WRX STI in a Quaker State Commercial

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 02:00 PM
  #1  
PlatNmRex's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,020
From: Oakdale/Modesto
Car Info: '02 WRX E85 VF34
WRX STI in a Quaker State Commercial

I just caught the end to a Quaker State commercial with a Silver STI as the main car. It had Gold looking horses running beside it made up of what I assume was supposed to be the oil.
Anyone else seen this? It looked pretty cool
-Brian
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 02:24 PM
  #2  
slagehammer's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,413
From: Walnut Creek, CA
Car Info: Twin WRX Turbo VR-4
haven't seen it.. but i'll look out for it
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 03:43 PM
  #3  
slagehammer's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,413
From: Walnut Creek, CA
Car Info: Twin WRX Turbo VR-4
ooooh I just saw it Sweet!
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:09 PM
  #4  
jdadour's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 679
From: Berkeley
Car Info: 2003 Silver STi Wagon
yeah i saw that too..... was thinking "hey, thats an STI! SWEET!"

and the best part is they played that commercial during the Daytona 500..... whose viewers tend to think of wrx's and sti's as "rice"

-jon
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:18 PM
  #5  
GDB-EJ20's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 291
From: Concord, CA
Car Info: Its a gross polluter : (
any thing made in japan is refered to as "rice"...
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 06:25 PM
  #6  
PlatNmRex's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,020
From: Oakdale/Modesto
Car Info: '02 WRX E85 VF34
Eh, I dunno
Putting an STI in a motor oil commercial shows that, if anything, WRX's are getting more and more respects from the V8 crowd. Almost every Mustant or V8 guy I know loves our cars.
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 06:47 PM
  #7  
Long_Travel_WRX's Avatar
VIP Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 983
From: FLATLINE__________FAB
Car Info: stock 04 wrx sedan
yea i seen it when i was wacthing the race the sound effects of the motor are like a V8 kinda funny but good commercial
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 06:47 PM
  #8  
HomerJay's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,706
From: Santa Rosa
Car Info: MY00RS25
Actually somebody at Quaker State must be a fan of Subaru's. They ran ads on the spanish channels for quaker state that had a GC-8 in it.
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 11:44 AM
  #9  
MVWRX's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,312
From: UCIrvine
Car Info: '05 Crystal Grey Metallic WRX Sport Wagon
I think that Q state wants some of the business we're all giving to Mobil1 too...
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:25 PM
  #10  
mbquarts's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (10)
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,180
From: An ALMS race near you
Car Info: 03 MBP WRX
They also played the commercial during car & driver. I liked how they mentioned the 300 horsepower of the STi. It was almost like a dual commercial.
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 06:24 PM
  #11  
motoracr22's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 516
From: Mukilteo, WA
Car Info: 96' Impreza GM4
Originally Posted by GDB-EJ20
any thing made in japan is refered to as "rice"...

Good thing Subaru's are made in Australia!

Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:07 AM
  #12  
nic3krnnamja83's Avatar
VIP Member
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,755
From: Santa Rosa, CA
Car Info: 02 Subaru WRX w/ JDM Spec C
i have the vid anyone want to host it for me or show me how to
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:15 AM
  #13  
STi_or_EVO's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 544
From: Reno
Car Info: 02 Turbo Jetta,EVO
Yeah I heard about it but havent seen it yet... Will someone please host that for this young man .. lol
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 12:56 PM
  #14  
megapixel's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 71
From: Mountain View, CA
Car Info: 05 OBP WRX STi
Originally Posted by nic3krnnamja83
i have the vid anyone want to host it for me or show me how to
I'll host it if it's not too big... PM me, yo!

<---- dying to see the commercial
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 07:52 PM
  #15  
MeshmeZ's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 177
From: San Jose
Car Info: 2007 silver STI
Originally Posted by motoracr22
Good thing Subaru's are made in Australia!

i sure hope that was a joke....



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:31 PM.