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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Is GM getting nervous?

I have been watching the Truck Race tonight from Phoenix. There have been two different ads ran about the Chevy HD trucks and the lack of experience of the new Ford. It shows a baby girl, all in pink, in her baby creeper hooked to a trailer. They talk about how inexperienced she is....Funny stuff

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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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I havent seen the commercial...but if chevrolet is putting that out...they are waiting for a lawsuit from Ford and plus...thats just bad business mojo to outright slander on your competition...especially when Ford backed them up when they were asking for help when they were going broke.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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I've seen two different commercials with "Al" and "Max". It's disgusting.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Yea, I heard GM was starting a new advertising campaign poking at the new Super Duty. Something to do with "Max and Al". Haven't seen one of the commercials yet though...
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Ford has out done Chevrolet in the diesel pick up market and now they are trying to cut down on the LEADER!
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Just the same as the view never changes when you aren't the lead dog , whenever you are in the lead there will always be a target on your back. For as much as Ford has been targeted lately, I would say it's a pretty good indicator of where everybody else thinks their position in the market is!
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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I see that GM did a Max and Al website for the campaign as well. The commercials are up there for those who care...

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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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They should be worried, they make fugly trucks man. I'm sorry but those things are horrendous looking. Who comes up with these ideas and why is there a trombone sticking out the **** end of those things, eh?
 
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Originally Posted by rickatic
I have been watching the Truck Race tonight from Phoenix. There have been two different ads ran about the Chevy HD trucks and the lack of experience of the new Ford. It shows a baby girl, all in pink, in her baby creeper hooked to a trailer. They talk about how inexperienced she is....Funny stuff

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I wouldn't say GM is nervous... I would say GM is going after Fords market!

There Duramax is the longest running engine (with upgrades of course) in this segment!
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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You tube sucks!! That is a **** poor attempt.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Troy Buenger
I wouldn't say GM is nervous... I would say GM is going after Fords market!

There Duramax is the longest running engine (with upgrades of course) in this segment!
Can you elaborate on that please
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sncbluegt
Can you elaborate on that please
I was going to say the same thing. Exactly how much does the new 2011 LML engine have in common with the many other variations of the Duramax we've seen over the last 10 years? I mean seriously the LML is almost as "unproven" as the 6.7 supposedly is.

Don't be mistaken, I don't have my panties in a bunch. I just find it humorous and love to hear all the justifications thrown out there. Let's face it, those ads are done in desperation. Only an incumbent politician makes ads that show himself to be that insecure.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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I dont think they are nervous. They just had their ipo. GM is not going anywhere, besides, competition is a good thing.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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I'm not against competition. That's part of business.
Someone showed these to me Thursday.
I laughed at the baby walker hooked to the gooseneck!
Stupid little videos though. Can't let them get you mad.
GM is just reaching.

Edit: The comments give me a headache but I had another laugh at the person who said the engine and tranny (Max and Al I guess) are backwards...lol.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 05:45 AM
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Even if the Al and Max are a good combo, you still have to drive whats around it and deal with GMs total lack of warranty if someting does fail. I have 4 Fords now. Untill 2001 all I ever drove was GMs. As me about their warranty!
 
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