dang ... I wanted the Hot Coffee coupon they were offering with the promotion.

Yea, I do whatever I read on a bumper sticker, dur.

drive it like you stole it in Texas?

This is our chance to "blame Canada"

10 second rule applies to pudding too: This is our chance to "blame Canada" Meh, it's not even a real country anyway.

And you know who else liked to steal Fords...No, not that guy, it was John Dillinger.

lol, does anyone even think about these things before they buy a full page ad in a newspaper?
/silly canadians

They had it in the car theft capital of Canada. Important detail.

I thought it was funny but I don't live in a city that requires you to have an ignition immobilizer thingy in your car or they won't insure you.

submitter: Ford pulls "Drive it like you stole it" campaign, as it might encourage theft, erratic driving DRIVING A FORD

FTFY.

bobbette: a city that requires you to have an ignition immobilizer thingy in your car or they won't insure you.

wtf?

such a place exists?

What about those Ford Fusion commercials showing different "types" of Ford owners? ... one seems to be speeding and driving wrecklessly through what is probably a school zone, and all of them seem a little dangerous, perpetually having to drive fast to get to their destinations.

bobbette: I thought it was funny but I don't live in a city that requires you to have an ignition immobilizer thingy in your car or they won't insure you.

Since I'm a Pegger myself, I'll clarify.

They will pay for the cost of the installation of an immobilizer by giving you a rebate off your insurance.
It is not mandatory.

/My Bimmer comes with a code lockdown anyways.

I'm rather pissed at Ford anyway. They have shiatty customer service, especially concerning stuff like warranty services and recalls. Cheap bastards.

WELL HELLO, "No Fear" T-SHIRT COPY FROM 1994!!!!

/DRTFA
//screw Ford
///screw the Simo brothers
///screw slashies
////screw everything

On a side note, I doubt many car thieves would have much luck right now, since the cold weather has made calling CAA in the evening to schedule a boost in the morning a routine for probably half the city this week.

Also, what self respecting car thief steals a ford?

Actually, thinking about it, Winnipeg car thieves probably think a Ford Windstar is a cadillac.

/stupid stupid inner city youth.

I think they really want to promote is their service department billing.

Ford
Canada
White bread
Hotdogs
Who really cares anymore.

/blame Mexico....the other Canada

roguescout: WELL HELLO, "No Fear" T-SHIRT COPY FROM 1994!!!!

/DRTFA
//screw Ford
///screw the Simo brothers
///screw slashies
////screw everything

Wow. 1994 flashbacks.

RIP Kurt!
I hate everything!
This giant wallet chain rules!
I love Offspring!
I have a crush on Drew Barrymore!
I can't believe Full House is ending! This is almost as shiatty as Saved by the Bell going into The College Years!
Snap bracelets will never go out of style! Or No Fear tshirts!

LesserEvil: What about those Ford Fusion commercials showing different "types" of Ford owners? ... one seems to be speeding and driving wrecklessly through what is probably a school zone, and all of them seem a little dangerous, perpetually having to drive fast to get to their destinations.

Thank you; its nice to know I'm not the only one that noticed that. It's as if the ad campaign is "You don't have to drive a really expensive car to drive like an asshole; a Ford will due nicely!" WTF?

/don't get me started on the new cadillac ads

Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

mrtimo: Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

Uncle Karl: mrtimo: Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

Free is even better.

LikaiKailla: Uncle Karl: mrtimo: Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

Free is even better.

nothing is free, then we would have to compare tax rates to find it.

where?

Toyota's campaign to commit insurance fraud isn't much better.

just want to add, what pussies everyone involved is.

smokinfoo: Toyota's campaign to commit insurance fraud isn't much better.

Huh?
Care to elaborate?

That was pretty astute, Bobbette.

The West Coast racing scene is pretty ghey, BTW.

Uncle Karl: smokinfoo: Toyota's campaign to commit insurance fraud isn't much better.

Huh?
Care to elaborate?

They inspired people to push their old cars off cliffs.

eno: Uncle Karl: smokinfoo: Toyota's campaign to commit insurance fraud isn't much better.

Huh?
Care to elaborate?

They inspired people to push their old cars off cliffs.

Ok both adds are dumb, but that sounds like an obvious joke while the "driving like you stole it" sounds like encouragement to act like a douche.

Uncle Karl: mrtimo: Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

Cheaper if you're a bad driver.
Not cheaper if you're an excellent driver.

mrtimo: Uncle Karl: mrtimo: Manitoba doesn't allow private car insurance.
It's Government run auto insurance.

Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

Cheaper if you're a bad driver.
Not cheaper if you're an excellent driver.

That is not good then.
/even though I am paying the last higher bill right now for insurance.
//I had one accident 3 years ago
///cause less then $4K in damage, would have been cheaper the write a check to the dude I hit for the damages.

Ford and Cartels trifecta in play.....

Thats weird, here in North Florida we get a TON of "drive it like you stole it" commercials from a Chevy dealer in south Georgia.
They even have the website driveitlikeyoustoleit.com (new window)

Ah Canada just when we start to think you're cool, you go and screw it up.

tiiger
Since I'm a Pegger myself, I'll clarify.

They will pay for the cost of the installation of an immobilizer by giving you a rebate off your insurance.
It is not mandatory.


Actually, it IS mandatory [required by law] for some cars: the High Risk / Most-at-risk Vehicles. [ie. 1995 Dodge Neon]
It is not mandatory for moderate risk [just "recommended"], or low risk ones.
You got the rest right, though. :-)
[via. the MPI web site, "Most-At-Risk Vechiles need an immobilizer" "do you need an immobilizer" yellow/blue link on their main page]

Uncle Karl:
Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

It's quite cheap, and the best part of it is: They don't discriminate based upon your age or gender. Your insurance varies upon your driving record, and the make of car you own, not based upon the average of what your particular demographics risk is. And as a male aged 16-24, I can tell you, I save a shiatload of money by not being discriminated against on my car insurance policies.

Also, you can buy supplemental insurance from private firms in Manitoba, to reduce your deductible cost.

tiiger: Uncle Karl:
Is it cheap?
That is all I care about, if it is cheaper it sounds great to me.

It's quite cheap, and the best part of it is: They don't discriminate based upon your age or gender. Your insurance varies upon your driving record, and the make of car you own, not based upon the average of what your particular demographics risk is. And as a male aged 16-24, I can tell you, I save a shiatload of money by not being discriminated against on my car insurance policies.

Also, you can buy supplemental insurance from private firms in Manitoba, to reduce your deductible cost.

Being only slightly older and male, that would be great for me.

/is in the USA and stuck paying crazy rates.

The most stolen vehicles are Hondas and Toyotas, due to resale value and reliability.

Poor Ford, resorting to trying to get their vehicles stolen to get street cred.

momule: Ford
Canada
White bread
Hotdogs
Who really cares anymore.

/blame Mexico....the other Canada

I dunno it's a toss up. Canada has better skiing, more wildlife, the northern lights, and less traffic while Mexico has some really killer food, better beaches, cheap property, and exploding volcanoes just for fun.

Mighty nice being stuck in the middle I suppose.

To be perfectly honest, after seeing that recently, I recall saying to a friend, "What a horrible idea for an advertising strategy."
I thought it a bit pathetic. Good to see they pulled it.

wait, wait...

Since I'm a Pegger myself, I'll clarify

You guys call yourselves 'Peggers'?


Niiiice :)

They're just appealing to their staunch white trash base. F-150? Mustang? Monster truck rally and double the amount of kids you can afford/nurture? Ford loves you.

Shishkani: I'm rather pissed at Ford anyway. They have shiatty customer service...

Don't worry, that will dramatically improve as Ford continues to whittle its customer base down to a more manageable number. By the time they've reached their target of 800 people worldwide driving Fords, you'll have a team of customer service representatives assigned to you around the clock.

It's ok, I hear they're changing it to "drive it like you carjacked it". Problem solved.

Canada is what, the 51st or is the 52nd state?

Oh, and I have friends whose political awareness is gleaned from bumper stickers.

So sad.

born_yesterday: don't get me started on the new cadillac ads

Well, so far there's been ONE Cadillac ad that I really, really liked. I think it was advertising the STS, maybe DTS.

The one that replaced it, advertising the Cadillac Suburban, oops I mean Escalade, is nowhere near as good. The woman in the STS/DTS ad just freakin' smoldered, the new one comes off cold. They're trying to make up for it by giving her a thick accent. I'm sure someone, somewhere is having a pacemaker installed over it, but she does nothing for me.

I'll never buy a Caddy (if I was going to plunk down that much cash I'd rather get an Elise, Corvette, or something similar), but the woman in that old ad... wow...

Filthy_Farkle: Canada is what, the 51st or is the 52nd state?

Oh, and I have friends whose political awareness is gleaned from bumper stickers.

So sad.

I have friends that put on those very bumper stickers as if I need something else to read while driving and looking at your bumper sticker car's clad ass. We don't hang out much.

The make or model of vehicle matters not. Sorry to hear that our "friends" need stickers to decide things. That was soooo scratch N sniff from the 70s.