aaronfoley
Aaron Foley
aaronfoley
Used to do Jalopnik Detroit when that was a thing. Now just kinda here and there.

Was that Shinola getting some screen time with the watch case?? Read more

Too bad they didn't actually show me the car in its entirety... Read more

That was a Chrysler commercial? I changed the channel after the first 1.5 minutes of non car related jabbering. Read more

I was surprised that I didn't hate the ad. I liked the bit about the different countries building their things. I'm still not interested in the Chrysler 200 though. Read more

Pretty sure Stevie Wonder did the voiceover for that one... I luv bob, but that commercial gave me the creeps, sorry. Read more

I had a mental break down parking it took me an hour. First time in the city and I live in a small town. I was so confused. Read more

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Went to see the new Fit. Sadly, it was up on a pedestal and I couldn't see anything, let alone sit in it. Read more

I can believe it. I went on the closing Sunday, and there were more people than I'd ever seen there on a given day. Trying not to lose my three year old was near impossible. First time I've been back to Detroit in almost ten years. Pizzapapolis still rocks! Read more

Those Kia's are really crammed in there. The car show I go to (Seattle) seems much more spread out than that. Read more

The crowd was unbelievable this year. I make the pilgrimage from Cleveland annually, and now I'm wondering how I can get myself a press pass for next year. Read more

Good to hear. I broke a personal record of having attended the NAIAS three times (7 hours) this year. I usually go twice but was offered a free ticket from a buddy and went before the show was open to the public (when Biden was there) and then went two times either with friends or with co-workers last week. Good show Read more

How were the booth babes?

If you keep your ad, Honda, even the updated one, I get to run mine: Read more

I've seen it a hundred times as the ad that plays before YouTube videos and it pisses me off too, but for other reasons. Dumb, artsy commercials are the first sign of a company starting to sell bullshit idealism rather than their products. When you need to hide behind some dumb gimmick it's a sign that you have Read more

They should throw in the word "emotional" for good measure. Read more

I agree, but not on what you mentioned. The new civic ads are hilarious, as 95% of the commericial is seeminingly random stuff. BABIES! KAYAKING! BAKING COOKIES! PEOPLE PLAYING INSTRUMENTS! HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS! CAMPFIRES! SWIMMING UNDER WATER! buy a civic. >end< Read more

It is a shitty way to promote a car that has rested on its laurels for a few years now. On the plus side, if you have to try and find a silver lining, it means that Honda now fears the products coming out of Detroit. In the old days, they would have been kind as they never considered domestic cars true competition. Read more

This reminds of that tasteless Cobalt Boats ad that showed those college kids waterskiing through the Lower Ninth Ward after Katrina. Read more

The title of the article pretty much sums this up and should be extended beyond this stupid commercial, to include all of Honda and Acura. By far my least favorite current car company with no products I would ever consider. And yes, I am including current Mitsubishi in this statement... Read more