How much clobber is in your car?

[wemorgan]

I do quite often stop and help people if I see them in trouble by the roadside - I have towed people to safety if broken down in a dangerous spot , given petrol to those who have run out , extinguished an underbonnet fire in an Audi with the helpless young man looking on , then disconnected his battery , changed wheels for lone women/elderly motorists who were incapable of doing it themselves - I seem to find myself helping someone out two or three times a year .

You almost made me cry.

No seriosuly, it's great that there are people out there helping others.

I. Maybe it just reflects my experience.

That sounds about right. As mate with a 1990s XJR carries all number of spare parts in his boot, almost like he knows what's going to break next.

 

[christopherwk]

I can't carry too much stuff in my car, because of work even though I have to do silly thousand miles a year, and there are times when I collect 4 people, with a boot full of luggage. All my stuff has to be in the door pockets and underneath the boot in the spare wheel well:

In the car:
Gloves
TomTom
Mints
Business Cards
AA Greater London Atlas
Philips Motorists Atlas (cheap one from 99p store)
Marker Pens and a ream of Tesco Value paper (for meet & greets)
1 x £10 note, 1 x £5 and some pound coins (float)
Lost property: a pair of gloves and a comb
Some crayons a child left behind
Calculator (if someone wants to pay me in Euros or Dollars)
Some leaflets on London (mainly for tourists who are here for the first time)
A couple of hangers (if I, or the passengers want to hang their jacket)

In the boot (tucked nicely to one side):

High visibility jacket
Large piece of old carpet, and a big bag of cat litter (in case I stuck in snow)

Under the boot, in the spare wheel well:

Torque wrench, extension bar, 17mm socket (the wrench which comes with the car is far too short and useless)
Tow rope
Air freshener (aerosol)
Spare bulbs
Interior wipes
Black & Decker mini vacuum cleaner
Gloves (rugged type)
Philips Atlas, the big one with the 1.5inch to 1 mile scale.
Glass cleaner
Another hanger

Also I bring with me a bag to carry my laptop in, and a power inverter.

All I need for a day's work!

- oh yes and on the rear parcel shelf, a Mercedes umbrella and tissue boxes.

Everything is out of the way, no clutter, car is always ready for a load of passengers with their luggage!

 

[renault12ts]

Empty except for a few receipts in the armrest box. Don't even have the cargo cover and safety net because I think it looks too cluttered.

 

[thebook]

One set of not-recently-used golf clubs.

 

[d w124]

My boot is always full.I remember Niks last time told me my car look`s like toys r us shop

 

[Peteee]

my wife has all of those things listed in her handbag!

 

[Ade B]

Aside from the usual standard gear I have:

In the boot:

Dog food, about 5 litres of water and bowl
Leccy air bed pump
Mini vacuum cleaner
A stunt kite (at all times)
Towel for dog
Usually walking boots, socks, gloves, hat and small rucksack for outdoorsy stuff.
Car cleaning bits & a few rags
Spare oil, ATF, washer fluid
Mini socket set/tool kit (used a few times to strip door cards at the side of the road to wind up stubborn windows)..
A straightened coat hanger for rodding car drains & poking stuff
Old floor mats (currently in use in the car over the clean over mats)
A load of webbing and bungees for occassional roof rack use
Currently lots of dead leaves...
Quite often a kiddy buggy.
A rechargeable lamp (boot light disconnected)

Most of the above sits in the wells at either side except the boot bag and buggy. The CE boot is vast.

Inside the car is pretty standard stuff apart from the toddler tat and further dog towel.

Ade

 

[BTB 500]

SL has minimal stuff beyond standard equipment - pad & pen, couple of microfibre cloths, small torch, road atlas in the boot. That's about it.

Vito has (in addition) spare bulb kit, jump leads, high vis jackets, extinguisher, etc. Then stuff for the dogs e.g.:

set of tailored window shades
reflective sheets, bungees, pegs, clips
5 litre water container
approx 8 dog leads
toys, titbits, clickers, 'pick up' bags
selection of running shoes for me & Mrs BTB
Dog first aid kit
Dog coats
Towels
Baseball caps
Umbrella
Contact training hoops
etc.

That's all in there permanently (the only time some of it comes out is when we drive to Germany). Before a show lots of other stuff for the 6 dogs and 3 kids goes in!

The Audi is like a mobile rubbish tip inside ...

 

[Lugy]

Okay, at the moment from memory....

Boot;
Large toolbox with all tools required to rebuild a SIII Landy
Overalls
Reflective jacket for marshalling
Another jacket
Another jacket
A shirt
Cat boots
Old Reebok Classics (just in case )
Sledge(type device)
Tow rope
Latex gloves
Cordless drill
Drills
Escort Mk1 gearknob
Empty water containers
Empty screenwash containers
Big Ikea bag
Gloves
Shovel
Hat
Degreaser
Advent calander
Mircofibre cloths
Various empty bottles
2 Maglites
LED worklamp

Back seats;
Calander
Map
CDs
Cotton hankerchiefs

Front;
Camera
Chinese takeaway menu
Mondeo keys
CDs
McDonalds napkins
Phone charger
Oldest living iPod
Another phone charger
Random change
Aftershave

There's more in there I can't remember . I just seem to collect it no matter how hard I try!

 

[A210AMG]

Mine...

Mrs A210 (all found in and around boot!)

 

[nicko]

In the front;
cd's,sunglasses,scraper,pen+paper,spare bulbs.

In the boot;

De-icer,screenwash,handtools and a case of beer chillin for tomorrow

 

[st4]

Lugy-I am loving the chinese take away menu up front, makes choosing your munch and then getting it that bit quicker if its in the car.

 

[Darrell]

Err, I have the following,

2 sets of drain rods
5 cordless drills plus chargers
1 De Walt breaker
6 UK/Greek adaptors
1 Stihl chainsaw
1 Stihl strimmer
1 9" angle grinder
1 4" angle grinder
1 electric kettle
1 fishing rod
1 box for fishing stuff
a box full of plumbing fittings
1 blowlamp
a bucket full of solder, boss white, ptfe tape etc etc
a radio
a flask
1 skillsaw
1 sander
4 boxes of drywall screws
1 110v-240v transformer
1 110v extension lead
1 Greek extension lead
plumbing tool box
a couple of buckets
Marshalltown trowel
a toilet roll
steel capped boots (no laces)
bits of rag
rubbish bags
garden shears
can of petrol
a shotgun (new in a case)

Up front.
pencils (behind the ear variety)
broken lighters
ray-bans
sat-nav???
keys for properties we look after


too many empty fag packets, leftover bits of sandwitches, coke cans, broken bits of my daughters toys, and a smelly carrier bag with some prawns for bait.

On the roof-rack

1 3.5m triple extension ladder
various lengths of waste pipe and copper tube

Aren't w124's great.

 

[mbenz76]

From memory - not sure it's 100% accurate.

In front (glove box, centre console, door pockets):
- CDs
- Swiss Army knife
- Mag Lite
- Alcohol hand gel
- Napkins (from KFC!)
- Salt (little packets from KFC!)
- Plastic sporks!
- Headache tablets
- Chinese take-away menu (glad I'm not the only one)
- Mobile phone charger
- Phone cradle from my last phone which I never took out of car
- Empty carrier bags
- Chamois sponge (for wiping inside windows)
- Anti-bacterial hand wipes
- Spare mobile phone

In Boot:
- Box of grit (recent addition)
- Shovel (recent addition)
- Cardboard (recent addition for traction on snow)
- Folding shovel
- De-icer
- Ice scraper
- More carrier bags
- Ratchet tie down strap
- Toilet roll (you never know!)
- Umbrella
- Map (in case sat nav ever packs in)

 

[500SAT]

In the front nothing as i can't get the glasses thing to open and i do'nt like things clumping round in the door bins ,
in the boot :-
two red triangles ,
hi vis jacket ,
nice draper socket set ,
michelin map of france ,
map of the uk ,
tom tom ,
modern first aid kit plus the original mb one ,
mb jack and tool kit ,
an old spark plug or two & leads from last service ,
tire weld ( not good but if desperate worthwhile ),
spare bulb set ,
10l of destilled water ,
big torch ,
rubber gloves ,

 

[matt17081]

Oh dear, I guess i must be the exception here, door pockets dont have anything in them at all the glovebox has:

6 x cd's,
Owners documents / hand book etc,
my insulin and assorted medication,
1 z pen and notebook,

the center cubby box contains:
sat nav,
mobile phone cradle

the boot has a plastic box (with lid) held down with 3 x velcro strips to stop it from moving about containing
1 x pair of boots
1 x hi hiz vest and
1 x hard hat
all for work apart for that my car is always empty, even the rear seats always have the seatbelts clipped into the sockets (as if they were being worn) the ashtray has some loose change in it as does the cup holder pocket
oh yes and it gets washes 3 times a week and wax polished once a week

 

[wemorgan]

, even the rear seats always have the seatbelts clipped into the sockets (as if they were being worn)

Very good safety advice for cars with foldable rear seats and luggage in boot.

 

[219]

I've always found that - the bigger the car : the more stuff you end up carrying around in it . True for most people I know .

 

[lopes80]

In the boot,

Meguiars quick detailer and a microfiber cloth.

In the front,

Ipod in the glove box.

Hidden compartment under drivers seat, i have another cloth and a swissvax detaling brush.

That's it!

Lol, my wife gets so anoyed as I am always telling her not to leave crap in the car after she uses it, but i leave stuff around the house all the time and it does not bother me....

 

[christopherwk]

A couple of old pics I found:

In my bike topbox:

Tyre puncture repair, spare number plate, waterproof jacket, cable ties, spare glasses, pump, gaffa tape (Sangria has since been drunk).

In my van (used to drive):

High vis, loads of atlases and books (including the Highway Code, and Motorcycle Roadcraft?), oil, de-icer, water, Black & Decker vacuum cleaner, hard hat, toilet roll, mints, jump leads, tyreweld, GT85, Boost (chocolate), notepad, footpump, torque wrench, pen, socket, marker pen, tow rope, mirror, Michael Jackson CD, an Open University CD, a tow bar/rod (as well), cushion from Ikea, chamois, Road Angel, umbrella