Timekill: What kind of junk do you keep in the center console?

Ooooh, thanks for this thread. You just reminded me that the Prius has a "hidden drawer" and I think that's where I left my cell phone about 6 months ago. Gotta go check!

 

Its full of power cords.
- Telephone
- Handheld GPS
- iPod
- Jabra Bluetooth

and the 3' long iPod audio input to the car audio system.

The little drawer is a trash container.

 

1961 Makarov East German Secret Police Pistol. plus a second magazine of course.
Easily worth more than the $200 I paid for it years ago.

 

I took apart the console a few days ago to install the sub-woofer control knob. I also noticed I had a lot of unrelated items. In addition to some change, I found the cover for the fuses, a fuse (still good), some granola bars, a wii sensor bar stand, and a bolt.

 

Here is a list of everything I carry and where:

center console: 30 CD wallet with my backup collection of all my Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Black Sabbath and Ozzy CDs, plus various other favorite CDs I don't want to be without, and several other CDs in rotation (I have a long commute).

rear front cupholder: work keys & gate clicker.
forward front cupholder: cell phone
rear fold-down cupholder or bottle holder in door: pop-top Thermos bottle with sippy straw filled with ice water (Makes one-handed operation easy for rehydrating on long hot commutes when I refuse to lower my mpg by running the A/C.)

hidden drawer: microfiber cloth, small kleenex pack, a few emergency sticks of gum, spare underbody molding clips/screws, and a 20 Watt inverter/110 volt cell phone charger. (I refuse to buy a new 12 volt phone charger every time I get a new phone)

center dash compartment: pen, pencil, change holder, small notepad.

maps, flashlight, tire gauge, Toyota manuals, work camera & safety glasses in lower glovebox. small first-aid kit, insurance papers etc. in upper glovebox. Yes, even though I have DVD-Nav, I use maps too.

The side pocket in the hatch area is generally empty.

A 12-volt air compressor/emergency light, a tool kit, an emergency rain poncho and my work boots are in the big compartment above the spare. Several rags and a pair of cotton gloves are sitting on the spare tire, just in case.

The back seat/hatch area holds an extra jacket, cap, nice rain coat, and emergency blanket. In winter I add a rubbermaid container with Carharts and winter hat/gloves. (Remember, I have a long commute, and I want to be prepared if I ever break down in the middle of nowhere, and in Chicago, you know what happens to the weather every 10 minutes.)

 

Prius Maximus,

Nice list. Maybe add a battery jump starter? (I tuck mine under the front passenger seat).

 

ipod, log book, surefire, 9mm or .32. Sometimes napkins.

 

Thanks, and you're right, a jump starter is a necessity. I carry one in winter, along with a folding shovel - in the hatch or the big tray above the spare. I'm in summer mode now and forgot about it.

 

About a dollar in change, a small flashlight, a tire pressure guage, a notepad with pencil, a hand towel, a case for my sunglasses and a little birdseed in case I get the munchies...

 

Any roadside exams recently?

 

BTW, Prius Hoods now makes a divider for the center console. You can turn that pile of junk into two piles:

eBay Motors: Toyota Prius Divider for your Center Console 04- 08 (item 110267270618 end time Jul-12-08 13:55:49 PDT)

 

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I've got that exact kit too, except my Browning is .40 and I keep it in the back seat foot space (quick access while driving).
It's locked and loaded. I have my carry conceal license.

 

Added yesterday:

A potted plant in the cupholder to accompany the coleus cutting (see photo below).

Now I have to put my Diet Pepsi between my thighs and squeeze.

 

I keep a:

microfiber cloth (for frequent wiping of my MFD and shiney surfaces...

another smaller lens cloth for my glasses

a Tide detergent pen-I am a messy eater

Pocket knife

a ziploc bag full of quarters

My Ipod

and that's about it. I'm trying REAL HARD not to trash this car up like I have been prone to do in the past.

 

I have to ask, how in the hell are you planning to keep those plants alive in there? Around here, a plant can wilt to death in the time it takes me to run in the grocery store!

 

Nice Simpsons reference, BTW.

 

We'll see. I monitor their health. The coleus cutting was wilting the other day so I brought it home for overnight AC. Otherwise, on hot days I try to park in the shade, leave the windows open, use the window sunshield.

 

Tom, if you must have dirt in your car, try cactus. it wont care if the windows are up in the heat!

 

Yeah I'm experimenting. Cactus will be the last resort. I figured if VW puts a bud vase in the New Beetle, then cuttings and some potted plants short of Cactus must be able to survive in there.