Contest entry - Jewelry

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

Comments

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

Wow, FOUR YEARS!!!!!11oneone

Were cars really that short-lived back then? Here I am still driving my 2001 Accord that's in great shape and runs like a dream...

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

I'm still driving my 2000 Ford Taurus Wagon. Its in great shape with only 52,000 miles. :P

[morwen_peredhil]

2003 Volkswagen here, with 80,000 miles.

[mellzie-1963.livejournal.com]

'03 PT Cruiser with 138,000 and '02 Ford Taurus with 101,000. Both in decent shape and driving fine.
Regular Maintenance is a wonderful thing. :)

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

"Maintenance "

Absolutely Right!

[driftersonline.livejournal.com]

That's what I call, "WHEELS"

[bradygirl_12]

Yes!

Cadillac was the Queen of all the automotive landscape, royalty par excellence, so the royal necklace fits. ;)

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

Didn't the pink one win the car ads contest? Now THAT was glorious.

[misstia]

yes, i think it was the pink one that won the car contest...i actually thought of these ads when we voted on 'jewelry' for the theme.....

[herbadness.livejournal.com]

My parents used to swap out their cars after three years in the 1960s . I guess they didn't last that long back then. Also, they didn't have Japanese et al competition which drove the quality up.

[urbantravels.livejournal.com]

In those days, the ideal was to get a new car *every* year. Not something most could afford, but something to aspire to. My mom's family did this because they owned a car dealership; when they sold the dealership in the 1970s, part of the sale agreement was providing a new car for each of my grandparents each year.

When Japanese imports started coming in, at first they were of pretty terrible quality and were competing on price. It took a few years for the Japanese to up their game with innovative technology and production methods, bringing their cars up to "just about as crappy as Detroit's" and eventually to "better than Detroit's." US carmakers were crap at innovation, while the Japanese prioritized it.

Modern cars are just light years ahead of 50s cars in terms of reliability and durability (and also safety), there's really no comparison.

[herbadness.livejournal.com]

I forgot to add; beautiful car! I love the color. Not so crazy about the breasts, though.

[whoseline_wlsc]

Yes

I love those Cadillac ads! They're so pretty.

[cookiefleck.livejournal.com]

*laughing at the "even fourth years" sentence*

[badgerpdx.livejournal.com]

72 Citroen Dspecial" 421,653 miles, but only 156,000 on the replacement engine.

[badgerpdx.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah: 5 passenger sedan with self leveling suspension, turning headlights, fadeproof brakes, and 26 mpg... Just sayin'...

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Both the car and the necklace are lovely. I love the red used on the car.

[1islandinthesea.livejournal.com]

YES

Gorgeous and vibrant. Love the red and those rubies aren't bad either.

no_luck, aren't you gonna post the pink one too?

[misstia]

whereas they could post it and we don't have a rule against it, i dunno if it would appropriate for a winning ad to be a contestant in another contest....ya know? probably should make that a contest rule....though of course it can be posted, but not as an entry.....

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

I cant make it easier for you,
That pink one was not mine. So I wont be posting it :P

[misstia]

hah! we see an ad and we ASSUME you'd have the others!! never ever assume! please accept my apologies!!! :)

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

No need. When we announce this contest that ad was the first to com to my mind. I had seen a blue one and looked for it and found these instead. One more will be posted tomorrow.

[1islandinthesea.livejournal.com]

Sorry to have troubled you.

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

lol No worries mate!