"I HATE it when you lie awake all day thinking....." Topic

O.K. I have been trying to sleep all day, but this thought keeps intruding.

I know smoking adverts have been banned. But WHEN was the last time any one saw an advert for PETROL?

We used to get "Put a tiger in your tank" from Esso, and various things from B.P, and Chevron. But I have not seen one for YEARS.

Did they ban THEM too?

I'd like a Tiger as my tank. ;) I couldn't afford the petrol for one though.

;)

Not that I know of, but why bother advertising? The companies that make up Big Oil know you have to buy the stuff anyway, and they don't really compete with each other at the consumer level anyway.

BP still do adverts, but they try and shy away from telling us about their petrol-selling business, and instead concentrate on how they're saving the planet, and lecturing us about our carbon footprints.

That is some damned brass neck, coming from them. I throw things at the telly whenever such an ad is on.

I think these days, oil companies telling the public about what they really do is seen as bad PR.

I see them all the time. Especially for Shell, touting their connection with Ferrari, as well as their environmental good doings of course.

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I'd like a Tiger as my tank. ;) I couldn't afford the petrol for one though.

just as well. They ran on deisel.

In the states we definately have plenty of oil companies spending money on advertisement on TV, radio, and billboards.

I am not talking about the one sign for the gas station where you have to EXIT NOW!

BP is probably the biggest and their focus seems to be their coffee in the store (since you are getting gas anyway…).

Citgo is trying really hard to make themselves a "locally owned" group of gas stations (Pay no attention to the current leadership in Venezuela…).

Marathon is going for the "Folksy" image. (We're not Big Oil…).

And there are a few regional chains (Casey's General Store, Gas City, etc.) that advertise like a grocery store in the newspaper (and in some locations, they ARE the grocery store).

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I'd like a Tiger as my tank. ;) I couldn't afford the petrol for one though.

just as well. They ran on deisel.'

Nope, gasoline:

"The first Tiger engine was a V-12 water-cooled gasoline engine with a capacity of 21.33 liters (1302 cubic inches) and a power output of 650bhp at 3000rpm. This engine was the Maybach HL 210 TRM P45."

From this excellent site:

alanhamby.com/tiger.html

Chevron's up there with BP in the "we care about the planet more than you" ads with a slogan like "Can an oil company save a swamp? Chevron can!" or some such nonsense. Although, I think I've seen one of their "our additive is better than their additive" ads recently as well.

I see advertising for Shell, BP, and Chevron almost every nite, mostly on the various cable channels, not so much on network TV.

But as far as fueling a Tiger tank goes, wouldn't the real issue be the transmission repair bills ?

Or was that more a problem with the Tiger II ?

"But as far as fueling a Tiger tank goes, wouldn't the real issue be the transmission repair bills ?"

There you go Moriarity, always making with the negative waves.

It's a mother beautiful tank.

Had to read those engine specs twice before it dawned that the given volume was the *engine*, not the *fuel tank*. It seemed rather odd that a massive armored vehicle would only have a 5-gallon fuel tank…

BP "Beyond Petrolium."

The oil comapnies advertise like mad to prove what good citizens they are between price hikes.

Here petrol advertising is either playing the additive game: "Techron cleans your engine while you drive" Or are promos aimed at getting the pumps turning NOW: "Buy $20 USD gas at Shell and get a free glass. Or kid's game. Or whatever."

We are also in the grips of a joint-venture promo war. Spending money at certain supermarkets will get you a 4c a litre discount on petrol from some petrol chains.

link

Most people with gas don't advertise the fact. They just blame it on the dog!

Given their status as one of the more resented industries, most of their advertising is focused on "we really don't suck as much as you might think, see we paid for a tree so please don't take away our tax breaks".

I like the GE commercials myself. Oh! Look at the happy CG frog jumping on the airplane. Ok, now what's the point of this commercial?

I'm constantly seeing big oils ads on TV. They nearly always say that they are investing in research for new environmentally friendly energy substitutes. They make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside that I don't mind buying their gas now.

["They make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside that I don't mind buying their gas now."]

I cuss every time I give my Debit card to the store and to slap you in the face, they all ways have some dang candy by the cash register to give me the impulse buying earge.