9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

If you're into cars, there will be a select few things that your life would not be complete without. We're willing to bet that most, if not all of these play an important role in your day to day existence!
9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

1. Top Gear

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

Okay, so the Top Gear we know and love is dead, but if you’re in the UK you can flick over to the Dave channel pretty much any time to get your fix. Most young petrolheads would probably be lying if they said Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond combined didn’t help inspire them to love cars. We can’t wait for their new show, but for now it’s all about them reruns!

2. Their favourite road

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

We all have one. No matter where you live, you’ll know that one stretch of tarmac where you can head to have fun in your car. It’s the perfect place to go after a stressful day to let out your frustrations and just kill some boredom. The best thing about loving cars is the actual driving; your favourite road lets you fully explore that.

3. Box full of tools

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

For most petrolheads, leaving your car alone is an impossible prospect. Whether your skills range from being able to change a wheel, to having the ability to swap an engine in an afternoon, you’ll at least have some tools to get you by.

4. A small symbol of their obsession

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

The reality of life means that most petrolheads don’t get to enjoy their hobby 24/7. To help deal with that, and as a small way of expressing their individuality, most will have some kind of symbol of their obsession with cars. This can range from having model cars on their work desk to posters on their bedroom walls; no matter what it is, it’s a constant reminder of what makes you happy.

5. Duct tape and cable ties

Easy fix: duct tape and cable ties. It'll be good as new!
Easy fix: duct tape and cable ties. It'll be good as new!

Duct tape fixes everything. If it doesn’t, try cable ties. Still not working? You’re not using enough duct tape or cable ties. End of story.

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This falls under pretty much the same explanation as duct tape and cable ties. Basically, if something that should be moving isn’t, spray WD40 on it. If it still won’t move, spray more WD40 on it. Simple!

7. Car Throttle app

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

Any self respecting car guy will already wile away their hours on Car Throttle, so why not make the experience even faster and smoother? Follow your favourite petrolhead personalities, keep up to date with the latest news from the automotive sector, and keep in touch with like-minded individuals. You can download the CT app for Android from the Google Play Store right now! So what are you waiting for?

8. eBay

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

For some people, the thrill of clambering through a scrapyard in search of that elusive part for cheap sounds like fun. For everyone else there’s eBay. Never has it been so easy to find an obscure part you don’t fancy paying full whack for, or so many cool cars for sale right before your eyes.

9. Video games

9 Things No Petrolhead Can Live Without

Nothing beats the real thing, we all know that. Driving a highly tuned race car around the Nurburgring in real life must be one of the greatest experiences on this little planet. Unfortunately for most of us, there’s no chance of that actually happening. That’s why racing games are so damn awesome. No matter what’s going on around you, simply plug in your controller or jump into your sim setup and smash out a few laps of any circuit in the world. It’s a great way to scratch the track day itch without breaking the bank.

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Comments

Anonymous

But i don’t have a box full of tools cause their expensive, dont have a small scale car cause they expensive in my country, dont have cable ties, or duct tape cause noone sells em here, dont have wd40 cause almost 40$ for a can, dont use ebay cause shipping to me costs 5x the item price, dont have video games cause i have a gt610 with an intel i3

01/13/2016 - 19:42 |
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Alec Lawson

Actual article title, Not quite 10 things no petrolhead can live without!

01/13/2016 - 19:43 |
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Unknown

#10. Petrol

01/13/2016 - 19:44 |
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Walter Staley

So every IOS user is going through withdrawal

01/13/2016 - 20:00 |
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Zibby

I actually never really got into top gear, I saw a couple episodes it was cool but I didn’t worship it

01/13/2016 - 20:09 |
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Danny_2cv

Actually The #5 counts double with th duct tape and cable ties

01/13/2016 - 20:12 |
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Gustavo Enrique

I have a 1/40 scale model, 3 shirts, 1 cap, keychain, a watch and a magnet of my car. I guess I’m a little obsessed.

01/13/2016 - 20:12 |
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aaand the laser-etched plaque from Black Arts Graphics

01/13/2016 - 20:17 |
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you must be a real hit with the ladies

01/14/2016 - 08:48 |
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Anonymous

No.10
Missing that one thing that was here a second a go!!

01/13/2016 - 20:14 |
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IamKZ

How about a car?? And money…

01/13/2016 - 20:18 |
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Anonymous

insert comment about no ios app

01/13/2016 - 20:25 |
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