Is a VW GTI Really Worth a Packet of McDonald's Szechuan Sauce?

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Is a VW GTI Really Worth a Packet of McDonald's Szechuan Sauce?

This article was published by Joe Donaldson (@Joey D) on October 13th, 2017 in the Car Culture category.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

This just makes me sad. I thought the Simpsons episode where the guy trades his Corvette for the last rib sandwich was just a flight of fantasy, but evidently not.

 

[TenEightyOne]

I really don't understand why the people who are so desperate for Szechuan sauce don't just buy a bottle or make their own? This is a country that deep fries whole turkeys at home, it's not like they suffer from any lack of gastronomic invention. We won't mention tinned cheese, obviously.

 

[watertank]

lol.


that's about as constructive as i can be about this

 

[Grayfox]

Sucks to be him since McDonald's is releasing more of these sauce packets so it is not like his is going to be rare to justify the cost.

 

[watertank]

tbh, i doubt it happened, convinced it's just clickbait for that concert ticket thing.

but as people are stupid enough to fall for this szechuan sauce BS and swarm McDonalds, you never know...

 

[Just The Stig]

Quoting Einstein here... - "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

 

[mokalovesoulmat]

I think this is only a stunt...like, getting more viewers, going viral, blablabla.

 

[Mike458]

 

[moparmanmike]

This just makes me sad. I thought the Simpsons episode where the guy trades his Corvette for the last rib sandwich was just a flight of fantasy, but evidently not.

I know. The simpsons already did this. Get creative people!

 

[Famine]

The simpsons already did this.

 

[VBR]

More & more each & every day, I'm begining to feel like Luke Wilson's character in the movie Idiocrasy.

 

[TheNuvolari]

Really sad to see this. Volkswagen is my favorite car manufacturer.

 

[Obelisk]

I feel bad for the writing staff. Something like this is sure to have killed a few brain cells...

 

[MisterWaffles]

I used to like Rick and Morty back in the first season (myself being a Back to the Future fan), but it's just become a giant meme and a part of me cringes every time I see it now.

It's more cringe at the fan base and less at the show itself. It was better when it was obscure.

 

[Dennisch]

It's a mk4 GTI. No harm done.

 

[Tunerguy21]

Has it been a gradual decline over the years, or did the general populous just suddenly become total idiots? This whole "meme culture" thing really needs to die already.

 

[watertank]

I used to like Rick and Morty back in the first season (myself being a Back to the Future fan), but it's just become a giant meme and a part of me cringes every time I see it now.

It's more cringe at the fan base and less at the show itself. It was better when it was obscure.

idk, i found the new season pretty good, but yeah a lot of the fanbase is idiots.


edit: Lick my balls, Mharti!

 

[MisterWaffles]

idk, i found the new season pretty good, but yeah a lot of the fanbase is idiots.


edit: Lick my balls, Mharti!

For me it seems that 20% of the fanbase are people who believe the show is the second coming of the enlightenment even though the philosophy of it is nothing new and the show isn't even as deep as people make it out to be. The other 80% just repost memes about Pickle Rick and "wubalubadubdub" to overhype it.

 

[Zona]

I tried sitting through a couple of episodes of R&M and man I just couldn't. I don't see the obsession with this show. It's not even funny.

 

[Northstar]

Has it been a gradual decline over the years, or did the general populous just suddenly become total idiots? This whole "meme culture" thing really needs to die already.

No, it's always been this way. Disco music was the popular thing at one point, that should be all I need to prove that point.

Edit: The Pet Rock craze probably is a better example.

 

[Gerarghini]

To be fair...

 

[Joey D]

I feel bad for the writing staff. Something like this is sure to have killed a few brain cells...

Don't worry, I have an excess amount.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Stunts like this are why I have no faith in the human race.

 

[Inferno251]

I used to like Rick and Morty back in the first season (myself being a Back to the Future fan), but it's just become a giant meme and a part of me cringes every time I see it now.

It's more cringe at the fan base and less at the show itself. It was better when it was obscure.

Yeah the fan base can be unbelievably pretentious, this video shows the extreme ends of it (language warning):



Like the commentator (IHE) said, don't let the fan base ruin it for you - you watch it because you are interested in it.

I still think the show has been fairly consistent in quality, though I agree season 1 is probably the best. Has some nice easter eggs too (to another favourite show of mine ).

 

[Downhill Dino]

The funny thing is, I don't think I've ever seen one of these fabled fans. Only ones who just go 'yeah I like the show I recommend it'.


The sauce? Must get all the limited stuff at all costs!!!

 

[Doog]

Considering the condition of the average old Golf in the U.S., I could see why trading it for a rare sauce would seem like a fair deal.

 

[Northstar]

The one thing I'm really curious about, is whether or not the sauce is even good?

I mean yeah it sounds good, but at the same time this is McDonalds we're talking about.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Considering the condition of the average old Golf in the U.S., I could see why trading it for a rare sauce would seem like a fair deal.

Interestingly you can trade the newer Golfs for a sauce that looks like Szechuan in the laboratory but turns into normal ketchup once you're driving.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I tried sitting through a couple of episodes of R&M and man I just couldn't. I don't see the obsession with this show. It's not even funny.

Yet you have an avatar of based from Regular Show...yeah makes a ton of sense