So what junk do you keep in your car?
 

I probably can save about 20 lbs of weight if I remove all these items, but being as OC as I am, I keep all this junk in my car:

- A more comprehensive Tool kit in addition to the one supplied in the car behind the spare.

- Extra plastic rivets in case I need to remove a wheel well for any reason

- A jump starter that works from cigarette lighter from another car to your cigarette lighter in your car, in case your battery dead. This is so that you don't need to worry about opening the front trunk or touching either car's battery.

- First Aid Kit

- EZ Pass for tolls

- Flashlight

- Air compressor that works from cigarette lighter in case my spare is low on air

- 1 quart of Porsche Coolant

- 1 quart of Mobil One

- Can of Plexus for my rear plastic window

- OEM touch up paint.

- Sunglasses, hat, and sun tan lotion in case it's warm enough to put the top down. :)

- GPS unit

i have a CD case and jump cables...and a cig lighter i took out to plug in my radar, and a registration+insurance card.

..........

Now you're talkin! :D

Haha, good one Toolpants :D

With that in place, you've probably got 5-star crash protection now...;)

In the storage compartment w/ rear speakers;
-Porsche racing hat,kid size for my baby sisters when we drive with the top down(summer)
-Porsche Boxster Beenie for my sisters when it's cold(winter)
-Spare beenie & matching scarf for when I feel like being stupid and driving the car(top down) in 40 and below weather

Center Console storage unit;
-Pen & Pencil
-Motion Sensor clip for top down
-Breath mints and toothpicks
-Disposable camera incase someone hits me

Driver side door panel;
-Aviator glasses & a plethera of other sunglasses

Front trunk;
-Spare tire w/ tools
-Porsche U.S. spec first aid kit
-Backpack(old serpentine belt,jumper cables)

torque wrench! don't ask me why.
sometimes I carry the mini air compressor that does double duty pupming up my Bianchi's tires.
Longacre digital air pressure gauge.
Fuse checker with a little green light.
soft top cover.
couple of screw drivers which rattle in the door compartments.
emergency cash stash, fake beard and bogus passaport.
flares (cheap auto store kit)
front bumper bra.
Raggtopp to spot clean bird bombs.
FK 425 and 146 to quick clean brake dust and glass.
need a flash light.

Full CD Changer
EZ Pass on the Windshield
Speedster Humps in the Rear Boot

Other than that, if it didn't come from Porsche, it ain't in there.

Ya know, those border guards might look at you a little less suspiciously if it were spelled "passport" :) Of course, I would love to have a fake one with it spelled "passaport", it would allow me to pass as Italian :)

I have:
tire gauge
pull-over fleece for when it's nice (35 degrees+) and I don't have a long sleeved shirt on
hat
winter gloves (in case my un-insulated driving gloves aren't enough)
cell phone charger
I think that's it.. I've learned long ago with convertibles to only carry what's important at the time.

Leather Mercedes Benz CD holder with MP3's on them (upgraded stereo) jammed between the passenger seat and the door sill
Umbrella in the umbrella holder slot
Hats in both door cubbies
Suntan lotion in driver's cubby
Red clip, garage remote, gate remote in top center cubby
EZ tag in lower cubby (just can't stick it on the windshield)
Valentine 1 (stored there some of the time), digital air pressure gauge and a pen in the oddments tray.

What is this "EZ tag" & "EZ pass" that you guys refer to?

It is a device that pays our tolls automatically by sending out a radio wave. They can be set to replenish themselves by debiting a credit card to a pre-set limit.

we have I-Pass, thats prolly the same as those u reffer to, but pretty much u zoom trough toll passes and it scans it and takes money out of ur account without u wasting time and counting coins at the toll booth

edit: damn u beat me to it :)

Man's greatest achievement since the first lunar landing.

Let's see...I have the following:

Front Trunk:
Liscense plate- I run "naked" on the front bumper


Rear Trunk:
Convertible Top Cover
Rubber Gloves
Spray Bottle with Distilled Water- bird bomb
1 Small Rag
1 Larger Rag- to cover the passanger seat for my daughters booster seat

Inside Car:
Digital Tire Gage
Maps
Body Glove CD Holder
Sunscreen
PCA Badges
I-Pass- I don't have mine mounted
Chap Stick
Change for parking meters
Pencil- for Sudoku puzzles
3 pair sun glasses- mine, wife's and kiddies
Napkins/tissue- you can never have too many
Red Clip- I have never used it yet!
Collapsible Sunshade- stored under driver seat

Is this how it's going to be all winter? Or does it get worse? :)

Z.

Hey Z, don't get down. Remember, a frown is just a smile turned upside down!

With every new day...we are just one more day closer to Spring!!

There's always the Cayenne Turbo. :dance:

Front- emergency kit with gloves, flashlight, jumper cables, zip ties, first aid kit, etc.. (walmart)
rear- sandals for work (cant wear shoes), currently car wash supplies soon to be taken out.
Inside- sunglasses, pen, lots of cash, checkbook, all license/registration/insurence card papers, front license plate lol, hair clips for GF, paperclips (amazing how handy they are), and last but not least... a G-Tech.

cash? no joke i dont remember when was the last time i held cash in my hand....
well actually the last time i did have it in my hand was when i bought the car...cash talks, but for everyday uses, seriously no idea

I have a friend who claims it is a bad idea to carry tools in the car because the car knows, and will force you to use them.
She drove a '78 MGB from Denver to LA and then up to Seattle, and on a subsequent trip out east to New England and back, all without a single tool or spare part in the car, and never needed them.
Of course subsequently she blew a fuel line about 20 miles from home and practically burned the poor thing to the ground, but, hey, stuff happens.

Ive removed everything from the front trunk including the spare tire. In the cockpit I carry:

1 tire gauge
1 AAA card

as good as the spare tire is...where the hell do u put ur lets say rear tire after a flat?

Ah, this makes a lot of sense coming from a person who drives an MG... one of the most undependable cars on the road of all time!

1. Passenger Seat
2. If passenger seat is occupied, bungee corded to rollbar and sitting on a bath towel. That's what I prepared for when I was driving back and forth to CA on vacation.

Of course, #2 only works when it's not raining outside and the top can be lowered for the ride to the tire store where a new tire can be put on the rim.

Front Trunk
-AMPs from Reus System
-CD Changer
-Spare Tire w/ Tool Kit
-3Ring Notebook with all Serivce Records in date order

Driver Door Pocket
-Nothing

Passanger Door Pocket
-Nothing

Cubbie under Stereo
-"The Red Clip"
-Pen and Pencil

Center Consle Storage
-Wheel Lock
-Tire Gauge

Wedged Between Door Sill and Driver Seat
-Sunglasses in Hard Case

Rear Trunk
-Flashlight
-Front License Plate
-Blank Notepad
-Turkish Cotton Towel
-Board Shorts (You never know in SoCal)
-Beach Towel (Again you never know in SoCal)

Between Seats and Rear Trunk
-ENGINE

Balderdash! You must be thinking of the Triumphs.

1 - Bottle of mens perfume

1 - Ipod

1 - garage door opener

1 - excellence magazine in back seat holder

front trunk empty and rear trunk empty.

i'm a neat freak!

Nothing... Because this isn't my Daily Driver =]

all the crap is in my Z3

I though men wore cologne and women wore perfume! :) I just bought the new scents from Kenneth Cole and Armani. Great stuff. Prada had a nice product too. Maybe next time I'm at the store.

Two blankets in the back for my wife. I never put the top up.

Let's see :

Radar Detector on windshield
Ipod on passenger seat

Cubbie under Stereo
-Ipass
-Garage Door Opener
-Sunglasses

Center Console Storage
-Ipod Charger
-Red Clip
-Sunglass Case
-Visor Clip for Radar

Behind Driver's Seat
-Proof of Insurance

Nick

Towl for the wheels
Towl for the birds
Car docs + reg/ins
Little red clip
Porsche hat

please don't get mad....

too many junk in the cockpit to mention :o
rear trunk = extra license plate for the front bumper
front trunk = spare tire

All this and I haven't seen the one thing I'd actually think about carrying, driver's gloves for the twisties!

I just keep a couple microfiber towels and bottle of water in the cabin just for any cleaning needs (even tho I don't allow open consumption of food or drink inside). Occasionally if I've been driving for awhile I'll use them so no hand moisture gets to the wheel/stick. Actually, I do keep the service manual in my trunk, because at home, work, or elsewhere, darnit I want it to be close by when I need to look something up!

Besides that...everything else is just unnecessary weight (sorry honey!).

-David