What Do You Keep/Use in Your Car?

activ8newbs on 08/01/2018 - 23:06
Last edited 09/01/2018 - 10:41 by 1 other user

Hi all, I just purchased my first "proper" car.

Got my hands on Merc A200 AMG with all the bells and whistles (reverse cameras, voice control, self parking etc etc)

But what do you keep inside your car that's practical? This includes gadgets.

  • Tissue box, wet wipes, dash cam, some sort of car charger for a phone (preferably fast charge), some sort of Aux cable, a first aid kit or a tool kit?

What's your tech setup like? Anything useful/cool?

What about xiamoi products?

Thanks!

Automotive

Comments

    • kahn on 26/04/2019 - 19:29
      +5

      A blow-up doll.

      • Nugs on 26/04/2019 - 19:31

        "for research"?
        .

        • strangeloops66 on 26/04/2019 - 19:43
          +4

          For getting away with driving in the T2 lane.

      • [Deactivated] on 26/04/2019 - 22:28
        +1

        cable ties, rohypnol, rope, gaffer tape.

    • BertieBrown on 26/04/2019 - 19:31

      A steering wheel that doesn't just fly off when I'm driving.

    • holoz0r on 26/04/2019 - 19:32

      A clutch pedal

    • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 19:33
      +1

      Oh, I forgot rope. I keep about 20m of rope in with the spare tyre.

    • loulou1 on 26/04/2019 - 19:35
      +11

      Tarp, rope, shovel. For reasons.

    • WreckTangle on 26/04/2019 - 19:36
      +1

      Maccas wrappers

    • dylanando on 26/04/2019 - 19:43

      blind spot monitors

    • strangeloops66 on 26/04/2019 - 19:45

      Prophylactics - for tyre repair.

    • ego22 on 26/04/2019 - 19:51

      engine

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 19:54

        This didn't come standard? You must've got a ripper deal!

        • ego22 on 26/04/2019 - 19:57
          +2

          pffft, tell me about it. never again…i try to always keep one in the car now.

        • strangeloops66 on 26/04/2019 - 19:58
          +5

          He bought a Jeep, needs a spare engine at all times.

        • AdosHouse on 26/04/2019 - 21:48

          Not standard with the Flintstones model.

    • iforgotmysocks on 26/04/2019 - 19:53
      +2

      • Duct tape
      • Leatherman
      • Jumper leads

      TOOLS, I HAVE TO HAVE MY TOOLS

    • barges on 26/04/2019 - 19:57
      +1

      Jumper, hat, sunscreen cable ties

      • ego22 on 26/04/2019 - 19:59
        +3

        you forgot shovel, rope, chain, besser block, reciprocating saw and bleech.

        • try2bhelpful on 26/04/2019 - 20:44

          The fact you know all that is worrying. Carrying all that stuff around must stuff up your gas mileage.

        • AdosHouse on 26/04/2019 - 21:49
          +2

          Don't forget spare batteries for the saw in case it's a big job.

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 20:00

        Good ones!

    • ego22 on 26/04/2019 - 20:07

      disposable absorbent pee bags and hospital grade vomit bags are a must.

      • Gandalf the Thrifty on 26/04/2019 - 22:23

        NASA space nappy?
        So you drive several hours non-stop to utilise the rest of the things in your other comments

        • ego22 on 26/04/2019 - 22:32

          yes, unless u have to transfer some of those things onto a boat.. then u can just pee over the side.

    • ihbh on 26/04/2019 - 20:15
      +1

      Some that you don't have:

      • Sun glasses.

      • Membership cards (e.g. to local RSL club).

      • Toilet paper.

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 21:05
        +1

        Sunglasses, definite yes!
        Membership cards are a good one, but I keep most of them on my phone.

    • ScuseMe on 26/04/2019 - 20:21

      Mmm maybe a trailer to carry all those.

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 21:06
        +1

        I just take a second car with me to carry all the gear I need in the first one.
        In all seriousness though, between the glove box, the underneath of the front seats, and around the spare tyre, it all fits ok.

        • ScuseMe on 26/04/2019 - 22:19

          Hahaha. Thank you for understanding my sarcasm and playing along with the joke. Even though i didn't come with a valuable input i see plenty others did. Hope you gather some useful things for your car. Cheers.

    • DarthAntz on 26/04/2019 - 20:22

      rubbish bin

      • inertia8 on 27/04/2019 - 00:55

        That's what the footwells are for

    • try2bhelpful on 26/04/2019 - 20:47
      +1

      Change for parking meters.
      Our blue tooth adapter because the headphone jack is in the glovebox.
      GPS.
      Sun Glasses
      Reading glasses.
      Thermal carry bag to carry frozen stuff home.

    • holdenmg on 26/04/2019 - 21:00

      chocolate

      air con

      cup holder

    • bobbified on 26/04/2019 - 21:03
      +2

      Did you buy an "AMG" too? lol :p

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/354318

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 21:40

        Ah wow, gonna have to have a read tomorrow! Just a lil ol' Corolla for me.

      • pegaxs on 26/04/2019 - 22:24
        +1

        Hahaha… soon as I read the title, this was the first thread I thought of… I thought, “hello, looks like ‘ole ding dong has a new car and needs to humble brag… again”

        • bobbified on 26/04/2019 - 22:25

          haha that was exactly me! I read the comments before mine to see if anyone else already brought it up and was surprised to see it hadn't!

    • Quantumcat on 26/04/2019 - 21:17

      Spare feminine items

    • Captain Kremmen on 26/04/2019 - 21:18

      SAFM rocks (insert Adelaide suburb here) sticker.

    • AdosHouse on 26/04/2019 - 21:52

      Current car: fire extinguisher, first aid kit, combo window breaker/seat belt cutter, phone charger, sunglasses.

      Last car: All the above as well as, wheel chocks, socket set, and screwdrivers.

      • moar bargains on 26/04/2019 - 22:04

        Sounds like there's a reason it's now your "last car"!

        • AdosHouse on 26/04/2019 - 22:06

          LOL, yeah it was a VY Commodore, but I just liked having the tools in it. Ironically I would use those tools on other peoples cars more than mine.

    • pegaxs on 26/04/2019 - 22:15
      +2

      All the “bells and whistles” for my AMG A200…

      Side note: Just bought a 2019 Toyota Corolla and due to the boot space in this car, I’ll tell you what I keep in it… (fropanity) nothing. And I’m not even sure if there is enough room for nothing in there. I have nothing here, and I tried to see if it would fit, and I don’t think it does. So, if I’m going to get something in the new Corolla, it’s gonna have to be less than this nothing, that doesn’t fit.

      • try2bhelpful on 26/04/2019 - 23:05

        You need to install a Tardis.

        • pegaxs on 26/04/2019 - 23:18

          No room…

    • donnot on 26/04/2019 - 22:31

      First-aid kit, phone charging cables (Micro-USB, Type-C, lightning), seatbelt cutter/glass breaker, 240V inverter, dashcam, jumpstarter, spare phone with offline Google maps (only recently got my licence - paranoid and not confident with a lot of roads), vomit bags, socket set, puncture repair kit, torch.

    • Switchblade88 on 26/04/2019 - 22:48

      Cash. $50 get you out of most binds if you forget your wallet/go broke at the end of your pay cycle and need fuel.

      Also, spare debit card linked to my reserve savings account.

      • try2bhelpful on 26/04/2019 - 23:05

        I always tuck a $50 in the zip up part of my purse as emergency money.

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