Most useless car accessory of all time ??

[moffspeed]

OK, I'll start with 3 nominations :

1) anti-lift windscreen wiper blades, the chavs fit them to the hatchback wiper of their Fiestas to prevent the dreaded wiper-lift when they reverse at high speed.

2) a neat little device that I saw for sale on a cross-channel ferry. A small circular plastic box that you stick on the dashboard when touring abroad. When you push the button the microchip chirps up with "drive on the right". Hang-on if you remember to push the button you must be remembering to drive on the right, no ?

3) For those of you of a certain age, the rubber earthing strap that dangled from your bumper and prevented car sickness...err no.

Any offers ?

[moffspeed]

_Deano said:

moffspeed said:

OK, I'll start with 3 nominations :

3) For those of you of a certain age, the rubber earthing strap that dangled from your bumper and prevented car sickness...err no.


3) wasn't that strap used to prevent static build up on the valour (sp?) seats used in the 80's?

My God - you believed it ?

[moffspeed]

..and another one. If you own a classic car that sits in the garage all winter you can buy custom rubber mats that mimic the contour of your tyres and prevent "expensive flat spotting", £125 a set , what a bargain.

Personally I prefer to wander into the garage every fortnight or so, fire the car up and move it forward a foot and then turn it off. Saves me £125 and another £500 by preventing the clutch/brakes from binding, an even bigger bargain.