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[cam2502]

So what items MUST you have in your car? I'm talking about the little things. For instance, I must have a pen, couple of quid spare change in the ashtray, some baby wipes ( don't ask  )  and some little sachets of salt, coz I quite often have a sarny when out and about.
Don't know where that puts me on the autism spectrum , but I just like to have these things

Anyone else??

[mantahatch]

Strangely I carry a cigarette lighter. It stems from being an AA man many years ago. I was surrounded by half a dozen drunks in town one night asking for a light, something at that time I did not have. Have carried one ever since. Theory being can just hand over lighter and drive off.
Nothing else really carried day to day but if off on longer trip then qute a few tools are carried.

[Martian]

So what items MUST you have in your car? I'm talking about the little things. For instance, I must have a pen, couple of quid spare change in the ashtray, some baby wipes ( don't ask  )  and some little sachets of salt, coz I quite often have a sarny when out and about.
Don't know where that puts me on the autism spectrum , but I just like to have these things

Anyone else??

You'll need a few more "off the wall" eccentricities than that to get an ASD award 

For me personally all I need is a combustible material, oxygen (with a bit of nitrogen thrown in), and a source of ignition to complete my journey 

[Del Boy]

Must have a pen, and a piece of paper, napkins, some cleaning stuff in the boot for inside & out, a good CD is essential, phone charger. Probably some other bits I'll think of .

[tunnie]

Petrol 

[omega3000]

Spare change , some nice humbugs , a pen , a paper clip  , salt pepper and curry sauce ... oh specs and sunglasses . 2 LITRES of water for hissing sid omega 

[Varche]

For me, one of those fold away silver reflective screens to put in the windscreen ( I never thought I would have one AND a set of ugly baby screens for side windows. Driving a greenhouse disguised as a bus doesn't help. Oh for the days of an Omega with small windows and tinted glass.

Oh and I forgot. Two litres of drinking water just in case.

[Nick W]

Although all of my keyrings have a small LED torch, I keep a good one, readily available in the car.
I have a phone charger in each of my vehicles, which also charges the satnav.
Wheel changing equipment.
Hi-viz vest.
Breakdown phone number; if it does break down, I just want it taken home!

Those are the essentials, although I also have: a small socket set, a couple of screwdrivers, duct tape and a few cable ties. I don'tthink I've ever used any of this stuff on my own car, but it doesn't take up much space and is handy to have.

I keep forgetting to replace the fire extinguisher.

[plym ian]

steering wheel defiantly never go anywhere in the car without that

no seriously, fuses (saved me a few times)
bulbs(saved me a few times)
tool kit(saved me a few times)
a pen (never used it but might save me one day!!!!)

[albitz]

Torch,spare crank sensor,jack wheelbrace and not much else.Although I have had an A frame and two sets of Omega seat belts in the boot for a couple of months.Really should take them out soon.
A cant stand having lots of stuff inside the car rolling & rattling around when Im driving,it really gets on my nerves.
The Cavalier is full of all sorts of bits & pieces which I keep meaning to clear out,but its sort of become my second shed for storing bits  & pieces. I do keep it jammed in place though so it doesnt move around when driving

[joshwyatt]

I carry so much stuff in different cars;

Jag's got - 3 ton trolley Jack, breaker bar, tool kit, x3 pairs of shoes, autoglym cleaning stuff, 10w40 and 5w30 oil.

Black Omega - Shovel, brush, crowbar, x4 road cones, police slow sign, incident box, vehicle fire extinguisher, first aid kit, x4 blue flashing road lights, NCRF collision booklet.

I wondered why I got through so much petrol 

[dbug]

I carry so much stuff in different cars;

Jag's got - 3 ton trolley Jack, breaker bar, tool kit, x3 pairs of shoes, autoglym cleaning stuff, 10w40 and 5w30 oil.

Black Omega - Shovel, brush, crowbar, x4 road cones, police slow sign, incident box, vehicle fire extinguisher, first aid kit, x4 blue flashing road lights, NCRF collision booklet.

I wondered why I got through so much petrol 

Used to obtain items like those when I was a student 

[OmegaAnglesey]

I dont have much just the essentials that i need, x2 first aid kits, torch,  few pens, sun glasses, tissues for many things from a cold to wiping hands after eating, bottle of water one empty and one full wont say what the empty one is for  , few different size spanners mainly for the battery but not much need now with a new bosch s5 battery, umm  thats about it not much point saying spare wheel as more a less everyone would have one lol

[paul.lovejoy]

my car: rollies, lighter, mints, change

wifeys car: rollies, fags . 10 lighters, 25 old parking tickets 5/6 still on windscreen, lip stick, perfume, bottle water, pair shoes, carrier bags, various cds sprawn across seat, no money, sunglasses, sweeties, sat nav, AA card somewhere, coat, chewing gum , mints, deoderant, one of those window clean pad things, windscreen wash, the biggest ice scraper youve ever seen, de icer, various pens,

[freecall666]

just some dvd's and tools and a spare cam sensor, somtimes a news paper, some mints a pen and a cloth for wiping the the windows and a petrol can