Do you take this car?

A German car salesman recently decided to propose to his girlfriend in a somewhat unusual manner. The man arranged the vehicles in the car lot where he worked so that they would spell out the important question and he then flew over the site on a romantic aerial trip with her. Despite her surprise, the woman accepted the offer. The cars have since been parked in a more conventional manner.
May 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A German car salesman recently decided to propose to his girlfriend in a somewhat unusual manner. The man arranged the vehicles in the car lot where he worked so that they would spell out the important question and he then flew over the site on a romantic aerial trip with her. Despite her surprise, the woman accepted the offer. The cars have since been parked in a more conventional manner.

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