Top 6 Helpful Car Hacks That Will Change Your Life

Jul 21, 2016

Top 6 Helpful Car Hacks That Will Change Your Life These six car hacks will revolutionize your life.

Pack a Candle

Cars absorb smells, and in this fast-paced world, there is no end to the smelly things car interiors have to endure. Fast food, sweaty feet, and remnants of what the kids leave behind cause an odor. If you’re not careful, you could come back from a long vacation and wonder what died in your vehicle.

Why not carry a candle in your cup holder? Throughout the warm summer months, the candle will melt and fill your car with a blissful aroma. Even during winter, the smell will remain.

Utilize Your Seat Warmer

Having to rush to three different places to pick up dinner that everyone will tolerate? Afraid the food will be ice-cold by the time you get home? Turn on your seat warmers, and let the heater do its thing. You’ll never eat cold food again, unless it’s out of the refrigerator, of course.

Make Life Easier

Have you ever tried to fill up a car that you recently bought, rented, or borrowed? Ever slid in next to the pump, popped out of the car, scanned your credit card, and realized the gas tank was on the other side? Most likely you looked around, embarrassed, and headed to another gas station where no one saw you try to pump gas into a non-existent hole. Next time, check the arrow by the gas tank icon on your fuel gauge. It points to the side of the car with gas tank access.

Clean It Well

You remember when everybody had an old-school coffee maker that limited everyone to the same simple brew? Do you still have a Costco-size package of coffee filters in your house that you’re not sure what to do with? Use one with a smidge of olive oil to clean the hard interior of your car. Not only will your dashboard thank you, but you will feel like you’re leaving an Italian restaurant every time commute.

Scrub Your Headlights

Do you think your eyesight is failing you every time you drive at night? You could need stronger beams, or perhaps you need to clean your headlights. They offer expensive kits at the store, but a good, old-fashioned remedy is cleaning your lights like you do your teeth. It won’t be easy, especially if you live in a polluted area, but you’ll see how far a little Crest will go to fixing your “bad eyes.”

Know When to Stop Your Car

Do you have a garage full of unnecessary items like the majority of Americans? Are you always hoping you can get your car parked without scraping it against some piece of junk? Hang a tennis ball from the ceiling, and let it rest on the windshield at the point where you need to hit the brakes before you run into something in your garage. From that point on, you won’t have to second-guess how much room you have before you slam into whatever it is you’re storing in the front of your garage.

Now you can ride around in style with a good-smelling car free of scrapes. Problems solved!

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