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  1. 04-13-2009 07:06 PM #1
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    Audi and BMW play billboard ad war in SoCal

    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/0...socal/

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    Autoblog reader Conor sent us this photo of Santa Monica Blvd. in Southern California where a billboard advertising the new Audi A4 has apparently been up for months. The ad throws down a gauntlet at the feet of BMW with an image of the new A4 and the statement, "Your move, BMW." Whether by design or by happenstance, the Munich-based brand recently made its move, hoisting up a billboard across the street that displays the high-performance M3 and the word "Checkmate." Ouch. We're sure Audi will have more to say when the RS4/5 arrives sometime in the near future, but for now, BMW appears to have the final word in this billboard chess match.

    As you'll likely remember, these two brands are no strangers to duking it out with each other in advertisements, having gone toe-to-toe with each other and Subaru in late 2006 over which brand had the most prestigious "Of the Year" award.

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  2. 04-13-2009 07:07 PM #2
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    Re: Audi and BMW play billboard ad war in SoCal (Wimbledon)

    Companies have been doing this for years, at least here in the chi,
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  3. 04-13-2009 07:08 PM #3
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    FV-QR

    ouch
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  4. 04-13-2009 07:08 PM #4
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    Hah, awesome
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  5. 04-13-2009 07:09 PM #5
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    Re: FV-QR (SlowMotion)

    When the S5 was released, the dealer in question parked one in front of the BMW dealer.

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  6. 04-13-2009 07:10 PM #6
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    BMW took a pawn with their queen.
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  7. 04-13-2009 07:12 PM #7
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  8. 04-13-2009 07:23 PM #8
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    a4 vs m3?

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  9. 04-13-2009 07:24 PM #9
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    Cue the Bentley picture.
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  10. 04-13-2009 07:27 PM #10
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    Cue billboard with R8 that says "shut up".
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  11. 04-13-2009 07:28 PM #11
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    Re: (jrmcm)

    Hahahaha. as a bmw fan, I would love to see that


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  12. 04-13-2009 07:49 PM #12
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    Re: (mac dre)

    this only reminds me of one thing:


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  13. 04-13-2009 07:51 PM #13
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    Quote, originally posted by Metallitubby »
    this only reminds me of one thing:


    It's good to be da king.

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    Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators.
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    Re: FV-QR (Big Morgan)

    Quote, originally posted by Big Morgan »

    It's good to be da king.

    "pawn jumps queen"
    "GANG BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!!!!!!!!"

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    Quote, originally posted by MrBadwrench »

    I that pic.

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    Re: FV-QR (Metallitubby)

    Next should read...
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  18. 04-13-2009 08:08 PM #18
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    Re: FV-QR (noznab)

    Quote Originally Posted by The New York Times
    Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators.
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  19. 04-13-2009 08:28 PM #19
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    Re: (MrBadwrench)

    Quote, originally posted by MrBadwrench »

    story behind this ?

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    Re: (rlfletch)

    Quote, originally posted by rlfletch »
    BMW took a pawn with their queen.


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    Re: (MrBadwrench)

    Quote, originally posted by MrBadwrench »
    http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee326/mpbadwrench/bentley-1.jpg

    That's the one.

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  22. 04-13-2009 08:33 PM #22
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    Re: (juventuss)

    Quote, originally posted by juventuss »

    story behind this ?

    http://americatopten.blogspot.....html


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  24. 04-13-2009 09:36 PM #24
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    Re: (juventuss)

    Quote, originally posted by juventuss »

    story behind this ?

    It's in this thread somewhere as well. I'm not going to dig through and tell you where, but there's so much win in the thread that you'd miss out on a ton if you didn't take the effort to do it yourself. Trust me - you won't be disappointed.

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  25. 04-13-2009 09:38 PM #25
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    'Creative Marketing'.. Love it..


    And yeah.. M3 to counter plain A4?.. damn at least save it for the RS4 or sumping..

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  26. 04-13-2009 09:42 PM #26
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    Re: FV-QR (Big Morgan)

    Quote, originally posted by Big Morgan »

    HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

    Love the billboard ads. Is that a riced out intergra in the first pic

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    Re: FV-QR (x_Diesel_x)

    BMW only needed to put a 328i there for a checkmate
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  28. 04-13-2009 09:45 PM #28
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    Quote, originally posted by jrmcm »

    http://americatopten.blogspot.....html

    Win.

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    Love it.
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  30. 04-13-2009 09:55 PM #30
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    Quote, originally posted by HaterSlayer »

    That picture alone makes me laugh. I love ad wars. This one is just too funny

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    Re: (seadoo2006)

    As an aside, I used to work in the building right next to that 76 gas station. Next door is CEC which is always a delight on one's lunch break.





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    Funny thing is...I bet both of those dealerships are owned by the same guy.

    I love clever ad wars.

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  34. 04-14-2009 12:18 AM #34
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    I'd die the day I saw an advert from Audi "All your base are belong to us." and a BMW ad "someone set us up the bomb".
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