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babydriver · 05-10-2015, 09:54 PM

Saw this ad this evening on cable:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...E1A647C86B96E7

I think the idea is clever: an FR-S being used for a ride service (something like Uber or Lyft). When they get to the passenger's destination, it's just not enough and off they go again! I've noticed lately a push to broaden the appeal of the FR-S among non-sports car enthusiasts, which is a good trend if we want to see the brand survive more than a few years.

The lease tie-in means that, if successful, there ought to be some used FR-S's available in 2-3 years for cheap. It's all good.

Tcoat · 05-10-2015, 09:58 PM

Holy crap dude you been in a cave?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87999

soundman98 · 05-10-2015, 10:10 PM

i prefer to call it a small divot under a rock.. but i hadn't seen it either.

Tcoat · 05-10-2015, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

i prefer to call it a small divot under a rock.. but i hadn't seen it either.

Check out the thread I linked! Could be the thread of the year.

extrashaky · 05-10-2015, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babydriver

Saw this ad this evening on cable:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...E1A647C86B96E7

You mean the gay ad with the two dudes in a date in the FR-S?

raven1231 · 05-10-2015, 10:44 PM

Yeah them butt sex loving queers! Should no this is murica! Thur kind ain't welcome hur!

extrashaky · 05-10-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by raven1231

Yeah them butt sex loving queers! Should no this is murica! Thur kind ain't welcome hur!

That's not appropriate.

babydriver · 05-10-2015, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Holy crap dude you been in a cave?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87999

Actually, this one's more interesting:

That's a real place, BTW. It's in Bulgaria.

soundman98 · 05-11-2015, 12:18 AM

^lol, the one 'that's more interesting' looks like a female anatomy shot.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Check out the thread I linked! Could be the thread of the year.

i did. after it turned into a 'gay or anti-gay' debate, i got lost.. it's a car commercial..

Ultramaroon · 05-11-2015, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babydriver

Actually, this one's more interesting:
That's a real place, BTW. It's in Bulgaria.

Here's an interesting one in Belize

Sometimes a cave is just a cave.

carma143 · 05-11-2015, 02:48 AM

This cave is so interesting even King Arthur had to take a peek at it:

Ultramaroon · 05-11-2015, 02:51 AM

I soiled my armor I was so scared!

babydriver · 05-11-2015, 12:25 PM

The cave in Bulgaria, although naturally in the shape that you see, was "augmented" by the local Bronze Age population to create a shrine to, well, you know. It is known as the "womb cave". This had to do with a mother-earth/sun-child cult in that region dating probably from the Neolithic. At one point (and only one) during the year, a single shaft of sunlight passes through the entrance and falls upon an altar in the cave. And yes, it is intended to look exactly like the anatomical feature that you think it looks like.

Tcoat · 05-11-2015, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babydriver

The cave in Bulgaria, although naturally in the shape that you see, was "augmented" by the local Bronze Age population to create a shrine to, well, you know. It is known as the "womb cave". This had to do with a mother-earth/sun-child cult in that region dating probably from the Neolithic. At one point (and only one) during the year, a single shaft of sunlight passes through the entrance and falls upon an altar in the cave. And yes, it is intended to look exactly like the anatomical feature that you think it looks like.

LOL. As opposed to the other thread on the commercial this one has gone in about as opposite a direction as possible!

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05-11-2015, 12:25 PM	#13
babydriver Hit the road and I'm gone Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 FR-S Burnt Orange (Hot Lava) Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 733 Thanked 1,786 Times in 973 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The cave in Bulgaria, although naturally in the shape that you see, was "augmented" by the local Bronze Age population to create a shrine to, well, you know. It is known as the "womb cave". This had to do with a mother-earth/sun-child cult in that region dating probably from the Neolithic. At one point (and only one) during the year, a single shaft of sunlight passes through the entrance and falls upon an altar in the cave. And yes, it is intended to look exactly like the anatomical feature that you think it looks like. __________________ Slip, slidin' away.

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