Other commercials suck, too. And yes, I know there's ways around most of those commercials, but for those of us that have to stand in line at banks, have no say in what the gym has on its screens everywhere, have to sit in dentist or doctor offices well past the appointment time, or maybe just want to watch a show that isn't available anywhere else (yo ho ho pending).
With that aside, really sucks having to sit through car commercials in particular. They're extraordinarily pretentious. Relatively speaking, I actually miss the 80s-90s loud car salesman antics on TV about how many horses are under the hood and how much cash back if you jump through some hoops. Now, it's some pretentious speech about what kind of consumer drives the car, about how dynamic and free thinking and primordially in tune and rugged and sophisticated and otherwise amazing they are.
And it's always some long stretch of empty road. I sometimes wonder if some of road rage mentality is partially a subconscious response to other cars existing on the road, a sort of "this is supposed to be my life changing epiphany! My epic adventure! Get off my road of dreams!" :frothingfash: thing.
Most commercials are anxiety-inducing, grating, obnoxious, but car commercials are the worst of them all.
Deliver us, o train, for we are in need. :train-shining:
I once spent a week driving a BMW M5. After opening it up like once right away, I just used it like my normal car, (a Mazda hatchback). Both cars were about the same and honestly the driving experience was basically the same. Except the M5 costs many tens of thousands more. Ultimately, driving on American roads is all the same regardless of the vehicle you drive. So in order to get you to pay more, they have to convince you that if spend more you'll get a different experience when you drive to Walgreens to get some iced tea.
One time I was in a bus on the highway that passed a Lamborghini because of traffic.
Therefore busses both hold more people and are quicker than luxury sportscars in actual use.
I have no idea why anyone would want to drive a Lamborghini anywhere other than a track. Driving a fast car slowly in traffic sounds like the most boring shit ever.
I bet the bus is way more comfortable too (of course :train-shining: still reigns supreme)
Especially in a place with winters so potholes exist year round no matter what, and you can't use the car for 4-5 months a year.
Love playing "dodge the pothole" while going like 40 km/h max in stop/start traffic. Such luxury.