Adverts from the early 1990s for Lada cars.
Risque, 1991
The advert features Tommy asking why you’d choose risky second-hand motoring rather than a new Lada, while Bobby is dressed risque. Full-length advert. Bobby sidles round the set once he realises he’s misunderstood the word as risque.
Tommy: I’m here to tell you about risky motoring.
Bobby: Me too, Tommy. Me too. This is risque. This is risque. Make them have it, Tommy lad.
Tommy: Some people risk buying a used car when they could quite easily afford a brand new Lada. You can drive away any new Lada for only £99 deposit typical APR 19.5. Did you know that, Bobby?
Bobby: No. No, I didn’t. No, no.
Tommy: Well you do now
Bobby: Oh, yes.
Tommy: Yes, for only £99 a month. And you know what else, Bobby?
Bobby: What’s that, Tommy?
Tommy: You’re covered.
Bobby: I’m not, you know.
Tommy: Yes, you are. Your payments are covered against accidents, sickness, redundancy and you even get free life insurance. And no need to risk third party insurance either. You get one year’s fully comprehensive insurance for only £99 and they’re guaranteed for two years or 50,000 miles. So there you have it. Nothing can go wrong. Can it, Bobby?
Voiceover: Don’t expose yourself to unnecessary risks. Buy a brand new Lada and make sure you’re covered.
Tommy: You’ve ruined it, haven’t you?
Bobby: I thought you said risqué, Tommy, I thought you said risqué
Risque, short version, 1991
There was a shorter summary advert of the advert
Tommy: Tell them about risky motoring.
Bobby: Ohh yeah, risque.
Tommy: No, risky motoring is buying a used car when you can afford a brand new Lada.
Bobby: He’s right.
Buying Cars, 1992
This advert featured Tommy speaking, but the actual audio was from a voiceover – possibly an edited version of a previous advert.
Why buy a used car when you could easily afford a brand new Lada? For only 99 pounds down, typical APR 22.9, or for just 99 pounds a month, you can get your hands on a superb family hatchback, saloon, or estate, and one year’s fully comprehensive insurance for just 99 pounds. There’s even 0% finance available. You could get your digits on a digital stereo radio cassette, your hands on an interior adjustable driver’s door mirror, and your bottom on any one of five comfortable seats. Get to grips with a five-speed gearbox, a reliable, tough overhead cam engine, sunroof, and thicker than average steel. Which means we can confidently hand you a two-year, 50,000-mile manufacturer’s warranty and six-year bodywork warranty. So get down to your local Lada dealer now and get your hands on the bargain car of the year, as recommended by two funny comics and one serious magazine. To find out where your nearest bargain is, phone free on 0800 44 66 44.
