Where can I find older New Beetle TV commercials?

December 26, 2005 10:22 AM

Is there a place where I can download/watch Volkswagen New Beetle TV commercials of yore?

These would include the commercials featuring music by Hooverphonic, Spiritualized, Nick Drake, The Orb and the like. The official site seems to have pulled them in favor of more recent commercials, and nowhere I've looked seems to have them.

I'd much rather not sign up for AdCritic, and none of the alternative sites suggested here in the past has them. I've tried emailing the operators of both VW.com as well a couple other VW sites, to no avail.

I recently dug up a copy of Spiritualized's "Ladies and Gentlemen..." and got wistful for a stupid girl and her stupid car, and now I want to watch the stupid commercials. Help me get over this mania. I mean c'mon-- emailing freaking VW.com?! I'm stupid.

posted by herrdoktor to media & arts (5 comments total)

Have you tried Yahoo video search? There are several commercials there. I do not know which one you are looking for, but they are different from the vw site.

Beetles are great, I love mine!
posted by kudzu at 3:04 PM on December 26, 2005

thanks! i was able to find some of the commercials, but would like to find them in higher quality.

i like yr beetle! pristine!
posted by herrdoktor at 5:05 PM on December 26, 2005

Arnold Worldwide was the "agency-of-record" for Volkswagen from 1995 - until recently.

They have two ('Drift' and 'Milky Way') video ad clips at their website.

"Googling" their name along with Volkswagen may produce more.
posted by ericb at 7:23 PM on December 26, 2005

('Drift' and 'Milky Way')

The links don't work -- visit Arnold Wordwide, select 'our work', scroll along the horizontal selection bar to 'volkswagen', click on the term -- and then you can see their various media -- "tv | radio | print | interactive | design | direct | out of home | brand promotions."
posted by ericb at 7:28 PM on December 26, 2005

excellent. thanks!

still can't seem to find high-quality clips. nevertheless, i appreciate yr efforts!
posted by herrdoktor at 9:54 AM on December 27, 2005