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The College Cab rides will be filmed via interior "Cab Cam" and students vids with the most views go on to compete for brand new 2009 Chevy Aveo5. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=152573)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Chevrolet_Aveo5.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – Oct. 1, 2008

2009 Chevy Aveo5 – 30 mpgUS combined with a stick. Real automobile news must be lacking to report on this ;)

Detroit –Chevrolet announced it will be dispatching a 2009 Chevy Aveo5 to six College campuses, where it will provide free rides to students. During their ride in the “College Cab”, students will knowingly be filmed en route to their destinations. They will be encouraged to showcase their personality because within 24 hours, their video will be posted to www.AveoLivinLarge.com.

“This next leg of Chevy’s Livin’ Large college outreach campaign plays off things most students can truly appreciate—a free ride and a few minutes of fame!” notes Ed Peper, North American Vice President, Chevrolet. “In this world where social networking sites and online video are pervasive, the Chevy Aveo5 College Cab program leverages the online tools young people are already using in a fun and interesting way. And it also gives them a shot at the ultimate payoff—their very own Chevy Aveo5, a perfect car for college students due to its size, affordability, fuel economy, and technological features like OnStar and XM satellite radio.”

Besides the free ride and bit of fame, they will have the opportunity to win a Chevy Aveo5 by securing the most views of their video during the week immediately following their video’s posting. The most viewed video from each of the six participating universities will move on to a favorite finalist vote-off who will win a brand new Chevy Aveo5 of their very own.

To participate, students need only hail the unoccupied Aveo5 College Cab to hitch a ride. Up to 10 rides will be given per day, and the time and location of where the Chevy Aveo5 College Cab will show up on campus is entirely random.

The Chevy Aveo5 College Cab will visit the following universities during its run:

University of Maryland, College Park (from Monday, September 29-Sunday, October 5)
San Jose State University (from Monday, September 29-Sunday, October 5)
University of Oregon (from Monday, October 13-Sunday, October 19)
University of South Florida (from Monday, October 13-Sunday October 19)
University of Washington (from Monday, October 27-Sunday, November 2)
University of Houston (from Monday, October 27-Sunday, November 2)

This isn't such a bad idea. This car would be a good car to have while in college. It gets pretty good mpg and in its 5 door form it offers plenty of room for emptying the dorm room for the trip home during the holidays. I don't understand why more college students don't have a bicycle to ride around campus from class to class and leave their car parked until it is needed. I brought this up with one college student and she said she would rather ride in a car when it's raining than ride a bicycle. I asked her if she drives a car or walks between classes when it's raining? It's amazing to see the dawning of realization on her face.

We used to bicycle or walk around campus. If it's raining really hard you can always just walk a bicycle. I had a scooter to get downtown, or we'd take the the subway. Cars were only for expeditions to further places.

Once a friend of mine, her BF, and I hopped a cab in NYC to get from a restaurant uptown to a club downtown. The BF was a fiddle player who was sitting in with the band at the club. Anyhow, we were just talking with each other and with the cabbie and having fun on the way. When we arrived, the cabbie refused a tip because he said he had enjoyed the ride with us. We were stunned - NYC??? Huh??? So maybe we would have had a chance in this Aveo thing???

It's better to have a poor option, than no option at all.

The reason I left my 21 speed at home during my college days was there was no room for one in a college dorm. There were no bike racks outside the dorm. Anything not nailed down got stolen ;).