The worst car ads in India

johy · 25th July 2006, 07:20

The ad for the new Tata Indica Turbo is surely the worst one I have seen - not just for cars, but for all ads put together.

The car ruins a perfectly calm day for an old gentleman gone out fishing (with good background music I might add) -- then what follows is a riot of din and noise and what passes by is this violently shaking car - I guess that is what the manufacturer is promoting - a noisy, violently shaking car to ruin a perfect weekend fishing trip - would you buy such a car?

ksethuram · 25th July 2006, 09:34

My list is topped by Dumb followed by Shaky , Elbow space, Daddy's big car..

prabuddhadg · 25th July 2006, 13:15

I have always liked the Bajaj ads. The recent ones are the the "Feel like God" Avenger ad and the "Start Walking" balck pulsar ad. I quite like the bluesy song on the start walking ad. The visuals though are not something to write home about.

anupamsinha · 25th July 2006, 13:23

The Toyota Innova Aamir khan ads is also nice.

As for the worse nothing comes close to "Santro wale hain".

indian21r · 25th July 2006, 15:10

Aveo fantastic, mindblowing .mind balsting. what crap is it. do they mean the car blows up

getz ad looks sick.

swfit ad. does that mean can one unlock a swift with another's key

skoda ad is also pretty dumb

condor · 25th July 2006, 17:14

Havent seen it on TV recently, but they sent the full 1 minute version, with the helmet part.

The airtime costs are huge, so ad's do get cut

autopsyche · 26th July 2006, 02:37

As someone mentioned earlier, one of my fav ads too are for the Safari... 'there is enough wildlife in the city' does somebody know what soundtrack was used in it? Even the new one 'Reclaim your life' is good.

Sahil · 26th July 2006, 02:46

[quote=autopsyche]does somebody know what soundtrack was used in it?

I love the guitaring in that soundtrack........i have been trying to find it ever since.

speedofreak · 26th July 2006, 18:20

[quote=Sahil]

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Originally Posted by autopsyche

does somebody know what soundtrack was used in it?

I love the guitaring in that soundtrack........i have been trying to find it ever since.

its Requiem For A Dream Soundtrack by Summer Overture.........Nice add though

autopsyche · 26th July 2006, 18:28

No speedo, not for the reclaim your life ad.... i want the soundtrack from 'there is enough wildlife in the city'

Boom Shiva · 26th July 2006, 18:52

[quote=speedofreak]

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Originally Posted by Sahil

its Requiem For A Dream Soundtrack by Summer Overture.........Nice add though

Summer Overture? The Original Soundtrack has been done by Clint Mansell.

esteem_lover · 26th July 2006, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Boom Shiva

1. Tata Dicor ad - Music is stolen from Requiem for a Dream. I can't stand plagiarism, whether it's good or bad, it's thievery. Listen to the original theme and you'll know what a cheap ripoff the Dicor music is.

2. Tata Indica - Where the guy keeps getting slapped. Once again, the idea is stolen from the original Joe Isuzu ads in America from the 80s. Once again, I can't stand thieves.

3. Aveo - Fantastic, mindblowing crap.

4. Xeta - Dumb, dumb, dumb.

5. Accent - "Respect comes naturally" - that stupid ad with the doorman at the hotel who doesn't get up for any of the guests except for the guy who comes in an Accent. I know Accent owners who actually felt embarassed by the ad.

absolutely.....the idea for the xeta ad is plagiarised from the Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels movie "Dumb, Dumb & Dumber"....three hoots to plagiarism

esteem_lover · 26th July 2006, 21:51

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Originally Posted by jkdas

Anyone remember the old tata sierra advt? It was kind of nice.

Loved the Alto advt coz of teh song.

Aveo advt sucks!

What abt the Getz advt?

the alto ad sucks...so does the getz...come on man, there are better ads for cars...what about indigo marina...of course the music there is also plagiarised

esteem_lover · 26th July 2006, 21:54

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Originally Posted by ranjan united

Hmmm... its quite interesting. I'm studying advertising and in India for every 1 person who hates a car ad, an estimated 3 people love it. 75%. tht's not a bad number. and seeing as so many ppl here hate certain ads, i'd say the marketing chaps are doing quite well.
And to those who dont like the Skoda ad: I really dont see ur problem. On the contrary, I feel like buying a Skoda right now.

agreed ranjan...but we are discussing the worst car ads, not the worst cars & anyone here in india would buy a skoda with or without their stupid ads...i hope u know what car is the skoda...being in canada & all that

esteem_lover · 26th July 2006, 21:59

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Originally Posted by four_tire

Its the right Ad. In fact the car will be shaking when driving it. So the Ad was shot from inside another Indica

very well said ...about the indica & its stupid ad

25th July 2006, 07:20	#46
johy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Siliguri Posts: 991 Thanked: 633 Times View My Garage	Surely the worst one! The ad for the new Tata Indica Turbo is surely the worst one I have seen - not just for cars, but for all ads put together. The car ruins a perfectly calm day for an old gentleman gone out fishing (with good background music I might add) -- then what follows is a riot of din and noise and what passes by is this violently shaking car - I guess that is what the manufacturer is promoting - a noisy, violently shaking car to ruin a perfect weekend fishing trip - would you buy such a car?
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25th July 2006, 09:34	#47
ksethuram BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai , London (now) Posts: 233 Thanked: Once	My list is topped by Dumb followed by Shaky , Elbow space, Daddy's big car..
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25th July 2006, 13:15	#48
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	I have always liked the Bajaj ads. The recent ones are the the "Feel like God" Avenger ad and the "Start Walking" balck pulsar ad. I quite like the bluesy song on the start walking ad. The visuals though are not something to write home about.
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25th July 2006, 13:23	#49
anupamsinha BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 122 Thanked: 57 Times	The Toyota Innova Aamir khan ads is also nice. As for the worse nothing comes close to "Santro wale hain".
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25th July 2006, 15:10	#50
indian21r BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 972 Thanked: 814 Times	Aveo fantastic, mindblowing .mind balsting. what crap is it. do they mean the car blows up getz ad looks sick. swfit ad. does that mean can one unlock a swift with another's key skoda ad is also pretty dumb
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25th July 2006, 17:14	#51
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 16,188 Thanked: 16,669 Times View My Garage	Havent seen it on TV recently, but they sent the full 1 minute version, with the helmet part. The airtime costs are huge, so ad's do get cut
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26th July 2006, 02:37	#52
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	As someone mentioned earlier, one of my fav ads too are for the Safari... 'there is enough wildlife in the city' does somebody know what soundtrack was used in it? Even the new one 'Reclaim your life' is good.
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26th July 2006, 02:46	#53
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,347 Thanked: 7,940 Times	[quote=autopsyche]does somebody know what soundtrack was used in it? I love the guitaring in that soundtrack........i have been trying to find it ever since.
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26th July 2006, 18:28	#55
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	No speedo, not for the reclaim your life ad.... i want the soundtrack from 'there is enough wildlife in the city'
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