I watch the news in the morning (on a local cable news channel) and I kept seeing this local Honda ad featuring annoying Mr. Opportunity and a cartoon character of the local dealer sitting in a white car. Pushing Hondas of course. The whole thing was quite annoying so I didn't pay much attention to it. This ad is repeated every morning so I kept seeing it over and over.

After few days the white car caught my eye. It looked somewhat familiar. Next morning I paid attention to that ad. Sure enough, that car has the unmistakable shape of a Polar White xB. Just like my car! I even stepped frame-by-frame when the car drives off. That just confirmed that it was a drawing of a Scion xB!

That cartoon was made for local audience, separate from the national Mr. Opportunity campaign. I wonder if the artist who did that cartoon just happen to randomly pick the xB or was there some hidden agenda.

Whatever it was, I have a chuckle whenever I see that commercial. I wonder if I should somehow let Toyota and Honda PR departments know about this. I wonder what they would do.

Here is the ad as I captured it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbX1UCl5DbQ

 

Hahahaha....you're right. I did see it thru frame x frame. The xB has a spoiler too. What an ad! Kudos to you my friend.

 

Seems like the character in the xB was driving away FAST from that Honda dealership!

 

That sure did look like a xB.

I too have seen that commercial, but I didn't notice that. You have a good eye.

 

bwahahahahaaahaa

my ex gf's mom bought a Solara from Herb Chambers

 

nice....LOL

 

hahah nice find!

 

HAHA thats great...I like it better then any honda...LOL!!! But it has a spoiler and some red tails!!! Modded Scion in a Honda comiercial...LOL!!!!!!!!

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! That's AWESOME!
...by far, the best car in a Honda commercial that I've EVER seen!

 

Thats awesome! Great find.......

 

.. thats great!!!!! lol.. good eye sir

 

LOLZ FAIL!

 

nice find lol

 

haha thats good ish.

 

LOL funny