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donut82

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What were they thinking!?
« on: 20 August 2010, 13:50:25 »
I was bored so went on Youtube for a bit and found this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUM3oej8P5g

I remember alot of old car adverts, especially Vauxhall because there were some pretty cool ones, but I don't ever remember this one, and its sooooo crap!
Thank god the car was a damn site better than the advert because it wouldn't make me want to go and buy one  :)
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #1 on: 20 August 2010, 15:10:49 »
............and note in that advert that Omega is pronounced using the letter 'O', Omega.  Yet the times garages and others say 'Omega! :D :D :D :D :D ;)

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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #2 on: 20 August 2010, 17:12:38 »
I remember this one, is was shi*e. I used to like the cavalier one that used Peter Gabrial's 'Sledge Hammer'. But that would probably look shite now as well. wonder if its on youtube?
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #3 on: 20 August 2010, 17:17:38 »
yeh havnt seen this since it was on telly, still like it lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zYbq-L0hiE
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #4 on: 21 August 2010, 09:51:28 »
I like the old Eric Clapton song they play with the adverts, I used to always have that song on one of my CD's in the car and when it was playing say to myself, buy a vauxhall with 0% finance lol.
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #5 on: 21 August 2010, 09:58:06 »
my god that advert is crap what were they thinking the omega deserves better than that
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #6 on: 21 August 2010, 18:56:40 »
Doesn't make me want to buy one. Wonder what the sales figures were like in that year :)
I always liked the nova ad where the back was jacked up at the back
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #7 on: 21 August 2010, 19:37:54 »
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............and note in that advert that Omega is pronounced using the letter 'O', Omega.  Yet the times garages and others say 'Omega! :D :D :D :D :D ;)


I've had the same conversation just about every time I've had to say what car the part or what ever is for. I say Oh-meg-a, they say ... 'what :-/? do you mean O-meeg-a?
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #8 on: 21 August 2010, 20:16:40 »
Ive always pronounced it oh-mee- ger, I wonder if its an accent thing....
« Last Edit: 21 August 2010, 20:17:20 by Sir_Sideways »
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Re: What were they thinking!?
« Reply #9 on: 23 August 2010, 02:10:44 »
At school we were always taught to pronounce it "oh-mi-ga".

But then the 24th and last letter of the greek alphabet does not actually appear on my car!

But it means in translation - "the last of a series; the final development". Oh how car manufacturers like to take the micky eh?

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