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Car ads attacked - a problem for stations?

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MC

Here we go again, a lot of talk radio is trashing car ads for some USA made Brands. I would hate to be a salesman trying to sell an ad for a local dealer after some national host trashes that particular car company.
 
Which brands?

If it's about the Chevy Volt, then there aren't going to be many dealers giving sales people a hard time, because most of them aren't filling-up-the-lot thrilled with the Volt either....
 
MC said:
Here we go again, a lot of talk radio is trashing car ads for some USA made Brands.
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I haven't heard the broadcasts you are talking about. What are they trashing? Is it a political angle on the bail-out deals?
 
The Clint Eastwood ad has received a bunch of mumbo-jumbo from all the usual righty talk show idiots. I saw the ad and didn't jump to the same conclusions. Just thought it was a well crafted message. Eastwood, by the way, is a lifelong REPUBLICAN.
 
I someone is going to by a GM or Chrysler car (hybrid or otherwise) or a Nisan leaf, etc. or Prius. If a talk show host is trashing those cars, or cars from the manufacturer, it can't be good for sales, can it?
 
MC said:
I someone is going to by a GM or Chrysler car (hybrid or otherwise) or a Nisan leaf, etc. or Prius. If a talk show host is trashing those cars, or cars from the manufacturer, it can't be good for sales, can it?
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Well, there is the effect that lives on the other end of the see-saw. Talk Radio has not been very friendly to, very accepting of, the concept that there might be some need for people to concern themselves with environmental issues. People who swim against the current and buy a hybrid because they want to make a statement about the environment, and the need to worry about the environment may be motivated, speeded-up and activated when talk radio trashes those cars.
 
Good point. "Buy this hybrid car because all the talk radio blowhards hate it."

Might make a good ad campaign.
 
radiowizard101 said:
The Clint Eastwood ad has received a bunch of mumbo-jumbo from all the usual righty talk show idiots. I saw the ad and didn't jump to the same conclusions. Just thought it was a well crafted message. Eastwood, by the way, is a lifelong REPUBLICAN.
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I only saw the Eastwood ad once but it certainly looked like it was promoting a second Obama administration.

What else could we be halfway through with except a two term Obama presidency?
 
There's an assumption being made here that hybrid cars are good for the environment. Do we know that to be true? What about all the lead and acid that needs to be disposed of every six years? That's the kind of discussion talk radio should ... and sometimes does ... bring to the table.
 
kc1ih said:
Disposed of or recycled?
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I don't know the answer. While hybrids are probably a net positive for the environment after battery issues are dealt with, they're probably not the panacea some people like to believe in because it makes them feel good. They're probably not a waste of resources. The truth generally lies somewhere in between the positions people take and reality.

A responsible talk show host could delve into the reality of hybrids instead of adopting a rigid, simplistic, knee-jerk position one way or the other. And that's true for so many other issues.
 
I think they are recycled or rebuilt and I don't think they use lead - although lithium bad as well. I would think hybrid owners have more car time so they could be radio listeners. Some question whether the mileage is good enough to pay for the more expensive car. Although $5 gas will be coming I guess.

I hope radio stations don't run the free gas promotions. last time it wrecked traffic
 
If I was to ever buy an electric car it would solely be to be able to stay away from gas stations.

I don't really care about the environmental benefits, I'd just enjoy not having to pay out of pocket for the fill up.

The electricity is going to be produced regardless of whether it goes into my car's batteries or my neighbor's plasma TV.
 
brian65 said:
If I was to ever buy an electric car it would solely be to be able to stay away from gas stations.

I don't really care about the environmental benefits, I'd just enjoy not having to pay out of pocket for the fill up.

The electricity is going to be produced regardless of whether it goes into my car's batteries or my neighbor's plasma TV.
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I think you are making some assumptions that may not fly.

What would lead you to think that once you buy your electric car and you take off for a day trip that is long enough to require a battery fill-up that the cost of stopping at the electric vending station is going to be any cheaper than stopping at the gasoline vending station?

I haven't been following the pure electric cars. What does it cost on your home electrical bill to "volt up" the tank on a car?

One of these days you or someone you love may develop one of the health issues that are related to environmental pollution issues. At that point you may feel more inclined to join in the national conversation. My father lost his health in his late 30's and it certainly impacted my life. (If he had received an education in his youth and maybe a law degree, we would be talking about him instead of Ralph Nader through the years. A sick crusader with a sixth grade education is held back to some extent.)
 
"If I was to ever buy an electric car it would solely be to be able to stay away from gas stations....I'd just enjoy not having to pay out of pocket for the fill up." Would you enjoy paying out of pocket for the electrical power that fuels an electric car?

If you're talking about the Volt, it isn't a pure electric car. It's a hybrid. It has to have a gasoline engine in case you want to go somewhere.

Nobody cares whether someone on the radio likes a car or not. If they like it, they'll buy it. If they don't, they won't.

I'd hate to be a salesman trying to sell a Volt.
 
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