Just have a look at this 1996 Carina commercial:
I thought about how the guy has changed during those 19 years from a tough 70s homie to a 90s salaryman dweeb. So I thought it would be fun to put all Carina drivers before that commercial into a chronological order and see how he evolves. 😉
Early 70s:
Sonny Chiba escaping from motorcycle gang in a Carina coupe TA17
1977:
The cool guy from 1996 commercial in front of a Carina TA40
1982:
Safari guy next to a 1982 Carina Road Runner II SA60
Puppy saving dad from the 1982 Carina GT-TR TA63 commercial
1988:
Suntanned guy in the 1988 Carina T170 commercial
1993:
Housedad in the 1993 Carina T190 commercial where his wife clearly cheated on him
1996:
Total dweeb in the 1996 Carina T210 commercial
conclusion:
So what happened?? What can we make of this?
Well, first of all if you look at it from the Carina perspective they get more dull on each new generation of the car, but that also accounts for the driver as well.
On the other hand if you look at this chronologically you will notice you start out as a superstud in your late 20s, be a cool guy in your early 30s, get adventurous in your mid 30s, get suntanned in your late 30s, get cheated on in your early 40s and become a loser in your late 40s. I think that sums up the life of a Carina driver pretty much! 😉
I’m pretty glad I’m still in my early thirties (almost mid thirties) and drive the 3rd generation of Carina. So I’m quite safe at the moment. But my next car won’t be a Carina anymore, I can promise you that!! 😉
For the guy in the commercial: lucky for him the girl still remembers him as the cool guy in his late 20s and smiles, so he should be one lucky guy!