Return of the Reader Ride
It's a rare week that goes by that we don't get at least one comment asking where the Reader Ride of the Day has gone. Well, we're pleased to announce that the RR hiatus has ended and in the next two weeks we'll be accumulating more reader-owned vehicles to showcase on a regular basis. We're still mulling over whether or not we want to keep the same format as before, featuring one vehicle per day and then allowing you to vote for your favorite at the end of the week, or making it a weekly feature, with a vote at the end of the month. Sound off in comments about what you'd prefer and we'll take your thoughts into consideration.
We've got a new Flickr pool set up, ingeniously titled "Autoblog Reader Rides," and we'd ask you to begin submitting your rides as soon as you've got three photos and a brief (or detailed) description of your vehicle. Directions are posted after the jump that outline how to submit, what we need and what our new Flickr address is. Bring your best and brightest, or your downtrodden and rusted -- we don't care -- we just want to see what you're rollin'.
How to submit to RR of the Day:
Create a Flickr account if you don't already have one. Join the group called "Autoblog Reader Rides." Upload up to three photos of your ride to your own account at a size no larger than 450 pixels wide and include as much information about it and yourself as you can. Click on each photo and just above the picture it will say "Send to group". Click that and select the Autoblog group. You're done!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dan 12:49PM (7/11/2007)
i like the idea of every day. autoblog doesn't have enough news as it is.
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Avinash machado 12:51PM (7/11/2007)
I prefer the daily edition.
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broosewee 1:02PM (7/11/2007)
Once a day, all the way!
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Logik 1:03PM (7/11/2007)
You guys should have a daily RR. Have same/similar (different generations) model cars during one week, pick a weekly favorite. Presenting a different model every week, until at the end of the month we pick a favorite of the 4 weekly winners.
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FLR 1:26PM (7/11/2007)
Aw yeah....I'm going to submit this time fo' sho'!!!
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Aaron 2:24PM (7/11/2007)
I like the idea of doing the RR daily, but the voting could be once-a-month. If it ran for a couple days it could give more people a chance to vote.
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tri-5 2:58PM (7/11/2007)
Couple times a week is good and every day is ideal. However, I fear that the posting of them everyday will quickly deplete the total number of RR submissions available and will result in an early termination. I'd like to see this thing continue for a while and if that means 2-3 a week versus 5+ then that's fine with me.
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Keith 3:34PM (7/11/2007)
I wholeheartedly agree. Didn't the RR disappear because there wasn't enough rides to post in the first place? They should set it up where this feature will last the longest.
Martin 7:33PM (7/11/2007)
There were a lot of rides in the Flickr pool that they didn't pick (like mine, lol) so I don't think that it really stopped because they didn't have enough pictures.
Damon Lavrinc 7:42PM (7/11/2007)
We're on the same wavelength. Doing a RR of the Day on like Mon., Wed., and Fri. would be ideal.
Martin - The vast majority of the rides in our old Flickr pool had little to no information about them, so they were hard to write up. We didn't care what the photos were like or what kind of vehicle it was, so if you're whip wasn't picked, submit it again, and it'll certainly be in the running.
Logik 8:30PM (7/11/2007)
That's why I suggest Autoblog run a same model/generation every week. Gives a better chance for those AB readers with similar rides to get their cars in which makes a daily edition more feasible. For example, gives AB readers the chance to pick the best Miata out of a group of Miatas; instead of leaving it to the Editors to pick one out.
Adam 2:32PM (7/11/2007)
Yeah!
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Will 3:52PM (7/11/2007)
Awesome news. I've uploded my pics, joined the group, and wow. There are a lot of nice cars in the AutoBlog readership. Keep up the nice work guys!
Vote for Shnog! :)
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Johnny Rocket 4:56PM (7/11/2007)
I'm getting photos of my Grelim ready.
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Johnny Rocket 4:57PM (7/11/2007)
Gremlin, excuse me.
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Mat 5:25PM (7/11/2007)
Once a day! The people on here have such a wide variety of cool cars! It's awesome getting to see them all!
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drew 7:26PM (7/11/2007)
Daily with weekly vote. And weekly winner should get a free dodge nitro.
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BHoward 11:05PM (7/11/2007)
I personally vote for either MWF, or daily if possible, with a vote at the end of the week (and month) as previously suggested.
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Will 12:40AM (7/12/2007)
With as few cars that have been entered up to now, I'd suggest a weekly competition, with a monthly vote for the 4 winners.
Vote for Shnog!
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Christopher 7:09AM (7/26/2007)
Pick me and my 330i.
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