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You’ve heard the song “Over the River and Through the Wood”
a few times by now. Your “sleigh” may be a vehicle, but “to Grandfather’s house
we go” still holds true. Whether you’re going to Grandfather’s house, Aunt’s,
Cousin’s, or friend’s house one thing is clear – during the holiday season
you’ll be spending more time in your car than normal. There are all kinds of
things you can do to make the drive more comfortable, enjoyable, and possibly
more memorable. Vehicle accessories can impact the time you spend travelling in
great ways, and, luckily, those accessories come in all kinds of shapes, sizes,
and in every price-point. Accessories could make hands-free talking for yourphone possible, could make your car run better, and make your music listening more entertaining. Other accessories "beautify your car", either on the interior (like spill-protection) or the exterior like ResistAll appearance protection or...eyelashes/mustaches.
As it’s almost Christmas, I figure it’d only be fair to
share my list of accessories I’m asking Santa for. It’s really hard to choose
when there are literally thousands of different accessories, even things for
organizing groceries and decals and stuff that just make some cars look cooler,
but here are a few that I went with:
WHY: At an affordable $229, this GPS offers real-time traffic
updates, which would be more than helpful given our St. Louis highways,
shortcuts, and potential for accidents. The system also has text-to-speech
functionality. Also, let’s be really honest – Santa can see everything, which
means he’s seen me get lost one too many times. Santa knows I need something
like this, because a simple phone application just can’t do it for me, the
directionally deficient.
WHY: Despite my car being a 2001 model, I have a completely
outdated stereo system – fully loaded with a cassette deck. Remember those?
Now, I definitely don’t have any issues with cassettes and miss making mixtapes as much as the next nostalgic kid born in the 70’s/80’s, but not only is
my cassette collection lacking a bit, the deck in my car is broken or has
chosen to stop working and is on a lockout similar to the NHL. I’m a freelance
music writer in my spare time and spend most of the time in my car listening to albums I’m about
to review, or a new and upcoming bands' latest releases. This system doesn’t have
a CD player which is just fine because I rely heavily on MP3’s and much like the
GPS system, affordability and ease-of-use is key. I’d love to listen to new
albums on this!
My list is kind of small, but like I said before – I do love
my car, so there isn’t much I’d want to do to make it any better. Now it’s your
turn! Share with me some of the car accessories you’d love to find under the
tree. Decals, a trunk organizer, new floor mats, a security system? Leave a
comment and let us know what Santa should drop off.
