WANTED - Your Amped Up Ride! - Contest!

[Mike Phillips]

WANTED - Your Amped Up Ride!

Upload a photo of your Amped-Up Ride and you could win a trip to Las Vegas to showcase your car at Meguiar's exhibit at SEMA, the world's largest global after market parts and accessories show! You'll also receive $5000.00 to prep your ride for the show!

Click the below link to register and then you can upload a photo of your Amped-Up Ride and enter to win!

Click here to register for the NXT Amped-Up Contest!

[Mike Phillips]

The fine print...

1. ELIGIBILITY:
Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up Instant Win Game, (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and the District of Columbia and who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees and directors of Meguiar’s, Inc., (“Sponsor”), and Strottman International, Inc. (individually and collectively the “Sweepstakes Entities”), those responsible for the development, promotion, distribution and implementation of this Promotion, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and printing suppliers for this Promotion, and the immediate family members (parents, siblings, children & spouse), regardless of where they live, or persons living in the same household, whether related or not, of such employers and directors are ineligible. By participating you agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Strottman International, Inc., (“Strottman”), the Sweepstakes Administrator, and/or Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects.

2. HOW TO PLAY:
Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up game pieces will be available (1) in specially marked packages of Meguiar’s NXT Generation Liquid Wax or NXT Generation Paste Wax products at participating retail locations on or about 3/25/06 through 12/31/06 or until supplies are exhausted, whichever comes first, and, 2) by mailing a hand printed self-addressed first class stamped envelope to: Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up Instant Win – Game Piece Request, P.O. Box 14760, Irvine, CA 92623-4760 postmarked by 1/2/07 and received by 1/7/07. VT residents may omit return postage. Each mail-in participant will be mailed a randomly selected game piece, while supplies last. Limit one game piece per person, per stamped mail -in outer envelope request. No copies, facsimiles or mechanically reproduced requests allowed.

If you have received a game piece by one of the methods above, to determine if you win an Instant Win Prize, take your game piece to www.NXTAmpedUp.com (“Web site”) and enter your first and last name, street address including city, state and zip code, your email address, and the unique 7-digit code found at the bottom of your NXT Amped Up game piece. The code must be entered exactly as it appears on the game piece.

Once complete, click the “submit” button to see if you are an instant winner. Whether or not a particular play wins a prize will be determined by random selection at the time the play is received and recorded by the Game computer. The Promotion computer is the Official Clock for the Promotion. Once you click submit, either a winning or non-winning message will be revealed. See Rule #5 if you have received a winning message. Limit one Instant Win play per person/email address per day. A day shall be defined as beginning 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) and ending the following 11:59:59 p.m. PT. Codes must be entered, received and recorded by the Promotion computer by 1/19/07 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.

3. PRIZES/VALUES/ODDS OF WINNING:
(150) NXT Amped Up Product Package (the particular products in the product package to be determined by Sponsor). 1;1,500. ARV $50.

While there will be approximately 225,000 game pieces available, based on the number of expected participants, the odds of winning are estimated as stated above. However, the actual odds of winning may depend on the number of attempted Internet participations and the time of your Internet participation.

For All Prizes: Prizes cannot be substituted, assigned, transferred or redeemed for cash, but Sponsor, in its sole discretion may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if prize becomes unavailable for any reason. If winner cannot accept prize as stated the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate winner will be selected in a second chance drawing (see below). All Federal, State and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winner. Any depiction of a prize is for illustrative purposes only.

4. HOW TO REDEEM WINNING INSTANT WIN MESSAGE:
If you receive a winning message on the Web site, you will receive a confirmation email containing a confirmation number and a Strottman representative will contact you via email within three (3) business days to provide you with information on how to claim your prize. Instant Win prizes must be claimed by 1/19/07 or the prize may be forfeited in which case the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner.

5. VERIFICATION:
All game pieces, codes, and winning Instant Win messages are subject to verification by Strottman. Winner may be requested to provide original game pieces, codes, print out of screen containing Instant Win winning game message or the confirmation email including confirmation number. Game pieces and codes are void and will be rejected if not obtained through authorized, legitimate channels or if any part is illegible, mutilated, counterfeited, forged or tampered with in any way or otherwise irregular, or contain printing, seeding, typographical, mechanical or other errors. Sole liability for an irregular game piece, code or Instant Win play is limited to replacement with another randomly selected game piece, code or Instant Win play (as solely determined by Sponsor), while supplies last. If because of printing, seeding, typographical, digital, programming or any other error or for any other reason, there are more Instant Win prize claims than Instant Win prizes offered as stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing will be held among all eligible claimants to award such prizes. Only the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules are available to be won in the Game and will be awarded. Any attempt to forge game pieces, codes, screens containing Instant Win winning game messages or the confirmation emails or otherwise defraud Sponsor in any way, or failure to comply with any request made in accordance with this Rule, will result in disqualification of participant; and, such participant may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. All materials submitted become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

Please allow 4-6 weeks after winner verification for delivery of prize.

6. SECOND CHANCE DRAWING:
If any instant win prizes are unclaimed, or forfeited they will be awarded in a Second Chance drawing to be held on or about 1/29/07. Those who entered game piece codes on line will be automatically entered. To also enter, hand print complete name, address with zip code, telephone number with area code and date of birth on a 3X5 card and mail to: Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up Second Chance Drawing, P.O. Box 14760, Irvine, CA 92623-4760 for receipt by 1/7/07. No mechanically reproduced entries. Odds of winning depend on number of unclaimed or forfeited prizes and the number of eligible entries received. Limit one entry per person, per household.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
Where permitted by law, winners grant to Sponsor (which grant will be confirmed in writing on request of Sponsor) and those acting pursuant to its authority, the right to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times, the winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and biographical information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without additional consideration, and without notice, review and approval. By participating, participants release and agree to hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (individually and collectively “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person(s), including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or participation in any Promotion or travel related activity, or participation in this Promotion. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited.

Strottman and/or Sponsor reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found, in their sole discretion, to be (a) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or Web site; (b) in violation of the Terms of Service of the Web site; (c) acting in violation of the Official Rules; or (d) acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party, or like entry methods will void all such entries, and any participant using any such method will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the Promotion at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any of the Sweepstakes Entities may prosecute any fraudulent activities to the full extent of the law.

8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:
Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or postage due mail, email or entries, or for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users, or tampering or hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion, and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Web site, or failure to capture, or loss of, any entry or other information. Releasees are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading materials from or use of the Web site. If, for any reason, this Promotion, or any part thereof, as solely determined by Sponsor and/or Strottman, is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Strottman and/or Sponsor, could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, Strottman and/or Sponsor reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or select the winners from entries received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Strottman and/or Sponsor. In such event you may be advised on the Game page to forward your confirmation email to an email address specified by Strottman and/or Sponsor or mail your entire original game message print out to an address specified by Strottman and/or Sponsor for decoding. Specific instructions will appear on said page. Strottman or Sponsor, however, reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to address an Internet raised or related issue in any manner they deem fair and appropriate.

In no event will RELEASEES be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access to and use of the web site or downloading from and/or printing material downloaded from said web site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on this web site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.

9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW:
The Game is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law doctrine, with venue in Irvine, and all claims must be resolved in the courts of Irvine, California.

10. PRIVACY POLICY:
The entry information provided is subject to the Privacy Policy on the above stated Web site. To read that Policy, access the Web site and then access the Privacy Policy.

11. WINNERS' LIST:
For names of winners send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by 2/5/07 to: Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up Instant Win Game - Winners List, P.O. Box 15202, Irvine, CA 92623-5202. For a copy of these Official Rules mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address marked "OFFICIAL RULES" for receipt by 1/7/07. The names of winners may also be posted at www.Meguiars.com.

SPONSOR: This promotion is sponsored by Meguiar’s, Inc., Irvine, CA 92614.

ADMINISTRATOR: Strottman International, Inc., 46 Corporate Park, Irvine, CA 92606.

[Mike Phillips]

2. HOW TO PLAY:

Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up game pieces will be available,

• 1) in specially marked packages of Meguiar’s NXT Generation Liquid Wax or NXT Generation Paste Wax products at participating retail locations on or about 3/25/06 through 12/31/06 or until supplies are exhausted, whichever comes first.
  
  2) by mailing a hand printed self-addressed first class stamped envelope to: Meguiar’s NXT Amped Up Instant Win – Game Piece Request, P.O. Box 14760, Irvine, CA 92623-4760 postmarked by 1/2/07 and received by 1/7/07.
  
  Vermont residents may omit return postage. Each mail-in participant will be mailed a randomly selected game piece, while supplies last. Limit one game piece per person, per stamped mail -in outer envelope request. No copies, facsimiles or mechanically reproduced requests allowed.

[LiquidBlack]

I'm doing well! I think the 57 'Cobra should be beating me, though. Should be beating everyone, actually. That thing looks beastly.

*edit*
And why are people downvoting the black volvo?! That thing looks tight!

[Bedinabox]

I was wondering if I could put up a picture of my uncles Mustang? He only uses Meguiars and is obsessed with detailing. I have his permissoin and everything, but my question is can i enter him into the competition?

[fred30350]

I am going to enter my killer black Honda Civic tomorrow morning look out for my car guys.

-Fred- " I'm Car Crazy "

[LiquidBlack]

I guess its a good thing my car got a little buried last night, since there are lots of other cars there that are definately show-car worthy. But I am heartbroken that I had been downvoted from 7 to 5 overnight.

But, I dont understand something. What is the deal with people giving LOW votes to the black Volvo and the two great reflection pictures of the white hondas?

[tgfhatch]

Mike, is the amped up rides competition different then the game pieces?? Also, can you only upload one photo of your car? Or can you upload numerous pictures? say of exterior, interior, engine, etc. I'm slightly confused on what you do to enter your ride!

finally, when is the final day to enter? i'd like to have all my parts installed before I submit my pics.

[iceburgh]

Mike,
Will this be at the inside display or outside?
Is the owner responsable for getting the car to Vegas or will Meguiars assist.
When will Barry decide?

[LiquidBlack]

I dont mean to complain, but by the looks of it, there seems to be some unsportsmanlike activity going on in the voting. Hate to point a finger, but just take a look at the top 10 leaderboard and judge for yourself.

[atclew]

Originally posted by LiquidBlack
I dont mean to complain, but by the looks of it, there seems to be some unsportsmanlike activity going on in the voting. Hate to point a finger, but just take a look at the top 10 leaderboard and judge for yourself.

I agree wholeheartedly. There is ALOT fo unsportsmanlike conduct going on with this contest. There is no IP address oversight, allowing one vote per car.

I have asked Meguiar's to remove my car. I don't want to be asociated with this contest .

[electricgreen]

I screwed up and didn't realize I needed to crop my pic, so you don't really see the car/truck at all, so I guess it won't matter....

[tgfhatch]

I agree that you should only be allowed to vote once. Or it will get very unfair.

Just out of curiousity, what exactly will Barry be looking for?? A lot of aftermarket parts? stock car, just really clean paint??? some help me be helpful for people debating on whether to upload or not.

[iceburgh]

Lets face it guys.....your car will have to be outstanding to be at SEMA. There are plenty of nice cars out there and many guys and gals have killer cars but the cars at SEMA are a step above what you see at your local shows and anything you see on the street.
I was lucky enough to have my car there 2 times and there were many that over shadowed me.
So I am sure Barry will chosse something that will represent well

[LiquidBlack]

Not sure. If I was to win, though, I would take pics of every foot of my car from many angles, and open up a thread here on meguiarsonline. From there, I would ask the community for suggestions, shops, and the like. If I were to win, though, a new paint job would definately be in the cards, since I would want no orange peel on the showfloor.

*edit*
Also, tints at just the right level, as well as Meguiar's logo.

*edit again*
Just checked the polls. Thanks guys! You're awesome!