The car Bibles competition page. Win free stuff.
You lucky people. This is your chance to win stuff absolutely free. Gratis. No cost. Occasionally I get promotional items for review as well as for giveaways. This page is where I literally give the stuff away. No, seriously.
"So what's the catch?" I hear you ask. Should you expect to get spam offering millions in Nigerian cash for giving me your email address? Or a L@@K MUST BUY NOW stock offers? Erm. No. Here's how it works. When the competitions are running, simply enter the one or ones you want and that's it. Your email addresses aren't stored, given away or sold. Once the competition is over, the email addresses vanish into my recycle bin and that's it. So go crazy, people.
How the winners are picked
Once a competition closes, I use a highly scientific method of picking the winner from all the correct entries. I print out all the correct entries on a piece of paper and give it to our cat who loves to chew on paper. Where she first bites or claws the paper is where the winner is chosen - you're the lucky winner if she chews through your name first. I call it the cat-o-matic. Scientific testing by overpaid people in white lab coats has proven this method to be extremely random if not a little dangerous for me when I try to retrieve the paper before she shreds it out of existence.
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Previous competitions & winners
Quixx Wax - September 2012
The winners of 5 Quixx Wax kits, and the Scratch Remover were, respectively, Anish, Darshan Dhonsi, J.K, Mark Day, Tim Saxton and the top winner Harold Crane.
BlueDriver - August 2012
The winner of the BlueDriver car diagnostic kit was Dan Fusselman. The question was:
What is a P0171 check engine code? The answer was System Too Lean Bank 1
CarMD - February 2012
The winner of the CarMD car diagnostic kit was Steve Lavrenz. The question was:
What is a P0171 check engine code? The answer was According to the CarMD website, what is the current recommended price for a CarMD Vehicle Health System?.The answer was $119.85
CarCheckup - July 2010
The winner of the CarCheckup car diagnostic kit was Steven Clarkson, after the original winner didn't respond. The question was:
As the crow flies, the distance from New York to LA is 2452 miles. If you had a CarCheckup plugged in to your car and drove the route recommended by most route planners (eg. Google Maps), how far is it actually by road? As there are two major cross-country routes, I'll accept either as a correct answer. (Hint: it's not 2452) The answer was either 2780 or 2811 and despite the question specifically telling you it wasn't 2452, I had dozens of people who said that was the answer. D'oh!
CarMD - March 2009
The winner of the CarMD car diagnostic kit was Karina Ocana. The question was:
Which governing body certifies the technicians that CarMD uses to maintain it's database and provide telephone support? The answer was the A.S.E
ScanGauge II - January 2009
The winner of the ScanGauge II automotive computer was Tim Wyatt. The question was:
According to law, where should the OBD II port be located in a vehicle?. The answer was anything similar to this : "Under the driver's side of the dash, near the knees or centre console, needing no tools to expose it."
GoPro Motorsports Camcorder kit - March 2008
The winner of the motorsports camcorder was Jo Enerchal. The question was:
Take a look at the video clip in the review of the GoPro Hero digital sports camcorder. On the freeze-frame at the beginning of the video, I'm at a very specific location on the face of the planet. There is enough information in the entire video clip for you to be able to find out where that was. Entrants sent me google earth placemarks where they thought I was and the winner was the closest to the official mark. Click here to download a Google Earth .kmz file containing all the entries so you can check how close you got.
GasDandy - February 2007
The winners are Jasmin Jandric, Harry Bergfelds, Marq Holmes, Hai Nam Nguyen and Eric Neville. Winners have been contacted by email.
The question was According to the GreenHybrid.com information in the Fuel & Engine Bible, what is the current average mpg of my Honda Element?. The answer was 19.3mpg
Signal Sorcerer - February 2007
The winner is Eddie Brennan who has been contacted by email.
The question was What is the colour and exact engine capacity of my R1150GS motorbike?. The answer was Silver / 1130cc (from my Bike Bit page)
BrightCar software - March 2007
The winner is Jason Copland who has been contacted by email.
The question was According to the information in the Fuel & Engine Bible, what is the average highway speed that the EPA choose to perform their gas-mileage tests?. The answer was 49mph.