Happy Thanksgiving - Chevrolet commercial

[chevmn]

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

Absolutely! GM, like other manufacturers, needs to get back to basics. All of the stuff now is overly complicated, ugly shoddily built junk.

GM was at their zenith circa 1972. I bet their shareholders wished they had the same market share now as they did when that Suburban was brand new.

GM market share in 1972 was roughly 52%

GM LLC market share currently is 17%, or a third of what it was in those great years.

Years of building crap caught up with them.

I have to agree. I have always driven a Chevy truck, and bought a few new ones over the years, but sadly I am fairly sure I have bought my last new truck over 10 years ago. Touching commercial though.

[Sicklajoie]

You can never go wrong with that color scheme!

[mkmc69]

If only the vehicles they produce now had as much character as that Suburban does. Great commercial though.

[1970cstblazer]

Originally Posted by chevmn

I have to agree. I have always driven a Chevy truck, and bought a few new ones over the years, but sadly I am fairly sure I have bought my last new truck over 10 years ago. Touching commercial though.

I have two late model GM trucks that I bought brand new, and they have been excellent. However, I have seen some troubling trends post c-19 that would dissuade me from buying any new vehicle. It's not just the poor build quality. It's also some poor quality parts, such as valve lifters.

[chevmn]

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

I have two late model GM trucks that I bought brand new, and they have been excellent. However, I have seen some troubling trends post c-19 that would dissuade me from buying any new vehicle. It's not just the poor build quality. It's also some poor quality parts, such as valve lifters.

I have a 2011 1/2 ton I purchased new and it has never been in a shop, and it has roughly 70K on it. But, I believe the only reason the engine might last is because I put a Range AFM disabler on it early in life. Hindsight is 20/20, should have located a truck with a 6.2, as those did not yet include the worthless AFM (beside the obvious reason to go with a 6.2). Fingers crossed that the Range device saves it, as I have heard horror stories. With that turned off, it runs much better, and no fuel mileage difference. Probably getting a bit off topic on this thread I guess.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by KevinK7

George, They did a similar ad last year with an Impala.
I couldn't find it on Chevrolet's site, but here's a link...

They're marketing group should do more of this stuff year round... Good stuff for sure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ1uqkBeTHY

Erckle??? Who names their dog Erckle?

[Killer Bee]

I was just glad the museum info confirms it's a '72

best evidence I could find pausing tv commercial version a dozen times is a partial glimpse of door screw dimple in passenger door when grandpa gets in

Originally Posted by HO455

Erckle??? Who names their dog Erckle?

my mom did - meet Urkle

[special-K]

Who names their son Erkle?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Holly, Michigan!

The little town they drove through (where the railroad museum was) is Holly, which is a little village just north of here.

The Wyoming Drive In is down by the Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village in Dearborn MI.

K

I had a dentist appointment this afternoon so I took some pictures while I was killing time.

My dentist said they filmed this about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving, so they turned it around quick!

K

[Keith Seymore]

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[KevinK7]

Kieth, Thanks for sharing the pics of Holly
I just returned from a trip to Pittsburgh, and a buddy (Happy Dan on the board) and I always stay off the interstates. Driving through the farmland and old towns is just so cool ; )