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minus-squareHello_there@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down1·18 hours agoSimpsons did it. Canyon Aarow
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 hours agoTop of the line in utility sports, unexplained fires are a matter for the courts
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoFixed url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA What some folks may not know is that at around the same time, Ford had problems with tires imploding on SUVs. While not called out in the Canyonero spoof, I always thought it captured the public vibe about big trucks at the time in light of this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy
minus-squareBlueLineBae@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·16 hours ago12 yards long, 2 lanes wide, 65 tons of American pride, Canyonero!
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·18 hours agoSmells like a steak and seats 35!
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·17 hours agoUnexplained fires are a matter for the courts.
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 hours agoIt’s also literally the motto for the Pontiac Grand Prix. “Wider is better”
Simpsons did it. Canyon Aarow
Top of the line in utility sports, unexplained fires are a matter for the courts
Fixed url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA
What some folks may not know is that at around the same time, Ford had problems with tires imploding on SUVs. While not called out in the Canyonero spoof, I always thought it captured the public vibe about big trucks at the time in light of this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy
12 yards long, 2 lanes wide, 65 tons of American pride, Canyonero!
Smells like a steak and seats 35!
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts.
And that was in 1998
It’s also literally the motto for the Pontiac Grand Prix.
“Wider is better”