rwillmsen ([info]rwillmsen) wrote,
@ 2006-11-03 22:27:00
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Gearsticks and ...c ocks. And art.

Dear Hyundai,

I notice that your current television advertising campaign features a copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous 'Proportions of man according to Vitruvius', except with the genitals airbrushed out. I wonder, then, if this means that your cars are made without gearsticks?

Richard Gunby (Mr.)


... and then the next morning, I receive this email:

Dear Mr Gunby

Thank you for recent comments regarding our current television campaign.

I am please to confirm that the censors have not any cause to modify our vehicles and as such all our vehicles feature conventional gearsticks - however theTrajet does feature a column mounted shift.

I hope this infomation is of some assistance to you.

Yours sincerely

Nicola Young
Customer Contact Executive
Hyundai Motor UK Ltd.

Tel. 08705 329980
Email. customer.query@hyundai-car.co.uk

HYUNDAI: DRIVE YOUR WAY

Visit our new website at: http://www.hyundai.co.uk


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(Anonymous)
2006-11-04 02:22 am UTC (link)
I should point out as the author of the first letter in this post that Mr. Willmsen has lived in several foreign (to the UK) countries, but has never learned to drive, so he has never held a gearstick in his right hand.

He is, however, surprisingly skilled with that hand.


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[info]rwillmsen
2006-11-05 03:31 pm UTC (link)
In a number of foreign (to the UK) countries in which I have lived, they place their left hand on the gearstick in order to make the car 'go', I believe. Is that what you meant?

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[info]chriswaugh_bj
2006-11-05 11:32 am UTC (link)
Great to see a compay with a sense of humour.

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[info]rwillmsen
2006-11-05 03:29 pm UTC (link)
!

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"the car go"
(Anonymous)
2006-11-07 02:25 pm UTC (link)
What, they drive with their arms crossed!? I tried that once, failed my driving test immediately.

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Re: "the car go"
[info]rwillmsen
2006-11-07 06:29 pm UTC (link)
If Portuguese people drove with their arms folded there would be a lot less accidents.

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