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Picture the scene… It’s a balmy summer’s evening and twilight beckons. You’ve driven the missus up to the best make-out point for miles around and she’s got that look in her eye. Tonight’s the night for luuuuuurve and nothing’s gonna get in the way… or is it? Watch what happens when Scandinavian chavs have the same romantic idea in this rather pleasing Volkswagen ad.
Chequebooks must have been well and truly open and positively wafting in the air at the Mercedes Benz HQ for the top bods to give this ad for the E55 the green light. Think Hollywood-style big budgets, Godzilla meets King Kong and get the popcorn in. Sit back ad enjoy! A man takes a leak at the roadside and as he attempts to get back in the car his mates quickly edge away, again, again and again. What’s so funny about that I hear you cry? Been there, done that. Maybe some of you have even ‘got the T-shirt’. Whatever wise guys, I bet you didn’t see the macabre twist at the end of this car insurance coming. CCTV likes to think of itself as a liberal fair-minded type and doesn’t want to run into bother with women’s libbers or anything like that. Ever! That aside, the fact is there are no clips of terrible males drivers in cyberspace – it’s women all the way. Following on from last week’s cracker there seems to be a theme emerging and the title Dumb Woman v Parking Gate tells you all you need to know.