Re: Something to hate about BMW & Volvo (and 4 door M3)

[John Stanton <jjs3rd@ix.netcom.com>]

Christian,

In response to your comments regarding marketing and promotional efforts
by BMW and Volvo.  Put simply Audi's not taking advantage of their movie
involvement was a true waste by the marketing people.  They dropped the
ball.

The promotion and introduction of the Z3 was pure genius.  So much in
fact that they won the Promotional Marketing Associations Super Reggie
award.  A true honor.

So the real problem is not that BMW/Volvo did and are doing it but why
Audi did not!!!


RELAYER@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I just saw a shameless Volvo commercial for their new coupe that is in the
> movie "the Saint", just as shameless as the BMW Z3/James Bond commercials.
>  This is REALLY CHEESEY in my book.  I get so annoyed about commercialism
> like this!
> 
> Yet, if Audi was smart enough to do this, I would cheer them on! (double
> standard, yes!).  Audi did this somewhat when they donated the Audis for the
> bond flick "The Living Daylights", but Audi did not run commercials in
> conjunction with the movie like BMW/Volvo.
> Now, the M3:
> Nothing against BMW in general, I love the M3, and would buy one in a heart
> beat if I had the $......but the 4 door M3, no thanks!  The M3 also can be
> had with an auto tranny- big mistake, they are watering down a legend!  The
> M3 should stay a 2 door manual only!  This would keep M3s from falling into
> wimpy hands; people who buy it for status and can't appriciate the car's
> performance.
> 
> Also, don't you think it's disgraceful that Audi still doesn't have a
> succesor to the Coupe Quattro.  This company is what it is today thanks to a
> 2 door all wheel drive sports car....and they gave up after the S2 (the real
> successor to the UrQ.).  There is going to be a convertable A4 in a couple of
> years I read, so, why not a coupe!?!?!?!?!?
> 
> OK, enough from me.......
>                     /\        _I             Christian J. Long
>                   /    \ I_I I_I I           Orlando, Florida, USA
>                                              UCF Alumni 1994
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> 1990 Coupe Quattro      Red/Black, K&N cone, BBS wheels, 82K
> 1990 90                       Gold/Tan, 72K
> Past Audis:  '80 5000T  '84 Coupe GT  '85 Coupe GT  '87 Coupe GT 2.3
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