Annoying Toyota hybrid advertising.

carsfan2

There’s a woman on the radio that tells me a few times a day that she’s basically saving the planet driving her three kids to school in a Toyota hybrid. Another man says he has the price of a holiday every year saved by driving one.
Am I alone in finding these ads very annoying?

Dom84

Dont mind the holiday one - the one driving her kids to school wrecks my head.

stimpson

There is a button on your radio that will change the station. Please consult your manual.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

In a word - No.
Those adverts are just irritating.

JohnBoy26

There's worse ones out there like the opel adverts claiming to be german.

bazz26

They are very patronising and cringey adverts alright but you can see who they are typically aimed at. Imo the people portrayed in them are the exact people who they are targeting, they normally don't put a massive amount of thought into buying or owning a car, they buy the same car or brand of car every few years because again they just turn the key and drive off, no more thought or hassle. Wash, rinse and repeat every few years.

The thing is that over the last 10 years or so these sheep were steered into buying diesels when they really didn't need them. Now that Toyota are forced to retire their diesel car range due to external factors earlier than they would like, they were frightened that the sheep would flock to another brand who still sells diesel cars. Hence the Toyota PR machine came up a great idea of telling people that they are pioneering no longer selling diesel cars and a hybrid is the best thing for them rather than buying a product from their rivals.

VeVeX

carsfan2 wrote: »

There’s a woman on the radio that tells me a few times a day that she’s basically saving the planet driving her three kids to school in a Toyota hybrid. Another man says he has the price of a holiday every year saved by driving one.
Am I alone in finding these ads very annoying?

They sound as dreary as I'd imagine the ownership and owners of a Toyota Hybrid would be.

JohnBoy26

bazz26 wrote: »

They are very patronising and cringey adverts alright but you can see who they are typically aimed at. Imo the people portrayed in them are the exact people who they are targeting, they normally don't put a massive amount of thought into buying or owning a car, they buy the same car or brand of car every few years because again they just turn the key and drive off, no more thought or hassle. Wash, rinse and repeat every few years.

The thing is that over the last 10 years or so these sheep were steered into buying diesels when they really didn't need them. Now that Toyota are forced to retire their diesel car range due to external factors earlier than they would like, they were frightened that the sheep would flock to another brand who still sells diesel cars. Hence the Toyota PR machine came up a great idea of telling people that they are pioneering no longer selling petrol cars and a hybrid is the best thing for them rather than buying a product from their rivals.

They are still selling petrol cars

D3V!L

The most annoying part is when they offer "spec" !! FFS , why can no one in advertising use the word "specification" in the proper context. :rolleyes:

EdgeCase

To be fair to Toyota, they did innovate very successfully with hybrid technology that is now on the road in its current 5-door format since about 2003 and has proven to be very reliable and effective.

Meanwhile, all the European car markers were trying to squeeze the last few drops out of diesel, not giving a damn about particulate emissions and all the downsides of so-called clean diesel. We all know where that ended up.

I think Toyota have their gloating rights in this case.

bazz26

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They are still selling petrol cars

The adverts are abouting selling hybrids.

eviltwin

The ones with the mother's talking about how when you're a parent you want to make the world a better place for your kids boils my piss.

I must be a crap parent for driving a diesel.

Steve F

"Ain't nobody,love me better than yoooou"
F you TUI!!!

valoren

It's her monotonous voice that drives me spare. Pardon the pun.

Steve F

valoren wrote: »

It's her monotonous voice that drives me spare. Pardon the pun.

That ad made Jan,Feb and March worse than they usually are

mr_edge_to_you

She probably spent the last 10 years driving a 3litre diesel jeep between the house, the school and Dundrum. Her husband is probably still driving his Range Rover.

JohnBoy26

This guy probably has those ads on replay smiling away to himself as he listens to them

Atoms for Peace

If you really gave a crap about the planet you'd drive your old banger into the ground.

SEPT 23 1989

and all the while the ever expanding Chinese coal burning power stations are running full tilt

Yes of course you will save the planet buying these horrible ****boxes

There would be less damage done to the environment if you bought an old V8

looksee

I haven't heard the ad - but. I bought a Toyota hybrid last year and despite a bit of veiled mockery - and a few straight up digs - from the odd smart arse, I like it. And while ye are all laughing, I am spending buttons on fuel.

kneemos

I'd wait for new battery technology to become commercial and buy an electric.

JohnBoy26

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

and all the while the ever expanding Chinese coal burning power stations are running full tilt

Yes of course you will save the planet buying these horrible ****boxes

There would be less damage done to the environment if you bought an old V8

They are not horrible sh1t boxes though. Anyone that says so is just ignorant.

kneemos

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They are not horrible sh1t boxes though. Anyone that says so is just ignorant.

Had one of the early Corrollas in a hatchback years ago, great little motor. Lively and easy on fuel.
Despite what Clarkson thinks I like a Toyota.

Atoms for Peace

kneemos wrote: »

I'd wait for new battery technology to become commercial and buy an electric.

Hydrogen power is the future or possibly nuclear steam power.

Junkyard Tom

Buying a new car to save money on the motor tax.

kneemos

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Hydrogen power is the future.

Nah. New batteries will charge in ten minutes. That'll be the end of the internal combustion engine.

jones 19

You're wan is a burn alright, her righteous tone is very annoying.

coastwatch

"....it's a no-brainer"

Well that explains it

Drifter50

There is a separate thread on Boards called "Even more adverts that you despise" with 2500 posts on it and a lot of them talk about the Toyota ads and the geezer with the throaty whisper...............Toyota,built for a better world.

Melts my head

gipi

carsfan2 wrote: »

There’s a woman on the radio that tells me a few times a day that she’s basically saving the planet driving her three kids to school in a Toyota hybrid. Another man says he has the price of a holiday every year saved by driving one.
Am I alone in finding these ads very annoying?

If she really wanted to help her children, surely she'd walk them to school?! Just sayin' 😀

Philb76

At least the ad gets to the point unlike the ads for eir broadband wtf is that all about

Capt'n Midnight

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

If you really gave a crap about the planet you'd drive your old banger into the ground.

and you wouldn't have three kids

Drifter50

Philb76 wrote: »

At least the ad gets to the point unlike the ads for eir broadband wtf is that all about

The EIR add with Cormac and Katya going rallying, had enough of that

Keep her tidy now

AllGunsBlazing

I prefer the VW ad where Angela Merkel orders me to buy a diesel and that way nobody gets hurt!

Might have dreamt that tbh....

Capt'n Midnight

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Hydrogen power is the future or possibly nuclear steam power.

There is no such thing as Hydrogen power.

It's only a way to store energy. And since you need energy to extract it from methane or water the greenhouse emissions go up.



Pretty much all nuclear power is steam power, using 19th century steam turbine technology. We've been breeding fuel in nuclear reactors for 74 years now. And that industry still can't build stuff on time, on budget, nevermind geting working breeders needed to use thorium or extend uranium supplies.

In comparison the cost of solar panels is due to fall another 30% this year.



Aluminium might be a handy material for car batteries. React it with air for power and then send the alumina produced back to Iceland to be turned back in to aluminium using cheap hydro power.

evolving_doors

looksee wrote: »

I haven't heard the ad - but. I bought a Toyota hybrid last year and despite a bit of veiled mockery - and a few straight up digs - from the odd smart arse, I like it. And while ye are all laughing, I am spending buttons on fuel.

Smug alert:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqw15tLPsIw

evolving_doors

carsfan2 wrote: »

There’s a woman on the radio that tells me a few times a day that she’s basically saving the planet driving her three kids to school in a Toyota hybrid. Another man says he has the price of a holiday every year saved by driving one.
Am I alone in finding these ads very annoying?

Jesus every time I hear that ad I think it's about suicide awareness.

Needles73

carsfan2 wrote: »

There’s a woman on the radio that tells me a few times a day that she’s basically saving the planet driving her three kids to school in a Toyota hybrid. Another man says he has the price of a holiday every year saved by driving one.
Am I alone in finding these ads very annoying?

Am I alone in thinking if she only needs to fill up every five weeks she doesn't need a bloody car.

Wildly Boaring

Don't usually listen to the radio.
Had missus' car last 2 days.

This ad has been wrecking my head.

The environment would have been far better off if you'd driven your last car into the grounds rather than using massive resources to produce a new car!!
Appreciate some have to do a school run bit majority could walk, bike, bus.

Yet man saving a holiday a year ditto. The depreciation you're being hit with compared to that of an older car = minus a fairly serious holiday.

whisky_galore

Every radio ad seems to be either cars I don't want/can't afford or insurance ads (all of which make my ears bleed)

jca

looksee wrote: »

I haven't heard the ad - but. I bought a Toyota hybrid last year and despite a bit of veiled mockery - and a few straight up digs - from the odd smart arse, I like it. And while ye are all laughing, I am spending buttons on fuel.

What km's are you getting from a tank of petrol? I'm getting between 700 and 800 from my 1.0 TSI dsg Octavia, I almost had a really tiny mileage top and I mean top of the range 141 Auris hybrid bought last year ( panoramic sun roof, dove grey leather every extra available in this car) but I was let down by my car buyer. I heard from a reliable source that Skoda are bringing out a hybrid Octavia for 2019. I'm considering going the hybrid route myself next time I'm changing.

imme

"that's the price of a holiday"
Simple ad for simple folk

tabby aspreme

looksee wrote: »

I haven't heard the ad - but. I bought a Toyota hybrid last year and despite a bit of veiled mockery - and a few straight up digs - from the odd smart arse, I like it. And while ye are all laughing, I am spending buttons on fuel.

You going anywhere nice on holiday

Grab All Association

Men with small penises drive automatics. Hybrids are automatics.

jca

Grab All Association wrote: »

Men with small penises drive automatics. Hybrids are automatics.

I like my small penis...

DaveyDave

One thing that bothers me is saying they're saving money on fuel to pay for a holiday. In the real world that simply wouldn't be true. Hybrid models are more expensive so you're losing something like €1,000-1,500 which would pay for fuel for the year. It's not like you're going to be flush with cash by driving a hybrid. It would probably take a year or so to start seeing savings.

jca

DaveyDave wrote: »

One thing that bothers me is saying they're saving money on fuel to pay for a holiday. In the real world that simply wouldn't be true. Hybrid models are more expensive so you're losing something like €1,000-1,500 which would pay for fuel for the year. It's not like you're going to be flush with cash by driving a hybrid. It would probably take a year or so to start seeing savings.

What mpg do they actually do? Does anyone know? I've tried asking a few owners but they aren't very bright and just say things like, she's quare good on juice but never actually give proper figures.

DaveyDave

jca wrote: »

What mpg do they actually do? Does anyone know? I've tried asking a few owners but they aren't very bright and just say things like, she's quare good on juice but never actually give proper figures.

Not too sure. The official combined figures on the Prius is something silly like 3.3L/100km (85mpg!) But I've read it's closer to 5.5L. I've also heard it's crap on the motorway. All hearsay and forum talk though.

My sister had one and now has a Prius+, she said it was decent on fuel but not sure what the actual numbers are. She sold it a month before I was looking for a car, raging I missed out on it because I was actually looking at a Prius for my first car but they were all €9-10k unless they had 200,000km on them.

stimpson

DaveyDave wrote: »

Not too sure. The official combined figures on the Prius is something silly like 3.3L/100km (85mpg!) But I've read it's closer to 5.5L. I've also heard it's crap on the motorway. All hearsay and forum talk though.

My sister had one and now has a Prius+, she said it was decent on fuel but not sure what the actual numbers are. She sold it a month before I was looking for a car, raging I missed out on it because I was actually looking at a Prius for my first car but they were all €9-10k unless they had 200,000km on them.

The new Prius is around that. I have an Auris with the previous gen hybrid system and get 6l/100 with mainly city driving. It goes as low as 4.5 on long trips to the in laws (morltorway and N roads)

And as for cost, Toyota have the best residuals of any brand. I traded in a 5 year old Verso and the depreciation on it was < 2K per annum. All things considered I think it’s as cheap to run as an old banger.

Losty Dublin

DaveyDave wrote: »

Not too sure. The official combined figures on the Prius is something silly like 3.3L/100km (85mpg!) But I've read it's closer to 5.5L. I've also heard it's crap on the motorway. All hearsay and forum talk though..

I had use of a Hyundai ix20 diesel before Christmas and it was getting about that urban.

Atlantic Dawn

Enough saved for a weekend holiday in Courtown sleeping in the car.