Clever yet Crazy Car Tips and Tricks

You know how the best ideas are often the simplest? Well, take a look at some of these outrageously simple yet insanely crazy car tips to help keep your car spic, span and in great condition.

Seriously, you’re going to wonder why you never thought of some of these ideas yourself, and if you did think of them then well done you.

• Frozen car locks can be thawed and opened using nothing more adventurous or scientific than hand sanitizer – I know, crazy isn’t it?

• Shoe organizers can be used for more than just shoes – hang them over the back of the drivers or front passenger seat and use them to store all of the important bits and pieces you need to keep handy. It sure beats searching around on the floor for a pack of tissues, gum or your favorite CD. You can even get really carried away and use them in the trunk for the ultimate organized mobile space.

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• Portable swivel trays are an ingenious and affordable invention which can fulfill all of your mobile dining requirements – not while you’re driving of course because that would be dangerous, but your passengers and drive can enjoy a munch at the drive-thro without spilling stuff all over the seats.

• Is your garage parking space a bit of a tight squeeze? Want to know how to tell if you’ve reached the back wall to enable the garage door to close without bashing the bumper into the wall –again! It’s easy – dangle a tennis ball on a piece of string to help you judge when you’ve reached the optimum position in the garage.

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• Are your car doors in danger of getting dinked every time you (or the kids) get out of the car in the garage? Another ingenious solution following . . . . take a pool noodle, chop it in half lengthwise and run it down the car wall in the optimum position for your car door opening. You’ll know when your car is in position by the tennis ball.

• Can you never remember which side of the car your gas tank is located? Why isn’t there a clue inside the car so that you don’t have to keep getting out and searching for it? There is – there’ll probably be a little arrow by the side of the gas gauge pointing you in the right direction (oh, that’s what it’s for) or simply the positioning of the gas gauge itself. If it’s to the right of the dial then the gas tank is on the right, and if it’s on the left . . . . It’s not rocket science is it?

• Utilize the suns power to defrost the windshield. During the winter months try to remember to park your car facing towards the east for best results . . . that’s of course if you don’t have the luxury of a garage in which to park your car.

• Scuffs on the paintwork can generally be cleaned away using a simple household ingredient – toothpaste. It’s not just great for dental stains, it works on car bodywork too.

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• Need to separate your youngsters in the back seat? How about using a shower caddy with a few neat things to keep them quiet on the journey – it will separate them and they can have half each to keep their books / toys / tissues / munchies.

Pop down to Ford Riverside and check out the great motors – then remember these fantastic tips to keep those cars looking as clean, tidy and dent free as they are today. Here’s the website for you – http://fairviewford.com.


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