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    New Mercedes E-Class Convertible Hiding In Garage

    Mercedes Builds 1,300-Foot Slot Car Track Through E-Class Wagon

    Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?

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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/12/09

    In reply to New Mercedes E-Class Convertible Hiding In Garage
    I think this is the prettiest this car will ever look. #mercedeseclass
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/12/09

    In reply to New Mercedes E-Class Convertible Hiding In Garage
    Bah!

    It's the new Mercedes cargo van testbed.

    The mirrors give it away... #mercedeseclass
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/09/09

    In reply to Mercedes Builds 1,300-Foot Slot Car Track Through E-Class Wagon
    James May and slot racing. #mercedeseclass
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    It's certainly no "mile of cars".
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    10/06/09

    @MushyHeirloom: You, sir or ma'am, are awesome. Excellent reference.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/06/09

    @racin_g73: I spread the word about that film to everyone. And I'll answer to either.
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    Image of wojo wojo
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    If the ASA think this is bad, I'm guessing that they hasn't seen the new Prius advertisements yet.
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Edited by wojo at 10/06/09 3:22 PM wojo was starred wojo was unstarred
    Image of Drujon Drujon
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    All they need to do is add "as low as" and it's fine.
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Drujon was starred Drujon was unstarred
    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    Freedom of speech (And false advertising)
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    Hey, exercise is bad for the planet, because the human body consumes more fuel, produces more waste, and more CO2.

    My argument for sitting on the sofa being good for the planet is unassailable.

    Someone throw me a Guinness...from Ireland. I want the good stuff.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 10/06/09 1:07 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    10/06/09

    @brake booster by Lucas: Lately I've been a fan of Lion Stout 8% from Sri Lanka (I like Guinness, but too watery for me). Plus, the sheer wastefulness of drinking a beer brewed/bottled/canned on the COMPLETE OTHER SIDE of the world releases a lot of CO2 during transportation.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/06/09

    @Ash78, 4 days left: Umm...Isn't Sri Lanka on the other side too? Actually it seems to be even far from the US than Ireland is. Geography is not my strong point so correct me if I am wrong.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/06/09

    @Ash78, 4 days left:

    I'm glad to hear someone say they want a beer with more body than Guinness, because I get eye rolls when I mention it.

    Lion Stout...I'll keep an eye out.

    I wish we could get more of the world's stouts here. I might have to go on a local hunt....
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    OK, I just read the complaint. The CO2 emissions claim wasn't the problem at all. It's the fact that they used "its" instead of "it's" and "theres" instead of "there's".
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    Who cares. We know advertising is complete bullshit to begin with. At least we should.
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    Image of DonLuc DonLuc
    10/06/09

    @danio3834:

    So you are telling me that Chevy, Dodge, and Ford trucks are not each respectively the most longest lasting, dependable trucks on the road with more repeat buyers than Chevy, Dodge, or Ford?

    I need to see your references...
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    FTGDWolverineEdition'09 promoted this comment DonLuc was starred DonLuc was unstarred
    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    They are using the 'green' status of on particular unit as a halo model to make you believe all MB's is green. Sort of like Dodge uses the Viper to make you think the avenger is not what it is.

    50/50 on it. If the green ratings are that important, you'll do a quick online search before moving ahead anyway.
    "caveat emptor"

    (BTY, I wonder how the Advertising Standards Authority would look upon an add from Southfield Chrysler/Jeep?)
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    Image of Timtoolman, sporadically speaking Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    I've seen many diet plan, diet pill, and male enhancement product commercials that blur the line a lot worse than this does. How many intestinal cleansing and "truth" about home remedy infomercials will it take before Big Brother forces these charlatans out of business?

    This ad is not entirely misleading. Most folks are inclined to look at the fine print to see exactly to what they refer. I am suspicious by nature, so I tend to look for qualifications.
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    Ash78, 4 days left promoted this comment Timtoolman, sporadically speaking was starred Timtoolman, sporadically speaking was unstarred
    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    10/06/09

    @Timtoolman, finally gainfully employed: Keep in mind that in much of Europe, the subtitled word "Advertisement" runs during all commercial breaks on TV. I neither agree nor disagree with this level of consumer protection. I mostly just weep.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    10/06/09

    @Timtoolman, finally gainfully employed: Then again are the people getting swindled by these ads worth protecting?

    For some reason I feel like Devil's advocate today.
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    10/06/09

    @Ash78, 4 days left:

    Agreed... I'm starting to embrace streaming video.
     Reply
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    Image of baldy_pm baldy_pm
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    Wow, exactly what I don't want.

    An ugly car that is painted in an ugly brown color, marketed to tree huggers with trust funds, who obviously don't care about the environment, but would like to fit in with their hippy friends.
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    Image of Z71 Z71
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    In terms of truth in advertising, this is borderline.
    Also, this whole CO2 business is just stupid. CO2 is produced by everything living- even trees (see: photorespiration), and regulating it on cars is not negating any of the other CO2 that is produced from anywhere else. Focus on the fuel efficiency and the useless CO2 numbers will likely go down as the engines get more efficient. Look at how they're choking diesel engines with the new regulations; the diesels have actually lost some fuel efficiency with the restrictions. That said, I don't like smog, but increasing efficiency will decrease the pollutants because less fuel will be burned. It's just common sense and doesn't require a chemistry degree to figure out- unlike those CO2 numbers.
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    AmishJohn promoted this comment Edited by Z71 at 10/06/09 12:24 PM Z71 was starred Z71 was unstarred
    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/06/09

    @Z71: I'm confused. Don't trees kinda need CO2 to survive? By creating more CO2, I'm feeding more trees! I'm convinced that environmentalists hate nature.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    10/06/09

    @Z71: At least the focus on CO2 (and not smog) has allowed Europe to have lot of diesels...unlike the here in the US. But taxing people based on their car's CO2 emissions AND heavily on their fuel consumption--that sucks.
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    Image of Z71 Z71
    10/06/09

    @AmishJohn: If I read the article on photorespiration correctly, then if the trees take in too much sugar, then they will breathe in oxygen and breathe out CO2. I think it happens fairly commonly (but I'm not a botanist, so don't hold it against me if I'm wrong).
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    10/06/09

    @Ash78, 4 days left: If the "cap and trade" bill passes, then we'll all be screwed into taxes on CO2 emissions; Also, I live in NY so I already know that high gas taxes really suck.
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    Edited by Z71 at 10/06/09 12:40 PM Z71 was starred Z71 was unstarred
    Image of duurtlang duurtlang
    10/06/09

    @Ash78, 4 days left:
    The focus on CO2 is recent. The popularity of diesels is much older. Besides, x% reduction of CO2 emission = x% reduction of fuel consumption, assuming you only consider 1 type of fuel.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    10/06/09

    @duurtlang: Sorry I wasn't clear...I meant to differentiate the European focus on CO2 emissions, while the US focused more on smog (nitrogen oxide) emissions. We're all converging, but this discrepancy is what allowed diesels to flourish in Europe, while not even being available here in the US.
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    10/06/09


    @Z71: Yes there's a CO2 cycle, but we're unbalancing it by burning the carbon that's been sequestered in fossil fuel and to a lesser extent cutting down the forests that participate in photosynthesis. Those are the only explanations for the huge rise in atmospheric CO2 in the industrial age to a level that hasn't been matched in over 500,000 years.

    See also Climate myths: Higher CO2 levels will boost plant growth an...

    Also, another CO2 cycle is it getting dissolved in the ocean; increased atmospheric CO2 means a more acid ocean.

    Educate yourself, [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of Feds Feds
    10/06/09

    In reply to Did This UK Mercedes Ad Cross The Line?
    Greater Brittany scares me more than the US lately.

    Sure, it is (thankfully) still rare for an obese British gentleman to paint himself from head to toe in the colour of his favorite sports team, then appear on national tv in his underpants, as 100's of 1000's of Americans do every Sunday and Monday night (and the occasional Thursday). But Brittan, for some reason, has decided that its citizenry is incredibly stupid, and unfailingly criminal. As such, more and more of British life is being regulated, watched, taxed, or all of the above.

    More frightening for me is that my former colony didn't rebel. Instead we politely asked for our independence. So as to not offend our former masters, we kept the queen on our money, the GG in Rideau Hall, and a very close tie between our legislation and that of the U of K. It is only a matter of time before Canada starts down this slippery police-state slope.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/06/09

    @Feds: You'll have the added benefit of being heavily regulated in two languages.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    10/06/09

    @Alfisted: Wait till they start in on "Hockey Night In Canada"
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    10/06/09

    @Feds: On the other side of the fence and in regard to moronic sports fans everywhere, it's still rare for American sports fans to beat the opposing team's fans to death. I'm just sayin' you gotta look at both sides.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/06/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Are you suggesting there will be Canadian fashion police?
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    Image of S_Mazza S_Mazza
    10/06/09

    @Feds: I'm no expert, but it seems to me that the British person's desire for privacy is exceeded only by their suspicion of others. Hence the current regulatory slide. Also hence the excellent murder mysteries. (Just how DO those nice old folks think up all those ways to commit murders?)
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    10/06/09


    @Alfisted: Exactly. You got Don... we got Craig Sager. My eyes!
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/06/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Sadly Craig is mine as well - I live in KC, where his "colorful" career started. Too bad, too - my politics are quite in line with Don's.
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