Awesome stuff. And I loved the video, with the exception of the number of times the camera car seemed to cross the double yellow to get "better" lines. Yeah, I know some of that is where the camera was mounted, but unless they ran that closed (which I doubt, since the cars in front stayed on the right as far as I…

FYI, Pete is an Account Exec. Peggy is a copywriter. That's two different sides of the agency (especially in those days).

The ice storms covered in the previous "Wildest" QOTD are probably the worst. As long as you have enough clearance (even my old A4 could cut through 2 feet or so of semi-plowed white stuff) snow has nothing on ice.

Polar's Revenge

@Drizzten:

@PolishDon:

@MikeHerbst:

118 mph indicated. NY Thruway not far from Spring Valley, NY. 16v Scirocco, which had a MFG top rating of 123 mph, I think. I was 17, so I assume the statute of limitations is well past.

Hey, as a semi-related aside, does anyone remember the old Chrysler "E-Class"?

@MegLeg:

IMO, Don ignores Jane precisely because everyone else is attracted to her. Don knows that he is just as attractive to women as Jane is to men. As the car salesman (and Cooper, in less obvious ways) said Don's walking around in a Cadillac of persona.

What gets me most about ads like this is that the client had the guts to produce it. Yay for client who are willing to take a risk. Yay for agencies (Carmichael Lynch, I think?) who are willing to show and recommend work like this to their clients.

@bpapa9013:

I don' t know if this was mentioned in previous Ekranoplan posts, but one features prominently in the latest James Bond novel.

@boosted-lego-wagon:

I cannot believe no one has suggested "No Douchebags" yet.

Perhaps the design and final spec was approved by a graduate of Sichuan Province Regional Valve Stem Academy?

I tell you, I'm not tops at writing COTD-worthy comments, but I bet you I've got pole position on nominations that made it to the top step on the podium....

You guys beat me to it...as much as I want to drive a Megane 225, the thought of anyone (like my mother, who is very fond for small, economical cars) I care about driving a Tata Nano around scares me.

@OldeEnglishD misses Polar: