Superbowl Commercial with Volvo Diesel Cameo

EvoStevo · #1 02-07-2011, 02:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVgvpX1tv_E

Anybody catch this? Effective, but it presents old diesels in a pretty bad light. Thoughts?

casioqv · #2 02-07-2011, 05:01 PM

Volvoist (Mike) posted this on the D24 e-mail list and pointed out that the car isn't really a diesel (86+ headlights). I think the ad is pretty funny though... albeit an unfair representation of the D24.

EvoStevo · #3 02-07-2011, 05:56 PM

Ha, wow! I didn't even think to check. I guess running diesel 245s are in pretty short supply.

Volvoist · #4 02-08-2011, 03:39 AM

I almost fell off the couch when I saw it. I immediately posted to the D24 board, but did not get a chance to do so on here. They should have called me, I would have lent them a REAL 245 D24... which is Eli's old car with 416K, and has one or more bent rods, and #2 cylinder is dead. That sucker smokes terribly! :-)

casioqv · #5 02-08-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Volvoist

That sucker smokes terribly! :-)

Yea, the D24s sure can lay a smokescreen when they're in bad shape.