7 Best Gifts for Car Enthusiasts

Jan 02, 2019

Check out the article to know 7 best gifts that you can give to a car enthusiast this Christmas.

It's the holiday season and what better way is there to celebrate than giving and receiving gifts! Most people like to be surprised by what they'll get from friends and family. However, it is nice to be the one who's giving gifts from time to time. Let your act be not just because you see everybody else doing it but because you really want to do it. Surely you have one or two people in your life that deserve a gift and they should know it.

You pretty much know what you'll give someone who's pretty close to you - or maybe not. Everyone has a different personality and hobby and you'd want your gift to be something they'll love or at least something they'll find useful. A set of art tools for that artist cousin, a water gun for your nephews but what about that car enthusiast in your nice list?

Have you figured what you'd want him to receive yet? If your answer is a no or merely a hesitant yes, then take a look at the best gifts for car lovers below brought to you by Philcarnews.com. You're bound to find something that will suit both your car enthusiast buddy and your budget.

1. Customized Floor Mats

Do you know what's better than getting a gift? It's getting a gift made especially for you! Or for your lucky recipient anyway. Customized gift ideas are all the rage these days and their prices can vary from really low cost and cheap from pricey and extravagant (sometimes you have no idea why they're priced that high).

This gives you a wide variety of price range to look into. The best part is that there's a high chance that there is no other floor mat with that design. You won't only be giving your recipient something he can really use, but you can also choose if your gift's theme will be sweet, funny, witty or simply seasonal.

Car with a leather floor mat

Customized floor mats make an exceptionally unique gift because there is a high chance that there are no other floor mats with the same design

2. Vacuum

Nope, we're not suggesting this so your recipient can clean his house before driving away into the sunset. What we're actually trying to tell you is get your automobile-addicted friend a piece of dependable cleaning equipment for the interior. If you're a frequent rider in his vehicle then you might remember a time when you've tried to bring in some food.

Unfortunately, you were told to either keep your food or get out of the vehicle to avoid getting crumbs inside. Well if this type of scenario did happen to you then get him a rechargeable vacuum. So next time you can tell him to chill out and promise to keep your pizza crumbs to yourself.

A car vacuum

A rechargeable vacuum is a perfect gift for a car enthusiast who loves cleanliness

3. Car buffing kit

Save your car-loving buddy from the costs of a car wash. Give them the pleasure of having them buff and wax their own car. Car buffing kits come in different price ranges, so you can choose according to your budget. These can be available either in a physical store located somewhere close to you or on the internet where you'll find almost everything.

The perfect car buffing kit usually comes with buffing and wax solutions for the vehicle's body exterior and a separate one for the tires. It should also have a special cloth that's used to wipe the product with.

A car buffing equipment

Save your car-loving buddy from the costs of a car wash by giving them a car buffing kit

4. Seat covers

What kind of car enthusiast wouldn't love seat covers as a gift? These lovely gift choices can come either in sets or singles. Like the floor mats mentioned above, there are also stores that offer seat cover customization. These may be more costly than just getting a regular seat cover right off the racks but then again it's definitely up to you if you want to add that personal touch.

The price of seat covers can be greatly affected by what material they are made with. Some are made with cloth materials while others are made with native elements like a wick.

5. Magnetic Phone Mount

These are being sold almost everywhere. This means if people are looking to buy phone mounts for their dashboard then there are high chances of encountering fake and possibly ineffective products. The original variations of magnetic phone mounts are more expensive, in fact, the genuine ones are quite easy to tell.

However, if you do find magnetic phone mounts quite over the budget, or you can't find the less expensive brand, you can always opt for cheaper alternatives. There are dashboard mounts that use clamps to hold your phone. This may not be as fancy but it does the job and your friend is bound to appreciate it regardless.

Phone with a magnetic phone mount

Magnetic phone mount is found almost everywhere, that is why it is advisable to check if it's fake or not

6. Dashcams

This is a very trending item in the automobile society. It records everything the moment you turn it on, provided that it has a memory card installed. It's more than just for show and is actually has a big contribution when determining who is at fault in accidents. These are very useful especially when a party in an accident or road trouble tries to escape and luckily an automobile with a working dashcam has recorded the event.

Car dashcam

Dashcams play a very important role because contributes in determining who is at fault in accidents

Dashcams come in all sorts of classifications and price ranges. One of the greatest contributing factor to its price is the picture quality and battery life. Like most gadgets out there, these also come in the cheaper variety more often referred to as "China". A lot of these are sold at low prices compared to original ones and have terrible grammar on the packaging; it is almost as bad as its reliability and performance.

7. Roadside emergency kit

Now, this is a far more serious gift choice - both in purpose and in price. Roadside emergency kits are not a common choice to give car enthusiasts since most just give away air fresheners. However, if you want your gift to be something you know they can definitely use, appreciate and take care of, then go for a roadside emergency kit.

It's more than the ordinary toolbox and it shows that you care for their safety. If your car enthusiast friend is ever caught in a storm or maybe he just blew out his car's engine, he's bound to use your gift.

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Source: Hanna Miel Sanchez

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