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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?

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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' ðŸ˜€

Philb76

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