{"id":1759,"date":"2012-09-24T15:48:22","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T21:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boardingarea.com\/blogs\/verygoodpoints\/2012\/09\/24\/why-do-i-own-a-car-find-out-and-enter-to-win-executive-status-with-national-car-rental\/"},"modified":"2012-09-24T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T21:48:22","slug":"why-do-i-own-a-car-find-out-and-enter-to-win-executive-status-with-national-car-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2012\/09\/24\/why-do-i-own-a-car-find-out-and-enter-to-win-executive-status-with-national-car-rental\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Own A Car? Find out and enter to win Executive Status with National Car Rental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Contest now closed &#8211; winner announced below\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Why do I own a car? A question I ask myself at least a few times a year \u2013 when I get the car serviced, when I get gas, etc\u2026 Now I&#8217;m asking because it&#8217;s my car&#8217;s birthday! As a road warrior who spends \u00be of the year out of the country, AAA spends more time restarting my car battery than I spend driving it (I&#8217;m not kidding!)<\/p>\n<p>I bought my car in September of 2005 and it was brand new at the time \u2013 according to the paper work, it had 7 miles on the odometer when I purchased it. This month, my car turned 7 years old \u2013 can you guess how many miles the odometer shows today? To win, all you have to do is guess the number of miles my car shows today. The person with the guess closest to the actual # of miles as of Sept 1, 2012 wins a year of Executive Status with National Car Rental \u2013 my favorite car rental company.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give you a few hints \u2013 guessing might not be as easy as you think!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I fly approximately 100,000 miles a year (and have done so for the past 7 years)<\/li>\n<li>So far, in 2012, I&#8217;ve spent 12 weeks in the United States<\/li>\n<li>I live on an Island \u2013 yes, literally, I live on an island that has a gas station, grocery store, restaurants and my corporate office HQ. The only time I leave the island is to get my hair done, to go to the Apple Store downtown and to eat downtown occasionally.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t drive to the airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Why do I own a car? I have no idea! Some days I wish I owned a golf cart instead.<\/p>\n<p>The Prize:<br \/>\nNational Car Rental Emerald Club membership is great \u2013 in my opinion \u2013 and Executive Status is even better. The advantages of National Executive status are that you can choose from the Executive Aisle or area which usually has the best selection of cars. All you have to do is reserve a midsize car or better at participating locations in the US or Canada, when you arrive, you go straight to the Executive Aisle and choose any car while paying the rate you booked for the midsized car. I&#8217;ve gotten great cars on the Executive Aisle including a Hummer H3 recently! I also always check for satellite radio in the cars before committing to one car in the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>GOOD LUCK!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Contest Now Closed. \u00a0The winner is Jacob! Jacob guessed 19,999 miles and was the closest. \u00a0I have actually driven 20,009 in 7 years! \u00a0The largest chunk of the miles came from driving the car from outside of Tampa to Charleston, South Carolina (~450 miles). The remainder have accumulated over the past 7 years. \u00a0I drive approximately 2800 miles a year. Again, I ask, why do I own a car?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/boardingarea.com\/blogs\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2012\/09\/Odometer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1777\" src=\"http:\/\/boardingarea.com\/blogs\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2012\/09\/Odometer-150x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">The Rules<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">Must be a US Citizen age 18 or older<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">Must be a member of National Car Rental Emerald Club (free to join)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">Void where prohibited by law<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">You may enter 1 time per day until the deadline for entry which is Sept 26 at 5pm EST<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">The person who guesses the number of miles \u2013 or is closest to the number of miles \u2013 will be awarded the prize.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">The winner will be posted on this blog post and must contact VeryGoodPoints within 10 business days to claim their prize.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contest now closed &#8211; winner announced below\u00a0 Why do I own a car? 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