What do you keep in your boot?
Discussion
Interesting question.
I have an emergency outback incident survival kit, no really. Includes defibrillator, needles, wound stiching kit, loads of bandages, UHF radio and loads of other gear I need to get my head around. Guess I could with going on a first aid course to make it useful.
Also hold plenty of water, dried meal packs and energy bars. But then the car itself is unlike the majority of company vehicles I have had in the past, had optioned, under body bash plates, stainless steel front end bull-bars (massive) and a Roo Shoo!
Just moved up in to a new role overseeing a large part of rural New South Wales not just Sydney so logical I guess, can't wait to put it to use for it primary purpose, me going trail bashing at the weekends! ))))))))
I have an emergency outback incident survival kit, no really. Includes defibrillator, needles, wound stiching kit, loads of bandages, UHF radio and loads of other gear I need to get my head around. Guess I could with going on a first aid course to make it useful.
Also hold plenty of water, dried meal packs and energy bars. But then the car itself is unlike the majority of company vehicles I have had in the past, had optioned, under body bash plates, stainless steel front end bull-bars (massive) and a Roo Shoo!
Just moved up in to a new role overseeing a large part of rural New South Wales not just Sydney so logical I guess, can't wait to put it to use for it primary purpose, me going trail bashing at the weekends! ))))))))
Socket Set
Air Compressor
Hi Vis Jacket
Spare Engine Oil
Mixed Screenwash
Water
Jack
4 Ton Elastic Tow Rope
Some cheap throwaway plastic snow chain things (never opened)
Phone Charger
First Aid Kit
My Spare Watch
Mobile Phone (PAYG Cheapy)
Lucozade
OBD Fault Reader
And that's all in my spare tyre well.....
Air Compressor
Hi Vis Jacket
Spare Engine Oil
Mixed Screenwash
Water
Jack
4 Ton Elastic Tow Rope
Some cheap throwaway plastic snow chain things (never opened)
Phone Charger
First Aid Kit
My Spare Watch
Mobile Phone (PAYG Cheapy)
Lucozade
OBD Fault Reader
And that's all in my spare tyre well.....
I'm like a lot of people before, and don't like having stuff rolling around the boot, so all it has is a golf umbrella, which fits in a groove to stop it moving, a warning triangle stuck to the side, and the standard spare wheel (full size).
However through out the rest of the car I have antifreeze, rear window blinds, Haynes manual, atlas, sat nav, CDs, pound coin for trolleys, first aid kit, hi vis, microfibre cloths, handbook, spare bulbs, sunglasses, GB sticker and probably more. But everything has its place.
However through out the rest of the car I have antifreeze, rear window blinds, Haynes manual, atlas, sat nav, CDs, pound coin for trolleys, first aid kit, hi vis, microfibre cloths, handbook, spare bulbs, sunglasses, GB sticker and probably more. But everything has its place.
JakeT said:
davidcharles said:
SuperchargedVR6 said:
Nothing. I hate things rattling around in the car when hooning, plus it's unnecessary weight!
snap....nothing at all in my boots ever... i am sure it makes me fasterI must admit, I don't get the carrying oil in the boot thing. I keep it in the shed and check it once a month, and top up if need be.
brrapp said:
Mine too , got down to less than 300miles per litre by the time I sold it at 130000 miles. The boot always had at least a couple of gallons of oil in. At least at that rate of use, I could use cheap oil and not bother about changing it.
So this isn't particularly specific to the mileage the engine has covered? I will check mine again as I lapsed from doing it every week as it just never used any and started doing it every month or so like a modern. Maybe I got lucky? But at that rate of loss it's got to be either burning it or dropping it, either should be obvious.quoteunquote_sir_ said:
brrapp said:
Mine too , got down to less than 300miles per litre by the time I sold it at 130000 miles. The boot always had at least a couple of gallons of oil in. At least at that rate of use, I could use cheap oil and not bother about changing it.
So this isn't particularly specific to the mileage the engine has covered? I will check mine again as I lapsed from doing it every week as it just never used any and started doing it every month or so like a modern. Maybe I got lucky? But at that rate of loss it's got to be either burning it or dropping it, either should be obvious.I bought it from my brother in law who'd had it from New and used to top up a litre per month (1200 miles). At 80000 miles it was on a litre for 1000 miles, at 100000 it was on a litre for 500 miles then at 130000 it was on a litre for 300 miles. Maybe they morph into an RX8 by 150000 miles?
Empty boot but tucked under the boot floor in the well where a wheel would be if my car came with one is:
Bottle of screen wash
Can of de-icer
High vis vest
warm hat
Coupe of emergency blanckets
Packet of tisues
UK map
large egg carton to take up space and stop the above rolling about
(+ the compressor, tyre gunk towing eye etc that came with the car)
Bottle of screen wash
Can of de-icer
High vis vest
warm hat
Coupe of emergency blanckets
Packet of tisues
UK map
large egg carton to take up space and stop the above rolling about
(+ the compressor, tyre gunk towing eye etc that came with the car)
Dafuq said:
Interesting question.
I have an emergency outback incident survival kit, no really. Includes defibrillator, needles, wound stiching kit, loads of bandages, UHF radio and loads of other gear I need to get my head around. Guess I could with going on a first aid course to make it useful.
Also hold plenty of water, dried meal packs and energy bars. But then the car itself is unlike the majority of company vehicles I have had in the past, had optioned, under body bash plates, stainless steel front end bull-bars (massive) and a Roo Shoo!
Just moved up in to a new role overseeing a large part of rural New South Wales not just Sydney so logical I guess, can't wait to put it to use for it primary purpose, me going trail bashing at the weekends! ))))))))
A different world down under - a former colleague went to work in rural Australia. One of his tasks was doing autopsies for the Coroner (or their Aus equivalent), a few of which were people who had crashed their light aircraft. The way he got there? By light aircraft...I have an emergency outback incident survival kit, no really. Includes defibrillator, needles, wound stiching kit, loads of bandages, UHF radio and loads of other gear I need to get my head around. Guess I could with going on a first aid course to make it useful.
Also hold plenty of water, dried meal packs and energy bars. But then the car itself is unlike the majority of company vehicles I have had in the past, had optioned, under body bash plates, stainless steel front end bull-bars (massive) and a Roo Shoo!
Just moved up in to a new role overseeing a large part of rural New South Wales not just Sydney so logical I guess, can't wait to put it to use for it primary purpose, me going trail bashing at the weekends! ))))))))
On reflection, I suppose it's not that surprising, just a reflection of the scale of the country - most of us drive to work here but, famously (and subject of some controversy) Lang Hancock was said to have discovered the immense Pilbara iron ore deposits - out of which our cars may well have been made - when flying.
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