AMC Car Comparison Commercial (1973)
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- "We back them better because we build them better."
AMC Buyer Protection Plan (Gremlin, Hornet, Javelin, Matador, Ambassador) commercial featuring a comparison to Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Spot aired December 1973.
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With or without the warranty, I will take the Plymouth Duster.
Right Lane Hog I agree with you.
"Cars were just built better in the old days!" Everyone who says that forget how much maintenance went into them, and how quickly they wore out.
But what wore out? A 50-cent set of points? A 12 cent condenser? A 3-dollar belt? Maybe a 2-dollar air filter?
Today, you close your door too hard and you're out a $300 window motor, a $700 control panel and a $1400 door panel.
Hell, my Gremlin has well over 130,000 miles.... still running strong on the original pistons, rings, bearings, oil pump and cam shaft. I didn't want the head re-done but due to some miscommunication, in 2005 the head got hardened valve seats, all new valves, guides and springs.
Chrysler's clincher plan followed amcs plan then a few years later they went 5/50 then pulled it until 82
Chrysler's 5/50 covered drivetrain ONLY. And even then, only engine and transmission. Clutch? Nope. Differential? Nope. Brakes? Nope. Cooling system? Nope.
Belts? Hoses? Plugs? Wires? Lightbulbs?? Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope and not a friggin' chance.
Not to mention, once Lean-Burn and Chryslers' infamous electronic ignition came into play, they ATE that 5/50 warranty since both those pieces were in-house Chrysler. Hence, why Chrysler was on the ropes financially by '77. Sure, AMC was not far behind but that was due to poor vehicle choices, not poor subsystem design.
Sorry, you need to read up on what Chrysler offered, hell, what the rest of the industry offered and then read up on the AMC Buyer Protection Plan, and Protection Plan II in '78.
AMC offered the most comprehensive warranty EVER seen until the modern era. Actually, most warranty's today still don't cover light bulbs or tires.
AMC covered everything except the battery. Literally.... everything.
BPP2 even covered rust-through protection for 5 years. No manufacturer before or since has offered that. No manufacturer offered Zeibart Rust Protection at the factory either and it would take until the 2000's before any other manufacturer started using zinc-coated steel.
I think that's Larry Haines doing the voiceover.
Just did a voice comparison to the Odd Couple movie. It does sound like him. Hard to say for certain though but I think you're correct. Thanks.
It is. Larry Haines was one of television's most remembered and in-demand voiceover guys during the 1970s. Haines also starred on the long running daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow" (1952-87) with Mary Stuart.
AMC was way better than the big three 😅
Impossible to imagine that cars were so unpredictable and unreliable that it was possible for an engine and/or drive train to need replacement inside of a year or 12,000 miles. Most of the parts mentioned here have never failed on me in any car most of which went well beyond 100,000 miles.
Read the history of the Vega. Great design at the time but the execution was a great big miss.
Check out the camber of the Gremlins front suspension.
Until it's placed on the ground.
That is struts suspension with no sway bars for you hahahaha
@@eraummenino3011 What's a "struts suspension"?
AMC used coil springs in the front, leaf springs in the rear. AMC's had sway bars. My Gremlin, both my Hornets and my Javelin have sway bars.
My V8 Hornet has the rarely seen rear sway bar, so.... not sure what you're talkin' bout....
@@That_AMC_Guy you have 2 types of coil suspensions, duble wishbones, and machperson struts, from my understanding the gremlin has a mix of both since the upper suspension arms are wishbones, but the bottom suspension is macpherson struts, about the sway bars, yea I got the wrong, but the body lean is so much that it looks like it has none
@@eraummenino3011 Allright, well the common AMC suspension is technically a style of coil-over suspension. It's virtually identical to 60's Mustangs. Yes the upper arm is a wishbone, but there's nothing macpherson about anything else.
The lower arm is simply a pivot point and is located by a leading strut rod.
Virtually the same style is used on Gremlins, Hornets, and Javelins and a derivative used on the big cars. It's very simple, very light (for it's time) and worked amazingly well.