Dancing Cars and Empty Promises in Advertisements
The writer critiques car ads that showcase dancing in the front seat and celebrate a $500 sound system while avoiding mention of reliability safety or gas mileage. The silent commercials focus on music rather than the vehicle and the author recalls a rare moment of dancing only after a driver was ticketed for unsafe weaving.
Car ads miss real needs and gadgets for buyers
The piece lampoons SUV commercials for their desert settings and fitfully glamorized climbers, arguing buyers care about practical car features. It suggests useful gadgets like automatic left-blinker turn-offs, gas-tank indicators, open-parking space alerts, prescription windshields, and grocery-bag dividers. Author Jim Mullen, memoirist and EW contributor, is cited.
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