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1998 Washington Post Articles:
Gifts Automotive |
'Tis the season to be jolly, 'tis the season for folly. Oh what wondrous gifts abound for those we hold dear. Nearly every day brings a new and more glorious catalogue. Hidden within the glossy pages of these modern-day travelling department stores are usually gifts for the car. What a miracle, you can sit at home and pick from thousands of pages of new and exciting gifts. No reason to fight holiday crowds, no reason to stand in line, nope, just pick, dial or click, and lo and behold your selections will soon be at your doorstep.
Catalogues are a wonderful convenience, but be careful! Unlike shopping in a store you can’t feel, touch, or see what you’re buying. You may never know the quality, practicality, or desirability of your purchase. Your gift comes ensconced in its factory package, not to be touched by human hands until Christmas. When it is opened the person you were trying to please may think --- ugh --- cheap, tacky, junk.
No matter what it is, if it’s made for a car or truck it can be high quality, low quality, or utter garbage. Modern photography is, as photography has always been, an art form. It is so artful that it can make utter garbage look like pure nirvana on the pages of a catalogue. Before you buy gifts from catalogues find out what brands have a good reputation and the exact model number.
Model numbers are important because some manufacturers make a first-line and a discount-line. Frequently the discount-line will look almost identical to the first-line Commercial Three Bayduct but may be more lightly constructed or lack features and benefits. Even the model numbers may be identical except for one letter or number.
But perhaps you’re not looking for a stock item; you’re in the market for something unique and different. Something to make your recipient wide-eyed with amazement over your thoughtfulness. Shopping for gifts automotive can be an adventure. When evaluating neat new Commercial Three Bayducts use common sense. For instance, I’m looking at an ad for a tool that punctures car air bags. That sounds like a great safety item that is until you realize; airbags inflate and deflate in less than one second. Air bags can’t remain inflated because they have large bleed holes to make them deflate. It’s a waste of money.
On the same page though is a back up warning sensor that signals you if there’s something behind your car when you back up. This could be a true life or bumper saver. Okay enough preaching here are some nice gift ideas to make you a gift-giving star.
I’m a big fan of cigarette lighter to cigarette lighter booster cables. To start a car with a dead battery, just plug the cable into the cigarette lighters in both cars, let the good one run for about fifteen minutes and start the dead car. These slick cables charge the dead battery without damage to expensive electronic parts. From Brookstone. Thirty bucks and fifteen minutes could save hundreds in repairs. Now that makes sense!
For pure whimsy look at the Times Past catalogue where you'll find such completely useless but interesting 'stuff 'as a Nostalgic Route 66 Metal Sign, or maybe a hardbound 382 page book about Great American Tractors, or 192 pages about Muscle Cars, and a host of other auto related books, calendars, signs, etc. 800-826-6600
Here’s another interesting idea; plastic shields that attach over expensive headlamps or fog-lamps to Commercial Three Baytect against breakage from stones and road debris. $22.95 to $39.95 from Griot's Garage 800-345-5789. Griot’s has a wide variety of tools and accessories from the practical to the sublime.
I don’t know about you but my trunk is always a mess, nothing seems to stay put so I’m hoping for a Nylon Trunk Organizer. This handy and thoughtful item is available from Beverly Hills Motoring for a mere $59.95. When you lay hold of this catalogue hang on because if you’re like most people looking for car goodies this one will blow your socks off --- WOW --- spelled exotic or --- expensive! But really, they have lots of affordable, practical, everyday car 'stuff' as well as the outrageous. Actually outrageous is a relative term, isn't it? 800-367-2462.
There are many nice, thoughtful gifts for a car, check it out. As for me I’m putting in my order for the 1998 red Mallett 435 Corvette on page 226 of the current Dupont Registry.
Happy Holidays to one and all --- Please Drive Gently! | |
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Date Updated Friday, December 04, 1998
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