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A few weeks back we announced a $50 Fuel Card give-away each month to the comment we felt most deserving. We were to base our decision on originality, relevance and possibly even humour.

This month’s winner, for presenting a comment containing a helpful overview on his views of the new Nissan X-Trail is Trackdaze.

It’s that time of year when the COTY awards start to flood in, and here’s one of the first. Subaru Forester has been named 2009 Sport Utility of the Year by our good friends at American automotive publication, Motor Trend.

The award was given based on exhaustive testing by the magazine’s editorial staff who based the decision on Forester’s performance on and off road, via track testing and such carefully considered essentials as driving performance, safety and features.

A few weeks back we announced a $50 Fuel Card give-away each month to the comment we felt most deserving. We were to base our decision on originality, relevance and possibly even humour.

This month’s winner, for presenting a comment containing all three qualities, is Nat for her comment regarding the pros and cons of leather seat ownership:

After our recent visit to catch up with the guys (and the Stig) from Top Gear Australia, we had such a good time, we thought we’d give something back.

So we are giving away a Top Gear shirt and a Top Gear bag to one of our readers, but there is a catch. You have to come up with an idea for a Top Gear Australia segment.

As a token of appreciation to our loyal commenters, CarAdvice will give away a $50 fuel card to the writer of the best comment each and every month. The winning comment will be judged by our staff on originality, relevance and possibly even humour.

To be in the running, simply leave a comment on any article published between the first and last day of each month with an active email address (as directed - will not be published) and at the end of each month the winner’s comment will be decided.

CarAdvice.com.au and Trivett Classic (Authorised Rolls Royce dealer) are giving you and a friend a chance to win a ride in arguably the world’s most prestigious car, the Rolls Royce Phantom.

The long wheel base Phantom is worth over $1,000,000. Powered by a 6.75-Litre, 48-valve, V12 engine that produces 338 kW of power and 720 Nm of torque, the Phantom is the sort of car best suited to royalty and the ultra-rich.

Last week the winner of our Pagani Zonda competition (Jeni Wycha) flew from Brisbane to Sydney and spent the day with the only Pagani Zonda Roadster in Australia.

Jeni was driven in the Zonda to the Tea Room - one of Sydney’s most notable restaurants - for lunch.

Car Advice is happy to congratulate Jeni Wycha as the winner of the Pagani Zonda Competition.

Jeni will fly from Brisbane to Sydney where she will be our guest for the day and also become one of the very few people in the world to experience the awesome sensation of a Pagani Zonda, the most expensive car in Australia ($1.5 million).

Jeni won the competition with the following entry:

To feel 21 in a car like that
Hey isn’t that where life is at
To go for a ride and be someone I’m not
Hey I could be Paris Hilton and pretend I’m …….hot
The car is so fancy I bet it goes fast
And a day in Sydney “oh what a Blast”
Come on please pick me I’m well behaved and good
And with loads of imagination I’d look good draped over the “hood”

From all of us at CarAdvice, we wish to thank the 10,000+ entrants and wish you the best of luck for our future competitions.

Coming up next week, we are giving one lucky couple a chance to be chauffeured around in a Rolls Royce Phantom!

A big thank you to all of you who entered the Pagani Zonda competition. After reading over 10,000 entries, we have narrowed down the results to three finalists.

In order to decide who gets an all expenses paid plane trip to Sydney and a ride in a Pagani Zonda, the most expensive car in Australia ($1.5 million), we ask you, our loyal readers, to vote for your favourite entry.

Entry Number One:

Mmmmmm, Let me ponda. Full throttle in a Pagani Zonda.

Anyday, considering i own a Honda
I would even contemplate leaving my wife Rhonda

An hour in the Pagani Zonda
I’d like to be seen with someone blonda

No seriously i would
Just give me an hour!

So the question still remains, what would i do to plant my arse in a Pagani Zonda?

Well i would hitchhike to central Africa and meet the president of Rawanda.

I would even air freight myself to South America and wrestle a yellow anaconda.

I love supercars, Lamborghini countach, Ferrari enzo, Porsche carrera GT and lets not forget in 1976 Aston Martin released the lagonda. No, no, no, no. These are no match for the Pagani Zonda.

Upon it’s release in 1999 i have become increasingly fonda of the Pagani Zonda.

Im an enthusiastic exotic car buff dont you think being a passenger is a little rough, and let’s be completely honest one hour will not be enough

Oh well it’s better than my honda, i can guarantee i will enjoy every moment in the PAGANI ZONDA.

Entry Number Two

Please give me a ride in that flash car,
it looks pretty cool and hot on the tar,
I can see the cameras shrinking behind,
heading down the highway while letting it unwind,

If I got a ride in that yellow beast,
I’d wear a t-shirt ad that said at the very least,
“buy one now and you won’t be sad”,
“in fact it’s guaranteed that you will be quite glad”!

I could even go as far to carry a sign,
just in case the sales are slow and not real fine,
reality, I’m guessing, says you don’t need my help,
the Zonda is a beauty unlike King Isand Kelp,

So do the right thing and pick me to ride,
I’m sure we could get it into a four wheel slide,
Seven litres siting under the bonnet,
needs very little attention to turn into a commet!

Entry Number Three

To feel 21 in a car like that
Hey isn’t that where life is at
To go for a ride and be someone I’m not
Hey I could be Paris Hilton and pretend I’m …….hot
The car is so fancy I bet it goes fast
And a day in Sydney “oh what a Blast”
Come on please pick me I’m well behaved and good
And with loads of imagination I’d look good draped over the “hood”

Vote now for your favourite entry (voting ends on the 28th of August):

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

Only a few hours left for your chance to win a ride in the most expensive car in Australia, a Pagani Zonda, arguably the world’s best supercar.

For your chance to win, simply tell us in 200 words or less, why you would love to spend an hour in a Pagani Zonda?

Click here to enter.

It has been a week since we launched the Ride in a Pagani Zonda competition and with a few thousand entries already in, its time to recap. Firstly a big thanks to all who have entered so far. If you haven’t entered yet for your chance to get a ride in a Pagani Zonda, click here.

For those who have already entered, remember you can enter as many times as you want. Also, for those who fear a TV coverage, we’ll put your fears to rest, this will be optional.

There is no excuse! Enter the competition now!

However, if you are not from Australia, unfortunately you can’t enter. All the American’s who have entered our competition unknowingly (we thank you anyway, some of the responses have been very creative), have a look at AutoBlog.com’s competition - we are giving a ride in a Pagani Zonda, they are giving away a Dodge Nitro!