12-05-19
You can win big prizes when you vote!
House of Cars is proud and thankful to have been nominated for the 2020 Top Choice Awards for the 5th time in a year! And it's all thanks to you guys!
We humbly invite all of you to vote for House of Cars again this year. Thank you for showing us continuous love and support! ❤️?
Click Here and select House of Cars to vote!
Thank you to those that have voted for us!
07-23-19
We had a fantastic time with the House of Cars and The Calgary Food Bank crew during our Calgary CO-OP Stampede breakfast car giveaway!
below are some photo highlights of the giveaway and the winner.
Winner of the 2019 Kia Forte: Arthur Taylor
Winner of the 2 $500 CO-OP gas gift cards: Don Levy
06-20-19
It's not just about business. It's about our community and the things we can do together to help one another get through the hard times. So today we want to announce our biggest giveaway yet in collaboration with Calgary CO-OP. It's purpose? To help the Calgary Food Bank Put The Boots To Hunger.
During the 2019 Calgary CO-OP Stampede breakfasts, held at 6 different Calgary CO-OP locations on different dates, you'll have the opportunity to donate a non perishable food item or funds for a chance to win a 2019 vehicle, a $500 CO-OP gas gift card and free service/oil changes for one year - courtesy of House of Cars and Calgary CO-OP.
During the next few days we'll be giving out more information, CO-OP Stampede breakfast dates and locations, more on how to enter and great information about the Calgary Food Bank, their cause and how your support will greatly impact the community in a positive way.
Be sure to follow us and our partner's Calgary Co-op & The Calgary Food Bank to stay informed on what's to come!
Click Here To Learn More About The Giveaway & CO-OP Stampede Breakfast Dates
06-19-19
Royal Rally June 2019 Badlands II was a blast! Although this rally is now over, there are many more to come! Check out the kickoff highlights and some of the vehicles that participated in the Badlands II Royal Rally - sponsored by House of Cars!
04-30-19
House of Cars is proud to be a safe driving advocate in Alberta, sponsoring the Drive Safe Tips by Global News. This Month: Pedestrian safety. Leslie Horton and Retired Police Officer Rob Hamel discuss safe driving in Calgary. Watch the video below to get this months driving tips.
02-08-19
House of Cars is giving away a car in an ultimate tug of war challenge!
On Saturday, February 23rd teams of 5 will be challenging each other to win cash prizes and the grand prize - a free car. It will be glorious!
Spectators & participants can come and enjoy Free Dog Father hot dogs, bouncy castle & face painting for the kids, great deals on vehicles, a draw for a 55" TV for spectators, music, and pictures with exotic cars!
The event will be held indoors, starting at 1:00PM.
Date: Saturday, Feb 23rd, 2019
Time 1:00PM
Location: 2410 24th Street NE - Barlow Trail Location
Want to participate in the challenge?
Come register on Feb 23rd at 1:00PM or give us a call @ 587-602-2385
02-02-19
Our community has made their choice and we couldn't feel more honored. There's a reason why we've been voted #1 for four consecutive years, and we'll continue to do our best to make our community proud for future years to come!
Thank you Calgary! ?
01-08-19
Founded in 2015, The Royal Rally has had 100s of participants come together to form what is known as the supercharged scavenger-hunt on wheels in Alberta - and House of Cars will be sponsoring this great event for yet another year!
Click here to learn more about the Royal Rally, past events and watch videos.
There will be two different types of event categories:
Challenge Series - Teams visit a series of checkpoints and complete tasks at each venue to earn points. This traditional Royal Rally format sees competitors travel to checkpoint destinations with the aide of their Royal Rally route cards. Teams compete for points and event spirit, which are recognized at the awards ceremony.
Navigator Series – Teams navigate to a series of location using their Royal Rally passport to obtain stamps along the route. Each stamp will be only be available for a certain period of time. Teams must solve clues to determine the location of each passport stamp along the route. Teams will regroup at the finish line venue and those who received all passport stamps will receive their official Passport medallion.
Source: Royal Rally event roster
Upcoming event dates & information can be found below or on the Royal Rally event roster webpage. Don't forget to join us at the House of Cars Kick Off! Save the date!
Royal Rally is returning to the Alberta Badlands in this epic 2-day overnight event. Get ready for new checkpoints and destinations as the rally ventures into the past. The rally will depart from House of Cars – Airdrie, heading East into the Badlands, before continuing East towards Medicine Hat for the night. Day 2 will see teams return to Calgary on a different route, visiting some new scenery and checkpoint destinations on the way, including a special racing checkpoint, a Royal Rally first! Additionally, teams will be competing for awards and over $5,000 in prizes! Get ready to start your engines!
Click here to learn more & to request an invite to participate
Get ready for something completely different! Introducing Royal Rally’s new event class, the Navigator Series! Our first Navigator Series event, Royal Rally – Passport, will take place on Saturday, July 6th and here’s how it’ll work. Teams will receive a Royal Rally passport at the start of their adventure. Your passport contains a list of locations (towns, cities or districts) and clues to the specific location of a Royal Rally crew member, who will stamp your passport to confirm you visited that location. Each passport stamp is only available within a certain time-frame. Miss the window and that stamp is no longer available. Teams must solve clues on the road to determine where and how to find each passport stamp. Teams will regroup at the finish line and will hand in their passport to Royal Rally’s check-in crew, who will present teams who received all passport stamps with an award. This year, the Passport Challenge will take teams from Calgary to the Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies, for their famous brunch, and back to Calgary, on a 450km route, for a buffet dinner.
Click here to learn more & to request an invite to participate
Thunder Run will take teams into the Canadian Rockies for a special themed event, hitting a mix of challenging checkpoints in the Alberta Rockies, before stopping for a unique dining experience and returning to Calgary on a breathtaking route on this epic single-day road rally event. Teams will compete for points, which are earned by completing tasks at checkpoint locations along the route. This event will contain themed checkpoints. We strongly encourage teams to join in on the fun with costumes, vehicle wraps & graphics and gimmicks.
Click here to learn more & to request an invite to participate
11-22-18
On New Year’s Day, in front of hundreds of spectators and multiple media outlets over 100 Dipsters clad in
creative costumes will jump into a large hole cut out of a frozen lake to raise critical awareness and funds for the global epidemic of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
House of Cars is proud to be a participant and donor for this great cause, and here's why.
- Today, 45 million people live in slavery, more than any other time in history.
- 80% of trafficked victims are female, 50% are children. 77% are trafficked for sex slavery.
- The average age victims are coerced into a life of sexual exploitation in Canada is 13.
The Icebreaker Polar Dip truly helps make a difference, and we have some fun while we're doing it! Take a look at some of the brave House of Cars souls that made it into the icy waters last year.
About The Calgary Icebreaker Polar Dip:
Founded by the philanthropic volunteer group Old Guys in Action, the Calgary Icebreaker has raised hundreds
of thousands of dollars over its ten year history and has brought the issue of human trafficking and sexual
exploitation to the forefront, giving Canadians a practical and immediate way to respond.
Click here to learn more about the the group Old Guys in Action.
The next Polar Dip will be held on January 1, 1pm at the Mahogany Home Owner’s Association Beach Club in Calgary, Alberta.
10-19-18
Calgary is known for it's vibrant community and multiculturalism. People from all parts of the world come to Calgary seeking opportunities.
Michael Zhu from House of Cars Barlow understands the needs of our multicultural clients' very well. He has been featured in the Chinese community for his ability to help newcomers as well as long term residents and citizens get into a vehicle.
In his interview he spoke of various ways House of Cars can help the Chinese community with a vehicle.
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Michael also spoke about his commitment to our clients. He works hard long hours to help our customers, including those who are not fluent in English.
If you are looking for help with your next (or first) vehicle purchase, don't hesitate to visit one of our 8 locations!
10-01-18
House of Cars is known for it's involvement in the community, and Mark, the owner of the Medicine Hat location is no exception! In September House of Cars Medicine Hat gave the community an opportunity to nominate two kids for credit towards a sport or activity of their choice. They received hundreds of nominations! Good job Mark and team!
But it didn't end there! The team decided to help another 4 kids on top of the two they originally planned for. Now that's what I call generosity.
The nominated kids were announced at the end of the month. They were very excited to start their sports and activities. Congratulations everyone that was chosen and thank you to those who took the time to nominate someone they love.
09-25-18
Our staff at House Of Cars want to make a difference in people’s lives, not only by providing them with credit rebuilding solutions and affordable vehicles to get them back on track, but by giving back to the community in different ways!Are you a charity/organization wanting to team up with us? Let us know by sending us an email to justin@houseofcarscalgary.com and tell us a little bit about yourselves!
Take a look above at some of our past events within the YYC community! Don’t forget to keep checking back for more.
09-10-18
Check out the new video by Royal Rally below!
The Royal Rally is not just a road trip with a group of nice cars. It's the epitome of adventure! And you can't have an adventure without it's challenges.
We bring together a group of enthusiasts and put them through what Royal Rally calls "a supercharged scavenger-hunt on wheels."
Teams are given route cards with checkpoints, activities and other adventure driven challenges. They must complete each challenge to earn points by solving questions, taking photos and completing bonus tasks for additional points. At the end, the team with the most points wins the first, second or third place trophies!
Teams are also awarded for other things, such as uniqueness, team themes, teamwear and much more! The most memorable teams get to take home the Royal Rally Spirit Award.
Yes, the cars are fast, but racing is not the purpose of the Royal Rally. In fact, teams are penalized for racing and arriving too early to checkpoints. Speeding and reckless driving are not tolerated by Royal Rally.
So now that you know more about the Royal Rally, be sure to follow both Royal Rally & House of Cars on Facebook to be notified of the next kick off event!
07-01-18
05-29-18
House of Cars Barlow Trail teamed up with Bikers Are Buddies to help end bullying. For the month of May, if you mention this post when purchasing a vehicle at House of Cars Barlow, we will donate $250 to Bikers Are Buddies.
“Exciting time for Bikers Are Buddies!! Want to thank House Of Cars – Barlow Trail and Viking Films & Tint for making the BAB Truck happen!!…We couldn’t be happier for the support of House of Cars and Justin Klee!!” – Bikers Are Buddies
03-21-18
We had a lot of fun at the Calgary International Auto Show 2018. The money wind tunnel was a hit! Special thanks to everyone that participated!
01-26-18
On Friday January 26th House of Cars was at SAIT campus to sponsor the SAIT Campus Radio station kick-off! Each person got to pick a key and the ones that were marked received a prize. Among the key prizes was a 32″ flat screen TV that put a big smile on a lucky winner. We can say that together we made a lot of people happy with amazing prizes donated by House of Cars Inc!
06-09-17
Once again we are excited to share that we have been chosen as the Best Used Car Dealership in Metro Calgary's reader's choice awards. We are grateful to our customers for giving us the opportunity to be the preferred used car dealership in Calgary. Thank you to all for showing your support!
This will be officially announced in Metro's July 18 paper.
05-16-17
We all hear about the benefits of networking in Calgary. Here's a way that networking benefits everyone involved! Have you heard about the House of Cars referral program? When you refer a friend or family member to House of Cars, they drive home in a great vehicle from our used vehicle inventory, and you receive $500. Win-win for everyone!
Here's what you need to do: start by filling out our quick and easy online referral form, providing us with both your info and that of your friend. Then when they come in to shop for a car, make sure they let their Sales Consultant know they were referred at the very beginning of the buying process. Then finally, if they purchase a car from us, you get a check for $500. Simple, no?
So start going through your contacts list, and send a referral into House of Cars!
06-05-16
On Sunday, June 5th 2016 House Of Cars Inc. teamed up with The 4th Street Lilac Festival and provided five vehicles to drive Mrs Calgary 2016, Little Miss Calgary 2016, Calgary’s Jr Miss 2016, Miss Teen Calgary 2016, Miss Calgary 2016, and MLA Greg Clark of Calgary Elbow in the parade event! With staff walking alongside the vehicles, we handed out balloons and tossed candy to the kids watching on the sidelines. Our staff had an incredible time!
If you were at Lilac Festival this year,chances are you stopped by our booth at some point during the day to fill out a ballot for our “Guess & Win $1500!”… which was a huge hit! With one of the largest booths at the event, we were located at 25th Avenue & 4th Street across from WURST patio where we had a prize wheel, a contest, chalk and face painting for the kids, along with some sweet high-end vehicles parked along the side street for all you car lovers out there!
House Of Cars would like to thank each and every one of you who stopped by to say hello or who partook in our contests this weekend. Check out some of our Instagrams from the event below! Don’t forget to follow us @hoc_calgary and on Facebook at facebook.com/HouseOfCarsCalgary
See you again next year!
1500 Cash Prize Winner!
Out of 1349 entries, ONE of you guessed the correct number of balls in the Audi R8!
Congratulations to
James”Jim” Clement, 45
of Calgary, Alberta!
Correct Answer: 1993 Balls!
12-13-15
On Sunday, December 13th 2015, our House Of Cars staff headed to downtown Calgary, AB on a mission to hand out 50 backpacks to some of the city’s less fortunate. Split up into three teams, our staff hand delivered each bag to the ‘lucky’ individuals who were picked at complete random. With GoPro cameras on hand, we were able to capture some of the incredible moments/interactions along with some testimonials of those who were willing to share their stories of what everyday life is like for them on the streets, particularly during the Christmas holiday. Meeting all types of people from all areas of life, our staff felt empowered to help make a difference in the lives of complete strangers – even if it meant for just one day.
We headed out to a few big-time retailers to grab 50 of each item for packing our bags. Each backpack was filled with necessity items (along with some extra goodies!) such as:
Along with these items, each staff member wrote out a small note of encouragement to place into the bags, as well. We wanted to add something personal to uplift the spirits of each individual to make their Christmas a little more special. Once we had the backpacks assembled, it was time to hand them out!
We are so proud of our House Of Cars family for participating in this event and would like to thank every one of our staff who took their Sunday off work to come out and lend a helping hand! Without you all, this day wouldn’t have been possible. Another big thanks goes out to all who were able to help out with the planning of the event and/or the assembling of the backpacks: Justin Klee for organizing the event, Nadeem Malik for your help with providing contacts and for lending a hand shopping for supplies, David Wong for your help in shopping for supplies, as well…and last but not least, Hassen Assaf & Mark Terrio-Cameron for helping put the bags together.
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s important for everyone to understand that there are many individuals out there who are struggling and won’t have an opportunity to celebrate Christmas with a nice family dinner or a warm place to sleep. If you or someone you know is looking to donate or help out on your own, reach out to one of your city’s drop-in centers or check out your local listings for volunteer work…or, do it on your own! A small effort really can go a long way.
