HOLDEN ADVENTURA TV AD !!!

Yeh I hear ya, seems u and I both sit there watching the add and thinking "how stupid is this". Anyway, as for the goose in sand...im sure he now realises u cant just wave ur magic wand and everything will work. Life is a learning curve....everything we want to do requires knowlegde. Shame the advertising gurus dont know this fact.
Ange

I'm of the view that all soft roader ads as they currently appear should be taken off air. I wonder how many manufacturers would honour their warranty if their vehicles where driven as advertised! I suspect none.

I shake my head whenever I see some silly fool who has actually bought one of those disasters .

Hi,

I think the manufacturers of these vehicles walk a very fine line in misleading potential buyers about the true capabilities of these vehicles.

You see it in all of their ads whatever the make of car is.

The inexperienced buyer, could well and truly be sucked in by this.

Sometimes they will do anything to try and sell cars.

Have a good one.

How come there are so few of these Holden Adventra ( not "adventura") on the roads. I see more Ford Territorys` being driven sedately around the streets of Perth. Is it because they cant sell them as they are so darn useless. Nothing more than a glorified Commodore Wagon. I have no allegiance to either Ford or Holden so am not biased one way or the other. I drive a V6 4Runner and that serves my needs and requirements. The false and misleading ads that the car companies give showing these pretend 4x4s ploughing through the bush and on the beach gives us responsible 4x4 owners the reputation we dont deserve !!! These all wheel drive vehicle were never designed to be driven on the beach or any where else for that matter other than tarred or gravel roads.

There is a huge difference between an all wheel drive vehicle as compared to a full time/part time four wheel drive. Blame the greedy car salesman and the advertising companies for the problems, and disillusioned owners of their so called 4x4s . But back to the Adventra, they were so badly advertised, showing one trying to pull a boat in soft sand., What they didnt show you was the Adventra sinking to the floorboards. Now they have the louts screaming through the bush and getting airborne to get across the road. How stupid can you get. No wonder Holden are losing ground and laying off 1400 staff. As I said and will say it a again, I have no vested interest in either Ford or General Motors. I`ll stick to my 4Runner thanks.

I just wished that idiot on Double Point beach, was closer to the tide level!
The only way those morons are ever going to learn is when it hurts the hip pocket!!
But then again he'll just come back mumbling how crap the 4WD was, and trade it in for another soft roader of some kind!

hey guys , take a chill pill . Its just a add . I dont see you guys jumping up and down on the ants pants comercial.

geeze people....it's just a gimmicky "role reversal" thing....and quite clever if you dont feel the need to take it litterally.

As far as Double Island point is concerned - you name a brand of 4wd or AWD that HAS NOT been bogged up there. We've been going up there for more than 30yrs and EVERY manufacturer has there products embarrassed. Furthermore - haven't you ever looked at the "honour board" of the Rainbow beach pub?

I bought my (HSV) Adventra cos I wanted full time all wheel drive for towing (2t).
It's absolutely perfect for what I wanted and a delight to drive. There are occassions when you find yourself towing on wet dirt roads, or wet slippery grassy slopes, or when your trailer may get a little sway up after hitting a pot hole on the highway - these are just a few of the times where AWD comes into its own and is a safety necessity.

If you think that lack of sales is a negative - think again. Of course they want to move more of these wagons so what an excellent bargaining position you are in. As far as seeing them on the road, fwiw, on a recent trip from Brisbane to Perth, we saw 4 Adventras, 4 Territories, and "millions" of F250's and Subaru Outback's.

I have no intention of trying to do things that you need a dual range transfer case to do. I have owned dozens of 4bies including Cruiser and Patrol and when I want to do stuff that requires a full size 4wd - guess what - I'll just buy one then. In the mean time I'm enjoying the fantastic power, handling and comfort of the Holden wagon.

Safe travelling people - what a great country we have for touring.

The add is no worse than the Pajero or the Land Cruiser add, i know i would like to on the road with a Landcruiser coming at me driven by some halfwit whos just been bitten by a brown snake!!!!

IT'S AN ADD, NOT REAL.