What do you keep in your car?

I keep a bigger flashlight in the armrest/console, along with a microfiber towel to wipe the fingerprint smudges off of the screen. I haven't found the "perfect" change holder yet, but I'm looking. I would not keep a credit card in the car. That stays with me. (The $20 sounds like a good idea, though.)

 

I finally got one of the Auto Power vacuum/inflator/light/jumper units from http://www.lentek.com/Main/Main.asp?Conten...1&CategoryID=5& although this one isn't as nice as the apparently discontinued one I got on markdown to $40.

It inflates a tire reasonably well, but I only had to add 3 pounds to one when I tried it out. There's a 10 minute time limit on running the compressor, and it only took maybe 3 to top off the tire.

The vacuum does work, although I would expect a dedicated vacuum to be better.

Haven't tried the jumper, but I need to have the main power outlet made hot all the time before it would work anyway.

The light looks OK.

Beyond that, I have a squeegee to get the morning dew off the windows and a collapsible box my mom gave me stored in the 'trunk' so I can put groceries and stuff into a container rather than have them roll around.

I wish the 'trunk' was bigger/deeper so the Auto Power would fit. Right now, the blanket that I carry too (Go, Bills!) is acting as camouflage for it...

 

I keep two fishing poles, my tackle backpack, and my waders (although I'll take the waders out in the summer).

Those are essential, as you never know when the urge/opportunity to fish will pop up!!!

Tightlines
jtr

 

Road kit (got free for buying 4 Michelin tires for my pre-Prius) I keep in the underdeck area in the "wayback")
1st aid kit (main center console) (Road kit also has a 1st aid kit)
Ice scraper/brush (under front passenger seat)
Tire pressure guage (upper glove compartment)
Manuals that came w/ car (lower glove compartmenet)
Maps (LGC)
Thermal cup (frontmost cup holder)

Brian

 

6D cell maglite flashlight.

The required "papers" of course.

First aid kit

Radar Detector

GPS

XM satellite radio equipment

On occasion, one Great Pyrenees dog. :mrgreen:

 

I purchased an AC/Delco 6-in-1 high pressure inflator (tires), low pressure inflator/deflator, battery jumper, work light, 12v plug-in combination from BJ's. It fits nicely in the compartment above the spare tire.....about $65, I believe.

 

Center Console

Old wallet with all of my info cards/membership cards/etc.
Contact lens solution
Duct tape
Business cards
Fingernail clippers
Tweezers (you'd be surprised how often this comes in handy)
Mini flashlight
Pepper spray

Tape/Cd Cubby

Delphi Roady XM radio (when not in use)
Garmin iQue 3600 (when not in use)

Backseat Floor

Steinberger Spirit XT-25 bass guitar
CanvasWorks sunshade

Hatch/Trunk

Ampeg BA115HP combo bass amp

 

What no change of underwear for you guy's LOL (JK)

 

My list:
Under the trunk floor:
1. Small vacuum cleaner that works pretty well
2. Plastic tray to hold upholstery cleaner, wash'n wax, Armor-all, etc.
3. Small compressor to inflate tires; works reasonably well.
4. Jumper cables
5. Two flares
6. Small tool set: screwdrivers, pliers, cable ties, etc.
7. Quart of oil
8. Window squeegee (fall, winter)
9. Chains (winter)
10. Wool blanket (winter)

Inside pax comparment:
1. Throw pillows and front seat cushions.
2. LED flashlight, red
3. Plastic film canister full of quarters
4. Small case with several pens, nail file.
5. Small towel for cleaning spills
6. Cat-tail duster along driver seat by door for dusting dash and panel.
7. Pop-out sun shades for front and rear windows
8. Zippered CD case
9. Calculator
10. Tire pressure guage
11. Maps in door bins.

I like the separate storage compartment under the trunk deck; allows me to keep stuff out of the way and have a clean, open storage area with no clutter.
Bob
Owners Manual, warranties, maintenance books, etc, in vinyl case in passenger seatback pocket.

Registration and proof of insurance in small nylon case in dash storage under radio.

 

I have lists similar to the rest of you, but number one on my list is a Frisbee.

~Andrew

 

upper glove box
reggies and insurance
flash light
pen and paper

center
digital tire pressure gauge
hand cream
Kenny Wayne Shepard's Ledbetter Heights CD ( play it thru 3 times and I'm clinically depressed)
another pen and paper (for suicide note)
cell charger
spare fuse (for charger)
lip balm for the wife

rear
2 plastic boxes
plastic cooler

that's it, anything else I buy as necessary, at 57 years of age I don't' need a lot else. I might throw in a Jeff Beck CD occasionally.

 

Lower Glovebox:
Registration , owners manual, insurance, AAA stuff and Maps(even for us GPS people), Entertainment Coupon Book

Upper Glovebox:
Microfiber towel (Costco) for screen smudges
Extra sunglasses

Center Console:
Pocket PC charger
Cell phone earpiece (I do not have a Bluetooth phone)
Mileage log, calculator, pen
Removable Light that fits in battery charger
Hubby Sunglasses
Altoids
Tire guage
Front of console in little space - Parking pass- hangs on rear view mirror, valet cards

Under Center Console- Drawer- Kleenex
Beside Center Console- Super Jumbo Sun Shades

Passenger side Sun Visor- Kleenex container

Both Door Holders- Kleenex and trash bag

Under back seat- umbrella

Hatch- left hole:
Small Baby blanket for wrapping antique china in
Fleece blanket for protecting the carpeting in the back
Baseball Hat

Hatch underside (hidden area):
Route 66 tote bag with tools, flares, fire extinguisher
California Duster
Extra tennis shoes, socks in case I have to walk anywhere (hold over from old car)

Yes, hubby sneezes alot.
It still looks uncluttered..

 

What about dry-roasted peanuts? Everyone seems to have forgotten dry-roasted peanuts!! <grin> ;-)

 

I keep my pet hippopotamus, Marvin, in my Prius. People have a hard time believing that he fits in there, but as long as he does not try to open his mouth all the way there's no problem. I can't bring him into the house because I live in a no-pets apartment building. I take him down to the river and we romp in the mud together. Marvin loves mud. I have to hose him down pretty good before I let him back into the Prius or he'd get the carpets dirty. I also keep a frisby in the Prius, but Marvin is a lousy frisby player. It's not that he can't catch it. You'd be surprised how fast a hippo can run when he feels like it. It's just that he has no sporting spirit. He'd rather slop around in the mud, or sit on the bottom of the river for five minutes at a time. The first time he did that I thought he had drowned or swum away underwater or something. But then I found out that hippos can hold their breath a really long time. Marvin's a real show-off that way. So I play frisby by myself. Sometimes girls come along the pathway and ask me what I'm doing. I tell them I'm playing frisby while I wait for my pet hippopotamus to come up for air. They think I'm retarded or something. Boy, are they ever surprised when Marvin surfaces and opens his mouth all the way (hippos can open their mouths so wide you wouldn't believe it!) and comes trotting up the river bank to me and rolls over and begs me to rub his belly! I keep other stuff in my Prius too, but none of it is as interesting as Marvin. Even the frisby is not as interesting as Marvin. He's a really cool hippopotamus.

 

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Now, does daniel live in Fargo or was he in the movie, Fargo?