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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is

    Volvo says, put up or shut up. From a 1971 ad. The Headline was "Are you in the market for a hardtop?"
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    Image of UnlimitedRevs UnlimitedRevs
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: The good old days of car advertising.
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    Image of ozyran ozyran
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: THAT is AWESOME.

    Heart clicky for you.
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    Image of mowog001 mowog001
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: That photo was taken at the abandoned Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile, Alabama in the early 70's. I lived there and watched them stack the cars. There were wooden platforms between the cars to steady them. After the photo session wrapped, the crane operator knocked the stack over. BIG FUN! The next morning several of the cars came up missing - some of the neighborhood hooligans rolled them back on their wheels and 'liberated' them. The local fuzz found the cars and the ad agency refused to press charges. The cars were water damaged during shipping - they found one more use for them before the cars were crushed. Thanks for the memories!
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: I thought i heard somewhere a while back that this ad was debunked and that volvo had a bunch of 2x4s in the car to brace up the roof. Could have been a rumor though. Anyone know?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    @KeyserSoze: No--see mowog's comment above...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    @UnlimitedRevs: Truly. I have a decent collection of some old ads, I post them here when they fit...
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: I did some googling around and it was actually an ad where they dropped the Volvo onto it's roof, but it had welded supports in it to prevent it from crushing in. I mixed up the 2 ad's.
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    Image of Flattire Flattire
    11/19/09

    @Novaload: My 960 sedan was a Tank, I would love to have it back!!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    I have had a sneaking suspicion that the mighty Toyota, market monster for so long but never with the "perfect" halo Honda has had, has been up to who knows what.
    If I recall, the Euro car makers were laughing at US roof strength a couple of decades ago.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    @Novaload: Yeah, Volvo's always been a pretty clean team but they all used to cheat like crazy. Ford had one in the late 60s showing a Galaxie in a field, IIRC, discussing its crystal clear glass. Turned out the window was rolled down.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Roh, ry rhe ray, rill Russ Rador rest ra rot rod?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Toyota PR person: "Dude, that's not fair. Chrysler weren't using road-legal tires!"

    IIHS PR person: "What? It was inspected to be completely road-spec when their cars got to the facility!"

    Toyota PR person: "Dude, that's not fair. Ford weren't using road-legal tires!"

    IIHS PR person: "What did I just say? Again, they were pretty thoroughly inspected upon arrival, and what does it matter anyways?"

    Toyota PR person: "Dude, that's not fair. Honda weren't using road-legal tires!"

    IIHS PR person: "Again, not true, and rather poi...

    Toyota PR person: "Dude, that's not fair. Kia weren't using road-legal tires!"

    IIHS PR person: "I think you should just bring your cars to the test on whatever tires and see if there's any diffe..."

    Toyota PR person: "Dude, that's not fair. Porsche said the same things and I don't get a break?"

    IIHS PR person: "Oh f**k this..."
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Two evil empires - IIHS and Toyota - in a slap-bout. My reaction to this is like how the US felt about the Sino-Soviet split of the '70s - you don't really care who wins because they're both your enemy, but it's fun to watch.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    So the Camry will protect your fool head but you get violently buttsexed by that nosey Sebring when it slides upside-down into your backside.

    The guy in the Sebring will be okay.

    Wah, wah, wah. Invited to play, but unable to compete, Toyota declares the game is...what, exactly? Rigged? A stack of other carmakers scored highly. Too hard? A stack of other carmakers scored highly. Irrelevant? Those other carmakers aren't bitching.

    The Toyota I drive was built by a Toyota that had one goal: win the world by building good, competent vehicles. These new Toyotas are probably significantly better in most ways but this one: I don't like the company anymore. It whinges and whines like a congressman at pay raise time.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Finally, we have a new slap fight in the automotive world, Toyota vs IIHS, and Stud Beefpile is nowhere to be found.

    Oh, the humanity.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Way to pour salt in their bland, Russ.
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    Image of Taki Taki
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    Well, what Toyota needs to do now is list a car they think can beat all the other cars out there, then challenge people to find a better one. Hold an event, invite members of the press. They may have a tough time getting other manufacturers to agree to this publicity stunt, but I'm sure if they open it to everyone, some people will be happy to bring their own Volvos and Hyundais to see how they compare against the big, bad, Toyota, right?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/18/09

    @Taki: Why would Toyota hold an event that they're obviously going to lose?
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    More fodder for those Howie Long ads.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    I suggest a dance-drift-off.

    "You've Been Served: Tokyo Style"

    Due out in theatres November 26th
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    I really do like steelies.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    I wonder how well the Miata did?
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    11/18/09

    In reply to IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is
    It seems like it loses something from the original "Y'all biatches step the f*ck up or shut the f*ck up"

    Stupid Babelfish.
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    Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was starred Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/18/09

    @Anodized Screw Head #78: あなたは台無しにする手順またはアップ性交シャットダウンの愚痴 ?
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/18/09

    @Anodized Screw Head #78: It's the asterisks bollixing the works.
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    Image of Toof_75_75 Toof_75_75
    11/18/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Your text translated by babelfish...

    "As for you grumble of the procedure or rise sexual intercourse shutdown which is made ruinous?"
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    Pessimippopotamus promoted this comment Toof_75_75 was starred Toof_75_75 was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/18/09

    @Toof_75_75: HAHAHHA.

    Google's is a bit better.
    "Fuck you bitches shut down or up steps to ruin?"

    Oh Japanese. It's so poetic.
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    Image of Toof_75_75 Toof_75_75
    11/18/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Tough call between which is better...you could make a strong argument that if it isn't going to be clear, it might as well make NO SENSE at all.
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    Image of Jason Kinnard Jason Kinnard
    11/06/09

    In reply to Huge Front Wing Compensates For Scion tC’s FWD
    Fuckin stupid looking. Get a real car and forget this crap! #chrisradosciontc
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    Sloop_John_B promoted this comment Jason Kinnard was starred Jason Kinnard was unstarred
    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    11/06/09

    @Jason Kinnard: Ahhhh, yes. So stupid looking negates reality. Damn I wish that was the case for that craptastic Neon I used to own. I'd just slap a giant wing on it and POOF...it would cease to be real. What a novel idea. #chrisradosciontc
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