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Where in the World Can you Find Volvo?s Sunken Treasure Chest?

Last year, we all had to find out where Volvo buried the pirate-themed Volvo XC90. This time around, as part of their tie-in with the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End movie, Volvo is hiding a treasure chest. And it is not going to get buried. It is going to get submerged somewhere deep in the ocean.

This new Volvo treasure chest comes with gold doubloons which amount to $50,000. And it also includes the key to another new Volvo XC90. And if you are the lucky one to find that treasure chest, you get to keep the gold and the vehicle. Or you might be lucky enough to find a sunken automobile that still has perhaps some Superchips functioning.

To be healthy to take home the treasure, you must go through various challenges like solving online puzzles and games. You must be at least 18 years old to join this one though. If you are residents of the United States, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, then you sure can be part of Volvo’s The Hunt.

Linda Gangeri is the national advertising manager of Volvo Cars’ North American arm. She expresses, “Okay, okay. Maybe it is a stretch to call The Hunt one of the greatest mysteries of the deep, but it certainly has got a lot of people flummoxed. We thought some of our more prodigious participants might enjoy pitting their wit and skill against some age-old mysteries… but even if they solve them, the only way to get your hands on Volvo’s treasure is by joining our Hunt!”

Volvo also does continue to discuss that once you are part of The Hunt, you might also be healthy to get to learn more about the greatest mysteries that the deep waters have kept secret for long. This includes the mysterious giant squids and eels at Suruga Bay in Japan, the ghost ship Mary Celeste, the secrets behind the Bermuda Triangle, and the power of sirens’ and mermaids’ voices.

Jenny McLane is a 36 year old native of Iowa and has a knack for research on automobiles and anything and everything about it. She works full time as a Market Analyst for one of the leading automobile parts suppliers in the country today.

Volvo Xc90 Treasure Hunt, Successfully Completed

Who could not forget the much hyped and much advertised pirate treasure hunt by Volvo Cars? In fact, many people have been enticed by the whole intent of battling it out as pirates through various forms of media and finding a buried Volvo XC90 V8 automobile in the end of the race.

The whole ordeal started out through the World wide web and through various games, challenges, and trivia, the would be pirates had to make sure that they could go through apiece step of the way and solve apiece challenge that they faced. This competition has been regarded as highly successful because of the large amount of interested participants who went in and joined in The Hunt. Aside from this, the Volvo Hunt also is the very first of its kind for it is a multi-media hunt.

The whole challenge took two months of solving challenges on the Internet. However, only seven were healthy to make it to the final list. There were three contenders who hailed from the US while the remaining finalists came from UK, Japan, Spain, and Austria. These finalists did not know where the final challenge and the final leg was going to take place. The only time that they knew about it was when they were already flown to the secret location. The paradise of Bahamas. And it would take the finalists two days to find the treasure. Clues were still around the place as well as challenges. And those who prefabricated to the last leg had to go over apiece impediment so as to be healthy to advance to the next one.

It was David Hutz, the finalist from USA who found the buried Volvo XC90 V8 which was one-of-a-kind for it was pirate-themed. The six other finalists did not go home empty handed, though. They also received a prize from Volvo and it was not just some parts for 1986 Volvo XC90. In fact, apiece one of them took home a Volvo, which was a surprise for them.

One of the finalists, Karl Lloyd who hails from the UK, exclaims, “When I received the call from Volvo saying I had won a trip to a mystery location, I was certainly surprised, but when we arrived in the Bahamas, I was speechless. Then, when I thought I’d dropped out of the running, I was very disappointed – but when we found out that all the runners up would receive a new Volvo XC90, I was totally flabbergasted! Thanks to everyone at Volvo for making the whole experience both wonderful and unforgettable.”

As a former news correspondent for an auto-related websites, Kevin has gathered extensive knowledge and experience in the automotive industry. This 34 year old dad of three from Pennsylvania is a genuine automobile lover.

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