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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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RX2 on TV

Anyone see the new McDonalds commercial with the RX2 on it?
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 08:54 PM
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I am looking Todd, but I still have not seen it.

Hey, where do you live in Colorado?
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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I'm in Colorado Springs. The commercial was on MTV or VH1. The catch phrase is "gotta have it" or something like that. It shows a couple scenes of a yellow or orange RX2.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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I saw it yesterday and got all excited, my family thinks I am nuts.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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I only noticed it after reading this thread, it's hard to sit through the shitty ad let alone spot a car in it. The one in the ad is in darn good shape.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Ahh..
I wish I could see it..
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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I'd like to think I'm a better person for having seen it.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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They should make some rotor-shaped burgers
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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Yeah, I usually mute all the commercials when I'm watchin' TV, but after I thought I saw an RX2, I decided to let the sound play the next time the commercial came on.
What was I thinking?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Is it from a back view and the car is kind of shaking? I have seen that one and the car almost looked like an opel manta.


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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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I've seen that commercial and as I've said the last time someone posted this, it's not an rx2 but more like an Opel Manta. They also had tail lights like the 2.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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Just saw it again. It is an Opel.


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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Im gonna take a stab at this and say it is neither. I think it is a corvair.

Ah but what the hell do I know
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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I could have sworn it's an RX-2, they show the interior as well (steering wheel, etc) for a split second too. I don't watch TV often enough to see that ad again probably though 9which is good because evry time you see it your brain hurts).
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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Here is a link to a video. I have tried to pause it quick enough to get a screen capture - No luck.

What ever it is (Opel) it has a 1/4 vent window in the front of the doors - an rx2 does not.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/fun/tv.html


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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Yeah, I don't think it's an RX2 either.
The last time I saw the commercial, I thought it looked more like a Corvair. But it could very well be an Opel Manta. BTW, the Opel Manta's rear roof line bears some resemblance to RX4 coupes, no?
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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I still have not seen it!
And, If I down load the file it will take too damn long.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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I've seen it 4 or 5 times now on TV and I'd swear that it's an R100.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 12:35 AM
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its not a mazda product.

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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:31 AM
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It's an Opel.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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My bad

I apologize, sure looked like an RX2 to me. My bad. I'll slap myself now
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 12:16 PM
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Yep, its definately an Opel, if you look at the door handle, its a push button to open, and if you look at the driver door it has a small triangular window by the water channel. Looks pretty confusing if you don't pay attention to certain details.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 04:08 PM
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....definately not a Corvair. I come from a Corvair familly.
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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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I dont know what kind of car it was, but its not even close to a RX-2.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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It's an Opel!

Yes, it is definitely an Opel! When I was younger I had some sort of weird fixation with Opels, and for a while I was considering getting one! [wow i'm weird, huh]
Although we should be on the lookout for the older RX's! They are definitely rare! Was the 7 the first US production car with a wankel?
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