Gift ideas this festive season
It’s Christmas time and thus gift time. It’s never easy buying gifts, throw a petrolhead into the equation and things become even more challenging. Never fear, we’ve got you covered! Whether you want to treat yourself, or someone in your life, we’ve collated a list of car-related gifts.
How to build a race car – Adrian Newey
If you love F1 and the stories from behind the scenes, then Adrian Newey’s How to Build a Car is a must. Adrian has worked through a multitude of motorsport disciplines since starting his illustrious career. His book perfectly conveys to the car enthusiast the world of design, aerodynamics and the pursuance of perfection to win trophies. He touches on the tragic death of Senna (who was in his car), his time spent working with Mansell, and the famous Multi 21 episode.
Available from takealot.com as an e-book and all good bookstores.
Car Gears Cufflinks
Cufflinks have become an extension of our personalities, a discreet hat tip to the things we love in life outside of work. Nothing says ‘I like cars,’ more than these car gear cufflinks.
Available from thatbloke.co.za
Porsche Travel Mug
Whether you refer to it as go-go juice, functioning fluid, jitter brew, cuppa joe, rocket fuel or liquid energy, the bottom line is it’s a vital part of the day for most of us. Treat yourself or someone special to a Porsche travel mug, it might make traffic a little less dreary sipping from a Porsche.
Available at Porsche Centres countrywide
Streaming video gift card
What better gift than a streaming tv service gift card (provided your internet connection is no issue). No hassle of leaving the house, can be bought last minute and there is plenty of motoring related content. Formula 1: Drive to Survive on Netflix has been a huge success, giving the viewer at home insight into how F1 teams function and the characters within them. Then there’s our favourite trio from The Grand Tour which can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video, we suggest reading this article on using an Amazon Gift Card for Prime Video streaming.
Car Wash Kit
Whether this is a gift you buy yourself, for the petrolhead in your life, or for a family member getting their new car, good quality car wash products are essential. Put away the dishwashing liquid and old lappie, these can damage paint finishes and rough fabrics can leave micro scratches.
Available at Game stores
Rearview mirror with park distance and screen
If you want to upgrade the technology in an old car, this handy rearview mirror with park distance and screen is a perfect gift. We don’t recommend fitting it if your car is under warranty or anything similar. However, if that’s not a concern and your parking bay is on the narrow side, this rearview screen will alleviate any fears and give you a set of extra eyes.
Available from Autostyle Motorsport
Satellite Navigation System
Data is not cheap and GoogleMaps doesn’t run on jellybean currency, it uses data. Treat yourself or someone you know to a satellite navigation system, Garmin products are easy to use, have free lifetime maps and can are small enough to fit into most bags when not in the car and give estimate arrival times to destinations. Make 2020 the year of not getting lost or being late.
Available at Game stores
The Man in the White Suit – Ben Collins
The most revered Top Gear Stig, the white-suited Stig wrote a book about his adventures after he left the show and revealed his true identity. A must for fans of the show during the Clarkson, Hammond and May tenure, Ben details behind the scenes info and gives a glimpse into his personal life and racing career.
Available on takealot.com
And on that bombshell: inside the madness and genius of Top gear – Richard Porter
What made Top Gear the success it was with Jeremy, Richard and James at the helm was the script. It was funny, properly funny, which is why even people who don’t know the difference between a hatchback and an SUV watched it. Sorry if this comes as a surprise but it was all scripted, and very well scripted. Richard Porter was the script editor and his book details the behind the scenes info on bringing episodes to life. A funny, well written and easy to read book that’ll go down well with any motoring enthusiast.
Available at takealot.com
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