{"id":411040,"date":"2010-03-10T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=39858"},"modified":"2010-03-10T08:30:35","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T13:30:35","slug":"irony-thy-name-is-toyota-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/411040","title":{"rendered":"Irony, Thy Name Is Toyota Advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/irony-thy-name-is-toyota-advertising\/happy-together-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Happy-Together1-500x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Happy Together\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39861\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember the good old days, when Toyota built reliable but boring cars for the masses who simply wanted to get from point A to point B with as little fuss as possible?  Remember the legendary reputation of their compact pickup trucks, so tough that not even TopGear could kill one?<\/p>\n<p>Back in those days, it probably seemed like a good idea to emphasize the Toyota pickup\u2019s nearly uncontrollable power.  These days?  I\u2019m guessing Toyota would like a \u201cdo over\u201d on the following Australian TV spot.  Video after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-39858\"><\/span><object width=\"464\" height=\"376\" id=\"545587\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" alt=\"toyota car Funny Videos\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/NTQ1NTg3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/NTQ1NTg3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=always width=\"464\" height=\"376\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><font size=1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\/usercontent\/2008\/7\/toyota-car-545587.html\" >toyota car<\/a> &#8211; Watch more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\" >Funny Videos<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>But wait, it gets better.  When the RAV4 was redesigned, Toyota launched a campaign focusing on how desirable the car would be.  In this spot, we see a husband and wife who\u2019ll stop at nothing to get sole custody of their new RAV4.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"464\" height=\"388\" id=\"243119\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" alt=\"my car....no my car Funny Videos\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MjQzMTE5\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MjQzMTE5\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=always width=\"464\" height=\"388\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><font size=1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\/usercontent\/2007\/3\/7\/my-car-no-my-car-243119\" >my car&#8230;.no my car<\/a> &#8211; Watch more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\" >Funny Videos<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I\u2019m thinking that any video that links &#8216;flaming death&#8217; to Toyota is pretty much taboo in their corporate offices these days.  Still, the video reminds us that car makers used to have a sense of humor, and I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to see that again for a good, long time.  Especially from Toyota.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uUqfwCFnN_LDp1klrSQ_9ore2Ik\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uUqfwCFnN_LDp1klrSQ_9ore2Ik\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uUqfwCFnN_LDp1klrSQ_9ore2Ik\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uUqfwCFnN_LDp1klrSQ_9ore2Ik\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the good old days, when Toyota built reliable but boring cars for the masses who simply wanted to get from point A to point B with as little fuss as possible? 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