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HappySonHappyMum · 09/11/2019 21:20

Would like to put a pack together with items for my DH's new car he will be getting just after Christmas. Have come up with a demister pad and ice scraper so far. Is there anything you would say was essential to keep for use in your car? Bit stuck!

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PurpleFrames · 09/11/2019 21:21

Air freshener- they do Yankee candle ones which smell lush
Fluids
Cleaning products
Mini hoover?

MrsCrimbo74 · 09/11/2019 21:27

Depending on how much you want to spend this car cleaning set is £54.95 but my husband loves all the stuff in this range, and he loves his car more than me Smile

Volvemos · 09/11/2019 21:28

Henry Car Bin

ColdRainAgain · 09/11/2019 21:29

I slso have decier and a mini first aid kit.
About to suggest to DH, who does lots of miles with work, he adds a blanket, some long dated chocolate and bottled water and a hat as a "I'm stuck and its cold" winter kit.

We used to have a little tyre pressure and tread depth gauge thingy.

Dreamstosell · 09/11/2019 21:44

car dehumidifier

Phone charger cable

Fstar · 10/11/2019 01:07

autoglym kit, these went down well with males in family, kinda annoyed i didnt get myself one

Essentials are tyre inflator, first aid kit, umbrella, shopping bags, deicer, gloves, pack a mac jacket incase of breakdown

Fstar · 10/11/2019 01:08

Oh personalised car mats? Emboidered initials on them

RockingMyFiftiesNot · 10/11/2019 07:07

Car boot organiser

SnorkMaiden81 · 10/11/2019 07:34

What make is the car? You can get brand specific aluminium tyre valve caps which replace the nasty plastic things and look cute very reasonably.
Like this-

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4X-MERCEDES-black-cylindrical-Tyre-valve-dust-caps-220-CLK-SLK-CLS-C-E-S-CLASS/362724547505?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item5474115bb1:g:tU0AAOSw94JdUfGo

SnorkMaiden81 · 10/11/2019 07:37

Or, you could get him a nice branded fleece or soft shell jacket.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-LOGO-EMBROIDERED-ANTI-PILL-FULL-ZIP-FLEECE-JACKET-OUTDOOR/273962456133?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3fc96f5445:m:mzMlvKnMeblf9UuWZ2R0kug

Or search for a calendar related to the car he has, or a nice brand specific keyring.

SnorkMaiden81 · 10/11/2019 07:42

When it comes to posh car care (polishes etc), the expensive luxury brands are Meguiars, Mer, Auto Finesse, Farecla.

Go for things like alloy wheel cleaner, show shine, maybe a clay bar, dash and interior products.

OR- There'll be a raft of auto-detailing businesses locally, probably on Facebook, who will come and give the car a posh paintwork treatment, decontamination and ceramic coating for example which lasts a while, brings the paintwork up like glass and might be a nice present.

Barbarara · 10/11/2019 14:36

Notebook
Pen
Phone holder
Extra long charging cable
Umbrella
Hand sanitiser

sohypnotic · 10/11/2019 17:16

Tile Bluetooth key ring
Wind up torch
Travel sweets
Driving gloves /leather gloves
Sunglasses to keep in car
Essentials kit - travel toothbrush, tissues, painkillers

HappySonHappyMum · 10/11/2019 22:30

Thanks so much for all these ideas - definite food for thought...

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