Slice of life tales told in five-minute episodes. In each instalment the Volkswagen Golf is hired by a different driver, whose reason for renting a car unravels the story.
Production
Production
Seasons
13 Episodes • Premiered 2004
1. The Getaway
A shabby and not too bright young man hired the Golf as the getaway care in a bank robbery.
2. Woman in the Back Seat
A hard nosed newspaper journalist secretly meets a source in the Golf who has promised her a big story. It's just not quite the story she had hoped for.
3. Dirty Weekend
A rich married couple bicker - with nasty results - on their way to a prostitutes and pimps party.
4. Christian Soup
A group of fervent Christians have their faith is sorely tested on their way to a weekend of spiritual healing.
5. Fückstocker
A nervous man with an unfortunate name hires the Golf to reluctantly go to his father's funeral.
6. The Journey
Two French tourists hire the Golf for a steamy and sexy daytrip down to the beach.
7. Karaoke Roadie
When his bongo van dies, an ageing would be rocker hires the Golf to travel to his rock and roll Karaoke show.
8. Pedestrian Awareness Vehicle
A woman drives slowly in front of her husband in the Golf as he attempts to walk around Australia to promote Pedestrian Awareness.
9. Jitterbug
A '57 Chev is double booked for a wedding and the only available hire car is the Golf.
10. Father and Son
A dishevelled and lost man hired the Golf to impress his father and embarks on a strange journey.
11. Me and My Gal
An overbearing mother takes her thirty-something aged daughter to the country in the Golf to try and find her a husband.
12. Smashing Pumpkin
An old man must surrender his driver's licence, but when he sees the Golf in the hire yard on the way, he has to take his wife for one last drive.
13. Syncopated Road Rage
An embittered travelling salesman has a fit of road rage, which explodes in a very suprising way.
