Recently, however, Hyundai decided to think outside of the box — or so they thought — with a new “edgy” commercial designed to show not only the clean water emissions of their new vehicle, but also that suicide is kind of funny. … This is how you sell cars.” OK. A man is in his garage trying to kill himself with the exhaust of his car. It's slightly less relatable than our first shot, especially considering that anyone who's “totally been there” probably isn't watching television … …
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