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Title: Cars with logos?
Post by: ChuckJ on August 07, 2012, 08:27:29 PM: A year or two back I began noticing cars with logos of candy or breakfast cereal and paint jobs to match. Most of the cars appear to be from the 1980s or 1990s. These are NOT company cars. These appear to be personal vehicles.

The ones I can remember seeing: A Skittles car, an M&M car, a Snap, Crackle, & Pop car, a Snickers car, and a Kellogg's Frosted Flakes car. There've been others, but I can't remember what they were. Just recently I have seen a Honey Smacks car.

Is there a purpose in painting your car to advertise candy or cereal?
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: Jasonw560 on August 07, 2012, 08:34:32 PM: Some companies pay people to drive around with their logos on their cars.

I heard you can get something like $400 a month.
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: ChuckJ on August 07, 2012, 08:42:12 PM: Quote from: Jasonw560 on August 07, 2012, 08:34:32 PM
Some companies pay people to drive around with their logos on their cars.

I heard you can get something like $400 a month.

No joke? I was wondering if it was some sort of fad.

A couple of the drivers that I've seen would almost pass for private pharmaceutical distributors. Maybe those should hook up with a company like Pfizer instead of candy and cereal.
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: Bad Dog on August 07, 2012, 08:52:29 PM: Quote from: ChuckJ on August 07, 2012, 08:42:12 PM
No joke? I was wondering if it was some sort of fad.

A couple of the drivers that I've seen would almost pass for private pharmaceutical distributors. Maybe those should hook up with a company like Pfizer instead of candy and cereal.

How about condoms?
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: docstew on August 07, 2012, 09:59:41 PM: There's multiple examples of this here in Fayettenam. Virtually all are late 80's early 90's sedans jacked up on 20"+ rims with bright paint and loud music. Many of them give out samples of their advertised product.

It's interesting, but stupid.
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: ChuckJ on August 10, 2012, 08:18:10 PM: Quote from: docstew on August 07, 2012, 09:59:41 PM
There's multiple examples of this here in Fayettenam. Virtually all are late 80's early 90's sedans jacked up on 20"+ rims with bright paint and loud music. Many of them give out samples of their advertised product.

It's interesting, but stupid.

That's the same type of vehicles around here.
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: CactusCarlos on August 10, 2012, 09:42:18 PM: When is it too much?

(http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2011/05/angry_birds_donk.jpg)
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: Chris_ on August 10, 2012, 10:03:05 PM: Quote from: CactusCarlos on August 10, 2012, 09:42:18 PM
When is it too much?

I would say they've reached it.
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: docstew on August 10, 2012, 10:15:10 PM: I don't know. That's a pretty sweet angry birds car... :rotf:
Title: Re: Cars with logos?
Post by: obumazombie on August 10, 2012, 10:54:21 PM: Quote from: docstew on August 10, 2012, 10:15:10 PM
I don't know. That's a pretty sweet angry birds car... :rotf:
With a nice pause button target on the fender.