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| Real Volkswagen Ad? Dunno, But It's Hilarious! |
| 2005-01-23 |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #6 LOL, Charles & Phil. So true. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-23 11:13:16 PM |
| #5 And it's not like anyone significant was hurt... |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-01-23 10:09:59 PM |
| #4 Don't know why people are complaining. It's not like the car was damaged. |
| Posted by: Charles 2005-01-23 8:42:46 PM |
| #3 Barbara - if I'd done some actual Googling before talking through my proverbial hat, I might have found this before. The Guardian have it covered. Apparently it's a 'spec' ad; made for VW by these folks, but not commissioned. Cost: about $70,000. Seems to have earned its makers a lot of worldwide attention, and outraged Volkswagen. Heh. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-01-23 7:48:18 PM |
| #2 Whatever it was, Bulldog, I laughed my ass off. If I were in the market for a baby car, I'd buy this one on the strength of the ad alone. ;-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-23 7:34:35 PM |
| #1 I don't know who filmed this ad but it's professionally done and has obviously been made in the UK, in the same style as a series of similar, authentic, 'small but tough' Polo ads. Possibly it was made as a real ad which was either binned or aired a few times on non-terrestrial TV, but it's much shorter (and controversial!) than your usual car ad. If it was meant for broadcast, I think it must have been meant for a UK audience - the non-generic feature such as right-hand drive and distinctive numberplates are too noticeable for use internationally, I would think. Or it might have been part of a TV comedy... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-01-23 6:30:04 PM |