they'd all drop to the floor from seizures

Haha! Well put.

The ad is different than the ones we see today eh?

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2008, 05:58:59 am »

Quote from: "Op-Ivy"

Quote from: "madmedix"
That whole ad seethes with common sense. Throw that on an ad agent's desk today and they'd all drop to the floor from seizures

Haha! Well put.

The ad is different than the ones we see today eh?

Totally. Not once do they throw a massive horsepower number in your face.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2008, 07:54:44 am »

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

Totally. Not once do they throw a massive horsepower number in your face.

:lol: Probably because the rabbit never had any massive horsepower to speak of

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2008, 08:24:45 am »

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

Totally. Not once do they throw a massive horsepower number in your face.

:lol: Probably because the rabbit never had any massive horsepower to speak of

Oh come now, be serious. Who could possibly resist the 1.5 diesel Rabbit and it's Forty Eight FIREBREATHING HORSE-POWER!?[/b]

jtanguay · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2008, 01:22:09 pm »

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

Quote from: "burn_your_money"
Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

Totally. Not once do they throw a massive horsepower number in your face.

:lol: Probably because the rabbit never had any massive horsepower to speak of

Oh come now, be serious. Who could possibly resist the 1.5 diesel Rabbit and it's Forty Eight FIREBREATHING HORSE-POWER!?[/b]

at the crank :wink:

jimfoo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:09:44 pm »

Hey, it would blow the doors off my friends Datsun Diesel pickup from the same period, plus start faster as well.

jtanguay · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:25:24 pm »

i bet if Giles was around doing his pump mods back then, maybe diesel would have had a better rep???

zukgod1 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2008, 03:06:31 pm »

Quote from: "jtanguay"

i bet if Giles was around doing his pump mods back then, maybe diesel would have had a better rep???

I'll bet!

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2008, 05:17:30 pm »

Quote from: "jtanguay"

Quote from: "Turbinepowered"
Quote from: "burn_your_money"
Quote from: "Turbinepowered"

Totally. Not once do they throw a massive horsepower number in your face.

:lol: Probably because the rabbit never had any massive horsepower to speak of

Oh come now, be serious. Who could possibly resist the 1.5 diesel Rabbit and it's Forty Eight FIREBREATHING HORSE-POWER!?[/b]

at the crank :wink:

At sea level. :lol:

[edit] Massively nested quoting for the win!

funkaholik · « **Reply #12 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:51:53 am »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

Hey, it would blow the doors off my friends Datsun Diesel pickup from the same period, plus start faster as well.

Funny that you should mention that. In the same magazine was a Datsun diesel truck ad. Here it is:

Kudagra · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2008, 01:28:47 am »

^^^^

ID really like to have one of those...

shegel · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2008, 11:17:37 pm »

anyone notice that that ad also said that highway milage will probably be less too