Hey xD Lifers!
Scion xD trounced xB in the Play-In and is now advancing to the field of 12 in the Sub-$17K New Car Smackdown. Now it needs some hardcore xD Fanaticism to get to the finals. To be totally transparent you should probably know that I'm the guy running this competition on a quirky new grassroots website called Vote on Cars.com. Simply put, it's not a site about what the "experts" in the car magazines think, it's about what the "people" think.

So, I'll cut to the chase. though xD beat xB soundly, it needs some votes in order to have a chance at advancing. We're finding more and more owner forums posting links to our polling site and swinging the vote big time to their cars. The good news for us is that we got a huge spike in voting. The bad news, we're a bit concerned that, in the end, our results might not be totally fair. So, to make it fair, we contacted the administrators of 24 owner forums and asked for help getting the news out. This message is the follow up.

So, here's where you come in... If you think the Scion xD is the best vehicle for less than $17K base MSRP, would you consider spending a minute on our site, casting your vote? It's easy, quick and there are only three required questions to answer: 1. What's your vote (of course), 2. Would you like to be cast in a future Vote on Cars Video? (yes / no), 3. Would you like more information about the vehicle you picked? (yes / no). This is mostly for folks who picked a vehicle, got excited about it, and knew nothing about it. That's it.

Here's a link: http://voteoncars.com/?p=227

Thanks for your consideration,
Matt
Vote On Cars.com

 

Eh usually brand based boards just spam the hell out of these contest anyway.

 

I hear you. I hate spam and spambots. So far, all of the votes seem legit though — regular people with good input. And, it doesn't look like I have too many multiple voters either. Looking at the early tallies, it's still anybody's game. Voting ends on July first — still a lot of time. Anyhow. Thanks for flipping us your votes. It'd be fun to have a Scion in the finals, but I really have no control over the results — other than getting the word out.