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15-AUG-2025 | Avis’ “Half-empty gas tanks” Ad

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Avis’ “Half-empty gas tanks” Ad

Avis can’t afford half-empty gas tanks.

Or to send you out without a filled battery, or good brakes, or a new car like a lively, super-torque Ford.

Why?

When you’re not the biggest in rent a cars, you have to try harder.

We do.

We’re only No. 2. 🏁

  • The hook uses the negative to beg the question — the point — you want driven home. “Avis can’t afford…” Well why not? Gestures at the rest of the copy

  • Repetition on “or” to elaborate. Sneaky, sneaky: these are also the common pain points of renting a car, so we’re getting a bit of knife twist.

  • Even though it’s mostly about Avis, it’s still written in “you” language. One of the easiest ways to really talk to your reader.

  • “We’re only No. 2” is the perfect trust-building punchline. “You can trust us to treat you well. Hell, it’s in our own self-interest.”