I bet you I have the Crappiest Car in Canada

I am willing to bet you money that I have the crappiest car in Canada.

And if you think you can top it, send me photos or video to prove it.

If you can convince me and a panel of esteemed judges (the readers of this website) that your car is crappier than mine, I’ll pick up the tab on $100 dinner anywhere in Canada - I’ll get you a gift certificate or just send you the money or whatever. I’ll post all the entries on this blog, which will make for some pretty interesting posts!

Why am I doing this? Two reasons: 1) I think it would be kind of cool to have the crappiest car in all of Canada and, (2) I’m one of the final contestants to win a brand new Nissan Cube car and I figure this would be a great way to pick up the sympathy vote (if you already feel sorry for me, you can go here and vote for me).

So here goes.

This is my 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit with 318,789 kilometres on the odometer. I actually really like it, it’s very cheap on gas, passes air quality inspections with ease and works great, except of course for the non-existent parking brake, torn seats and lack of door handles. My wife and children (and some of the neighbors) mockingly gave it the name “speed.”

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My Nissan Hyper Cube Facebook group

I started a page on Facebook as part of my quest to win one of 50 Nissan Cubes in the Nissan Hyper Cube contest.

If you’re a Facebooker (who isn’t these days), would be cool if you joined the group and show your support, I just started it so its kind of lonely at the moment!

You can click here to go to my Hey Nissan! Hyper Cube Me! facebook group.

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No baby seals or Nissan Cubes were harmed in this video

Award-winning cartoonist (and good friend), Mark Fiore and I worked up this video for my entry in the Nissan Hyper Cube contest.

If you enjoy it, please take a moment to go here and vote for me - voting closes on May 15, 2009 and you can vote once a day everyday until then.

The Nissan Hyper Cube Dance - huge hit in Germany

I’m doing a lot of research on the history of the Nissan Cube car now that I’m a finalist in the Nissan Hyper Cube contest. I’m finding the most amazing little factoids.

Did you know that there’s actually a Hyper Cube dance? I won’t blame you if you don’t it’s not that well known here in Canada, but it is a HUGE in the EU, especially Germany.

Check it out:

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Help me win a Nissan Cube and I’ll drive you to work for a week! (seriously)

I really want to win one of these Nissan Cubes in the Nissan Hyper Cube contest.

So here’s what I’m thinking. You help me win,and I’ll buy you Tim Horton’s coffee for a week AND I’ll pick you up and drive you back and forth to work for a week just to top it off.

If you don’t like Tim Hortons coffee, I’m willing to do Starbucks or whatever.

So how do you help? Easy. Just re-Tweet this post and ensure that you include @thehypercube on the message.

If I win, I will pull together everyone who graciously helped out, throw their names in a hat. Whoever wins can sit back in, sip a coffee while I chaffuer them back and forth from work for a week.

Um, one tiny contest detail - you have to live and work in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia (phew, glad I remembered to mention that!)

HyperCube Me

Just building out this blog in anticipation of Nissan’s Hyper Cube online audition.