Used Car Advertisement Promotes $900 Car That “Steers and Drives”
We need more ads like this one.
Yesterday I wrote about Cards Against Humanity’s hilarious “explanation” of why they bought a Super Bowl ad and used it to film a potato with the word “advertisement” on it.
While writing “advertisement” on a potato might be one way to call attention to the inherent cognitive dissonance of the advertising industry, another recent ad attempts to remove all dissonance and present the product—a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero—exactly how it is:
Here’s an excerpt, although you’re going to want to read the whole thing:
Dont ask me about the check engine light or this light or that light. Its 900 dollars. Its gone be some lights on in this mothafucka. As is. Dont bring this shit back for nothing. It has 200k plus miles. You damn right u gone find something wrong with it but as for now it cranks. Steers an drives.Blows cold ass air. An wont leave your pockets bare.This will get you from A to B. Just dont try to make it to C. An don’t bring that bitch back to me. This car will last you at least ALL SPRING ‘17
Roseman works for Journee Autos, and although he posted the advertisement on his personal Facebook account—a post that went viral after a screenshot of the Facebook ad was shared on Twitter—it’s pretty clear how his employers feel about the whole thing:
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