WANTED - Your Amped Up Ride! - Contest!

[LiquidBlack]

I have lost interest in my own car in this running, seeing there are much finer/exotic cars in the contest. But I must complain that I strongly feel that the owner of the 1997 GMC Sierra Z71 "Stylin Edition" has stuffed the ballot box. I really hate to rip on someone else's ride, but I see nothing special about it enough to keep it in the #1 or #2 slot/standing. Just curious if theres any investigation into this.

[atclew]

Originally posted by LiquidBlack
I have lost interest in my own car in this running, seeing there are much finer/exotic cars in the contest. But I must complain that I strongly feel that the owner of the 1997 GMC Sierra Z71 "Stylin Edition" has stuffed the ballot box. I really hate to rip on someone else's ride, but I see nothing special about it enough to keep it in the #1 or #2 slot/standing. Just curious if theres any investigation into this.

I agree....I would normally not say anything directly to another person or about hsi ride, but there are WAY many better cars than his. Including yours. It's the same reason I dropped out.

[rrobello]

I just entered my stang and I too wasnt aware that I needed to crop the pic, so part of my car is cut off, is there a way to correct this? and also my info I entered about my car isnt showing up for some reason, any help?????

[Mike Phillips]

I'll send the link to this thread with your concerns to the people in charge of this as it's really out of my scope of responsibilities...

Thanks for the feedback however...

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by 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?

Hi Jim,

Except for posting an announcement and creating this thread, I'm not involved with this program so I don't have any answers for your questions but I have asked for some help from the people overseeing this.

[rrobello]

I figured out the info part, I had to edit it a lot I guess I kept going over 1 or 2 characters and it was a pain to get it to say anything close to what I wanted it to and still make sense, thanks.

if I could get the pic fixed that would be awesome if not no worries

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
I'll send the link to this thread with your concerns to the people in charge of this as it's really out of my scope of responsibilities...

Thanks for the feedback however...

[Meguiar's Online!]

Originally posted by iceburgh

Is the owner responsable for getting the car to Vegas or will Meguiars assist.

If you win, Meguiar's pays for you and your car to go out to Vegas. The prize package includes:

One (1) Grand Prize: Trip for winner and one (1) guest to SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas, NV where the winning vehicle will be featured. Trip consists of round trip first class air travel from a major gateway airport near the winner’s US residence to Las Vegas, NV; a total of 7 days/6 nights double occupancy suite hotel accommodations at the Venetian Resort and Casino; transfers to and from airport in Las Vegas; round trip transportation of winning vehicle from the winner’s US residence to the Las Vegas Convention Center; two (2) tickets to SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center [date(s) to be determined by Sponsor]; two (2) tickets to Cirque du Soleil “O” at the Bellagio; and $5,000 cash which can be used to upgrade your vehicle. Trip must be taken October 27-November 2, 2007. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $15,000.

The Meguiar's Online Team

[Meguiar's Online!]

Here are the answers to several more questions...


The entry must be received as follows (its in the rules) Your photograph must be received no later than 11:59:59 pm PT, December 31, 2006. Potential finalists will be notified by phone and/or email on or about 1/5/07. If potential winner cannot be reached within three (3) days from the first notification attempt, then such person shall be disqualified and the next highest Entry will be selected as a finalist.



Here's the rules for judging (also in rules) At the conclusion of the posting and voting period, Sponsor will tally the votes of all visitors to the site and the twenty-five (25) entries receiving the greatest number of votes will become finalists in the Contest. Those twenty-five entries will be judged by Meguiar’s employees to reduce the twenty-five finalist to the top five. Barry Meguiar, Chief Executive Officer of Meguiar’s, will select the one Grand Prize Winner from these five who will receive a $5,000 cash payment to further enhance their “ride”, and an opportunity to showcase their vehicle at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV on 10/29/07–11/1/07. Mr. Meguiar will also rank the remaining four (4) entries in the event an alternate winner is needed. The criteria applied in the final judging will be one-third for condition of paint & finish, one-third for the shine and one-third for eye/curb appeal. Finalists will be required to submit a high-resolution file or an original negative, print or slide for the final judging. Original photographs will be returned to these finalists.

The Meguiar's Online Team

[Meguiar's Online!]

To address the accusations of ballot stuffing - not possible.

Votes are delayed 24 hours so that a reviewing committee can weed out any unsportsman like conduct. Here's what the screen shot shows you: See lower left hand corner where it says "Vote counts are delayed 24 hours so that they can be verified". I won't get into how the reviewing is done (because that is proprietary info) but it is happening. Some of the folks that are getting pumped up (and some might think they don’t deserve to be) might be inviting a bunch of people vote on their ride. As we have more cars in the competition, the ability for one person to pump up a score through an invitation "campaign" will diminish anyhow, it’s the law of averages. But there are things in place to keep that unfair stuff from occurring, and they are in place now.



The Meguiar's Online Team

[iceburgh]

Originally posted by Meguiar's Online!
If you win, Meguiar's pays for you and your car to go out to Vegas. The prize package includes:

One (1) Grand Prize: Trip for winner and one (1) guest to SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas, NV where the winning vehicle will be featured. Trip consists of round trip first class air travel from a major gateway airport near the winner’s US residence to Las Vegas, NV; a total of 7 days/6 nights double occupancy suite hotel accommodations at the Venetian Resort and Casino; transfers to and from airport in Las Vegas; round trip transportation of winning vehicle from the winner’s US residence to the Las Vegas Convention Center; two (2) tickets to SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center [date(s) to be determined by Sponsor]; two (2) tickets to Cirque du Soleil “O” at the Bellagio; and $5,000 cash which can be used to upgrade your vehicle. Trip must be taken October 27-November 2, 2007. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $15,000.

The Meguiar's Online Team

WOW.... that is a killer deal. I hope to get my car put together this weekend to be able to be included in this contest. Either way I will be at SEMA and if anyone else gets a chance dont miss it .....it is always a great time

[tgfhatch]

Burgh, your right, that is one heck of a deal!!!!!! I hope to get my car finished up asap as well!!! the show season is approaching quickly!

[rrobello]

Hey whats the deal with multiple entries????

is it allowed? if not will these people be removed or just factored down to just one of their entries?

[35th Anniversary SS]

Originally posted by 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.

Mike.. Im curious about this too. Id like to enter my car (picture) on the website but from reading the initial post here my thoughts are that you have to have a winning game piece? Or is it two seperate chances? Via game piece AND a chance can be had via entering your cars picture. If its just game pieces all start lookin around for the packaging... I need some NXT items anyways.

Before I start running around like a German kid looking for a golden wrapper in a candy bar could we get some clarification.

Thanks Mike!

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by rrobello
Hey whats the deal with multiple entries????

is it allowed? if not will these people be removed or just factored down to just one of their entries?

Do you mean,

Can one person enter more than one car? for example say a person has a Mustang and a Corvette, are you asking can they enter both cars?

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by 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.

I'll ask the person behind this if they'll come online and answer everyone's questions.