What do you keep in you car?

[itcaptainslow]

Seats and a steering wheel do me.

[Muddle238]

- Spare wheel with associated tools
- 2 ton rated 3m tow strap
- Ice scraper
- Snow socks (can probably remove these now..)
- Couple of chamois leathers
- Microfibre cloth
- Basic first aid kit
- CDs
- Homemade sunvisor extension for the gap between the sunvisor and the pillars...

[BGarside]

Spare wheel, jack, wheelbrace, pump, pressure gauge, 1st aid kit, hi-viz vest, window hammer, warning triangle, sat. nav., standard BMW toolkit.

[shirt]

just the towing eye and wheel bolt key which are in a pouch in the boot.

i don't understand those who are keeping food, sleeping bag etc. in the car. it's the UK FFS!

[XJSJohn]

"Seats and a Steering Wheel .... "

SNATCH End Scene

[XJSJohn]

Serious answer, toolbox, rope, gaffer tape, cable ties, torch, first aid kit, glow sticks, a few liters of water, an ice box (sometimes filled with beer / food).

To be fair, i don't drive in Europe.

Other serious answer, the Rope, Gaffer Tape and cable ties aren't just for tying up victims before throwing them in the back ......

[Pints]

Hi-viz vest (in the glove box, not draped over the back of my seat)
Beanie
Tub of gum
Phone charger & USB stick
Sunglasses
Microfibre cloth
Blanket

[TheAngryDog]

When I still owned a car I had;

Electric tyre pump
Spare fuel pump relay
Spare light bulbs
Socket Set
Some wire
Screw Drivers
Jump Leads
Oil
Hi-Vis vest
Water proof coat
Umbrella
Spare bulb clips for the xenon bulbs
BMW tool kit
First aid kit
2 tins of Tyre weld (no spare in M5)
Strong arm
Spare wiring loom for steering wheel
Waterless cleaner with cloths for wiping bird st off the car.

Not sure all of that will go in my new car as there isnt the room. E39 5 Series BMW's have some nice cubby holes in the boot and the false floor makes for nice storage too.

[jamieduff1981]

Pretty much nothing.

[The Mad Monk]

tfin said:

seat belt cutting-window smashing-majig.

In which set of circumstances would you want/use that?

[expensivegarms]

A torch, aux and charging leads for phone, jump leads and screenwash, bottled water behind the seat. I find it encourages me to drink water rather than buy fizzy drinks! Also a tyre depth gauge and an ice scraper.

[LimaDelta]

Hmm, I can see this thread turning all 'boathouse'.

Baby wipes
Domestic First aid kit
Additional field dressing
Rescue hammer/seatbelt cutter
Umbrella
Reusable shopping bags

During winter:

Deicer spray
Scraper
Couple of extra warm jackets/hats/gloves

[PompeyPaul]

• Manual
• De-icer
• Sat Nav
• Chewing gum (Currently run out - must re-stock!)

That's about it!

[cocopop]

Oil
Two stroke
Water
Jump leads
Tow rope
Exhaust bung
Fire extinguisher
And a lucky Yen!

[kambites]

Phone charger,
Jump leads,
Silica gel dehumidification thingies,
Sun glasses,
Tyre pressure gauge,
A pair of gloves suitable for driving (they're actually cycling gloves),
A pen,
The OEM "tool kit",
USB key with my music collection on it (which lives inside the head unit),
Deicer spray in the winter,
Whatever has fallen under the seats since I last took them out,


I think that's about it. Total weight <2kg.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 31st March 08:43

[BoRED S2upid]

Mints, sunglasses, squash racquet.

[LordGrover]

Trunk monkey.

[Hugo a Gogo]

marshalla said:

Auto-Club de Monaco emergency kit ..... hi-vis gilet,

not a hi viz vest, a gilet

[Nath1790]

Tub of Airwaves gum
Couple CD's
Receipts for bits and bobs for the car neatly stashed (nothing important to history mind)
Hi Viz Jacket (Work)
Car Tidy Bag containing:
Fast Glass
Microfibres
Couple mist pad things
Kitchen Roll
Baby Wipes
Ice scraper thingy

Tyre inflator and chargers if the socket worked in the car

I'll never keep anything heavy in the car, but I imagine I'll soon have a little clean/detailing kit with me haha.

[Clivew]

Set of golf clubs, golf trolley and two pairs of golf clubs.

... Oh, and an extendable wheel wrench.