Only in America

But none of the Americans?

01/11/2013 09:30 | Comments:

Zoltan Sipos

Contributing editor

Sipi is a fairy who hangs above us like a huge, ever-smiling, men’s fragrance-smelling umbrella. He can be called anytime, anywhere to lend a helping hand, and he’ll be there in an hour with one of his Transits for sure. A dangerously maniac car collector (the street in front of his house is full of his vehicles), a radio-control and model car freak, Sipos is a Swiss knife made of human flesh. Totalcar is just one job amongst his zillion occupations, but he endears it the most. Lives with a girlfriend and two dogs.

vehicles

Mitsubishi Sigma 3.0 24V (1992)
Mazda 323 TXL 4WD (1990)
4 long-nose Transits (a 4x4 fire engine, a fire department staff car, an ex-Irish ambulance and an extremely oversized panel van, 1980-1984)
Dacia 1300 (1975, being restored)
Ford Capri 2.9i (1982)
Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL 4.5 (1972)
Ford Sierra Tournier 2.9i drift-car (1992)
Mazda 121 4dr (1993)
Suzuki VS1400 Intruder (1989)
Suzuki GSX 750 New Katana (1984)
Kawasaki Z1000 Police (1993)
Aprilia Habana (2000)
Volga M24 wagon (1984)
Ural M62 (1968, in pieces)

Is Halloween only important to the Germans in America?

I had a totally different topic in mind when I started writing this post. The post would have had the same title as this one, as I was going to write about Audi’s American ad for diesel cars. To get the joke you either have to be American or be aware that diesel cars, especially diesel premium cars are not too common in the States.

Then I stumbled upon some Halloween-themed Audi ads. Pretty funny ones. So I started looking for further ones made by car manufacturers. Surprisingly, there aren’t many of them. And I have only found videos made by German companies (yes, Mini is a German company, as it belongs to BMW). I just couldn’t find a single ad with a Halloween theme for an American brand, only ones made by dealers, but those are rubbish.

Fuel economy is a trick to get more treats.