Selling my Model S - see ya suckers - time for Lincoln Black Label

[calisnow]

An ad at the bottom of TMC really got me. I want a premium ownership experience. I have "impeccable taste for fine art and culture." I want to "celebrate the distinguished and elite lifestyle of horse racing." I want a "private fitting room" at the dealership. I too want to sit on my couch and rub leather samples with a discerning look on my face while a smartly dressed young man in a tailored suit towers over me complimenting my good taste.

I may not be able to afford a bespoke Rolls Royce - or a horse - but a tarted up Ford will do for make believe.

Lincoln really has their finger on the zeitgeist of 2017. Who wants a loaded 70D with only a few miles on it? I'm outta here...

 

[BluestarE3]

I bet "rich Chestnut leather" doesn't hold a candle to "soft Corinthian leather".

 

[Discoducky]

Let's see if Lincoln can get out of the red at the Ford earnings report this year with this new mouthwatering ad. Oh heavenly black label experience; take me away!

 

[rfinn]

You will return to Tesla after driving the Lincoln for a while and resale on it is going to cost you$$$$$$$$$$
Enjoy

 

[calisnow]

You will return to Tesla after driving the Lincoln for a while and resale on it is going to cost you$$$$$$$$$$
Enjoy

:face palm: Responses like this are better than the joke.

 

[jelloslug]

I had one of those Premium Vehicles™ rear end the BMW i3 I used to have. Apparently luxury has a price and that price does not include automatic emergency braking.

 

[Krypto Kat]

I had one of those Premium Vehicles™ rear end the BMW i3 I used to have. Apparently luxury has a price and that price does not include automatic emergency braking.

Even when included they are not as good as Subaru

 

[sandpiper]

:face palm: Responses like this are better than the joke.

I'm not sure why, but deadpan humor is one of those things that a good part of the population misses. And it doesn't seem correlated with intelligence or anything else that I can pin down. I had one good friend, quite a brilliant guy, who just completely missed it. I would deadpan the most absurd things and he would just look at me like I'd lost my mind.

 

[Max*]

I'll give you $2.50 for the 70D

 

[artsci]

Wouldn't a horse be a better choice than the Lincoln? The ad is manure anyway.

 

[rogbmw]

What....you mean that advertisements are not just like the internet??? I thought everything was true in advertisements and on the web. Now I guess I will just have to go back and drive my almost 4 year old Model S and put back on my Tesla Grin.

 

[MDMGSO47]

I'm not sure why, but deadpan humor is one of those things that a good part of the population misses. And it doesn't seem correlated with intelligence or anything else that I can pin down. I had one good friend, quite a brilliant guy, who just completely missed it. I would deadpan the most absurd things and he would just look at me like I'd lost my mind.

Some people are linear thinkers and miss all subtleties and nuances.

 

[Carl]

I thought the point of deadpan humor was no subtleties or nuances, just being dryly absurd . In any event @calisnow frankly nearly had me, I must humbly admit (had me hesitating anyway!).

 

[BluestarE3]

I thought the point of deadpan humor was no subtleties or nuances, just being dryly absurd . In any event @calisnow frankly nearly had me, I must humbly admit (had me hesitating anyway!).

The thread title nearly had me (I was thinking WTF, @calisnow )... until I read the post itself and the attached ad copy. Touché!

 

[theslimshadyist]

Priceless!

 

[AudubonB]

You know...there is such a thing as trolling with thread titles.

And you just won First Prize, 2016.

Unfortunately, I would have to Moderate away any post I have that contain the appropriate words I have for you.....

 

[BluestarE3]

Anyway, getting back on topic for this thread... speaking of the relationship between horse owner/ridership and the desire for aspirational automobiles, here's something Tesla should do for all those who need to back into a Supercharger stall while towing a trailer:

 

[dhcp]

Ah, is that the buyer's son picking out the leather options? That's the only way someone that age would be looking at a new Lincoln.

That may be their dream demographic but it's people like my grandmother that keeps buying a new Lincoln ever few years, ramming them regularly into parking lot poles.

A few ads for the new Black Label (cough-cough) Lincoln experience. If this guy drops enough artist and architecture, fine food and music references that your eyes will hurt from rolling:

 

[DIL]

they had me at matthew mcconaughey

 

[calisnow]

@dhcp - omg omg omg omg. That dealership ad with the amateur hour production and awkward talent could not be more perfect if Christopher Guest himself dreamed it up.