Crash into me
I saw this ad on a website I visited recently:
Isn’t the first rule of automobile advertising that you don’t put “roll over” in big letters above a picture of your car?
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Comments
It seemed like a good idea on paper.
Posted by: Rockwell | April 23, 2007 10:32 AM
I can see this execution working if the automaker (Volvo, perhaps) wanted to show off safety features of their car.
You could literally wreck the thing and see how the folks inside stayed safe.
My two cents.
Posted by: Seth | April 23, 2007 4:13 PM
It would be much more suitable for an ad about a playful puppy (the ALL-NEW 2007 MONGREL MKX FWD).
Posted by: RichM | April 23, 2007 4:17 PM
It’s round enough to roll over, just not high enough.
Posted by: yellojkt | April 25, 2007 9:14 PM
This has to be a joke.
Posted by: Thomas | April 26, 2007 3:38 AM
wow, someone didn’t think that through. Or whoever designed it was pretty stupid.
Posted by: karen | June 27, 2008 10:00 PM