Cash for Small Clunkers Goes National!

ericalm

Inspired by NoHo Scooters' Cash for Clunkers video and program, Genuine is going national and has produced a video (in house) for participating dealers to use.

Oof, I'm having trouble with embedding the player. Here's the link:
http://www.genuinescooters.com/feat/cash4clunkers.html

KRUSTYburger · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:11 am Post subject:

terrible video. Laughing

Gets the point across tho.

TVB · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:18 am Post subject:

Oh. Dear.

Aside from the sound, the cinematography, the script, the acting, and the porn-movie music, it's... sorry, it's still pretty bad.

KRUSTYburger · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:42 am Post subject:

They should have had a contest and let people do their own and pick the best one. Then maybe give out a ScooterWorks gift card or something. Everybody wins! Wink

DennisD · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:44 am Post subject:

Y'all ain't got no smarts about art. Shocked

I was talkin to Bobby earlier and he wants it at Sundance.

nissanman · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:56 am Post subject:

They used the sledgehammer on the wrong thing... Razz

LisaLisa · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:50 am Post subject:

hmmm, don't think I would have used the sound of a stebel nautilus to for the clunkers. I associate that sound with genuine buddies, since everyone I know with a buddy either has an international, blackjack, or retrofitted their bike (like I did). Better to have used a weak meep meep.

Cheshire · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:53 am Post subject:

Aww, cute. Laughing

In a b-movie, campy, grins-while-shaking-head kinda way. I think that was the point, though...so well done!

I took the horn sounding as the warehouse doorbell. Poor clunkers couldn't speak for themselves, their guts were shorted out! Sad

jperkins · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:21 am Post subject:

okay a bit confused.....the article says any titled scooter but in the video at 2:44 the girl says she never got the title and then she gets the $300 credit. So do I need a title or not?

ericalm · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:38 am Post subject:

nissanman · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:08 am Post subject:

Actually it says "titled". Probably reffering to a motorized vehicle that can be titled, not necessarily having one. So gas powered kick scooters with a 25cc engine need not apply... that's my impression of it at least.

TVB · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject:

Asburyjer · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:

I love it, and it makes me kinda wish that I had some cheap Chinese junker to trade in, but then that would have meant that I would have had to pay for some cheap Chinese junker first. I'm so glad I didn't let my penny-pincher side do my decision making.

"Friends don't let friends drive Chinese skoots."

eightdouble · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

oh come on. it's pretty cute.

i love the fact that when the last girl liz is telling her story, you can see employees watching over the cubicle.

i hope people use this promotion to get out of their flimsy scooters and into something that will make them enjoy scooting even more.

bgwss · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject:

I like it. Now to find a clunker and get the money to buy another buddy. Wink

KRUSTYburger · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah, and why does that one chick pay the guy fifty bucks to demolish her scooter? That made no sense.

Portland_Rider

I could only watch 60-seconds of that video before I turned it off. It would be so easy to mention numerous criticisms.

I realize that everyone is trying to save money however that video was way too unprofessional and campy. The 60-seconds that I watched actually makes GSC look like a shifty business operation.

Eric Calm, since we are the biggest fans and supporters of GSC, I'd like to propose that Genuine first run it's marketing ideas before us before releasing it to the general public who, in this case, are trying to choose which new scooter to buy. Said another way, I'd be happy to give my free feedback to GSC as part of its test marketing.

illnoise · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject:

I'm kind of dismayed that they smashed that Derbi GP1, I have a friend with one, and he could have used the spare parts. He'd actually just ordered a taillight from Germany a week ago.

Derbi's a Spanish company now owned by Piaggio and they're good bikes, I don't know if that was supposed to be a subtle jibe at Piaggio or what, and sure, maybe the engine was beyond repair, but if it was a more-recognizable Aprilia or Piaggio, people'd all be up in arms.