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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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last week, when i went to view my new car....we were cruising down the M40 and came up alongside a brand new transporter lorry carrying 6 of the all new subaru impreza.

nothing strange about that i know, but when i looked again there were 3 of these horrid cars on the top, but the 3 that were underneath were UPSIDE DOWN

they were somehow attached to the underside of the top row...but a few things have confused me since, and i want answers!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) How the fuck do they get these cars on and off the lorry??
2) does having a car upside down cause any problems? i'm thinking fluids going where they shouldn't?
3) how are they attached?? couldn't see any big straps or owt.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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it wasnt carrying a big mirror on the bottom dec was it mate
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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was an advertising campaign not someones car

http://www.testdriven.co.uk/news.cfm...impreza-launch
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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was an advertising campaign not someones car
ah i see.....that was the one thing i hadn't considered!!!

i couldn't get my frickin head around it.

worst thing subaru have ever done! i'd rather own a Justy!
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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ITS A FUCKING ADVERT YOU THICK NUMPTY

Not a new way of carrying car
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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doh, too slow!
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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You mean like this



Could be a marketing stunt if you look at the picture at the back of the cab


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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
ITS A FUCKING ADVERT YOU THICK NUMPTY

Not a new way of carrying car
well i hadn't seen the press about it before hand!! just looked like a normal transporter to me, no stickers on the wagon at all.

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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Way too slow from me then
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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fuck me i thought i was slow....you lot suck
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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it might have been daft but it got you thinking of the cars & also got others trying to find out so it has to be a good bit of advetising
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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iv but a few cars upside down but they ended up a bit fucked
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by blacky306mi
it might have been daft but it got you thinking of the cars & also got others trying to find out so it has to be a good bit of advetising
all it made me do was think that subaru must have tooooo much money to risk unleashing that monstrosity on the world!

surely they won't sell many?? worst update to a car i can remember tbh.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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are they saying the new scoobys are held together with glue
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by baker p
are they saying the new scoobys are held together with glue
Sticking them together with anything is a step in the right direction!
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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stick to the road like glue

mind you louts elieses are held together with glue
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Less
stick to the road like glue

mind you louts elieses are held together with glue
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:47 AM
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bud-weis




love this one
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 02:08 AM
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and the bus

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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 05:57 AM
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Subaru need more than a massive marketing stunt to try and sell cars that ugly.

Whatever were they thinking of when they designed it?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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The 'Subaglue' campaign


who the fuck thought of that then
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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this was at my local subaru dealer the other day its to do with there new 4x4 sytem claiming that it will make the car stick to the the road like glue ??? thats why they come up with the slogan [subaglue] all the cars fitted to the underside had all the engines and gearboxes removed but were complete and roadworthy apart from that . looked good from a distance just a shame that it was for subaru
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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cant be THAT bad a advert,,, CONSIDERING IT GOT YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR TALKING ABOUT IT !!!

its only a bad advert if your talking about it and you think its a EVO or something


who remembers the "heat electric" adverts with the turtle and other animals

sales in central heating went up,,,,,, everyone thought it was for british gas
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Subaru (UK) Managing Director, Lawrence Good, said: "This highly-visible campaign is already becoming a talking point and is an excellent method of getting our message across."
seems to do its job
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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subaru need all the help they can get as the new scooby is one mother fucking ugly motor i was simply shocked when i saw it, an end to the scoobys i say.

atleast now the later models will hold there value a bit better rather than drop quicker than a whores knickers.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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For me, the subaru imprezza has ALWAYS been an ugly car.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bud-weis
1) How the fuck do they get these cars on and off the lorry??
I'd like to ask that one again tho..I know it's an advert but the cars are still up there. Are they "plastic" lightweight shells or big 'foil balloon' stlye cars ??
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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I dont like the new impreza.
But i didnt like the last one either and that one grew on me. I bet it becomes just as common as the previous ones
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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maybe the cars are stuck on with "subaglue"
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