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LACKS A CERTAIN CHARM BUT
WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN
HELPING KEEP LOVED ONES SAFE
DURING DRIVING IN THE WINTER
MONTHS.
CONSUMER REPORTS AUTO TECH
CENTER JOINS US WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CAR RELATED
GIFTS.
GOOD MORNING, JENNIFER.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM GOOD, THANKS.
THESE COULD BE GIFTS FOR THE
RECIPIENT THEY HATE MAYBE BUT
HOPEFULLY APPRECIATE UPON
REFLECTION.
YOU HAVE 7 ITEMS WE SHOULD
CONSIDER GIVING THIS HOLE
SDOOIN.
LET'S START WITH A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.
YOU SAY WE CAN PUT THIS
TOGETHER.
WHAT TYPES OF ITEMS SHOULD IT
INCLUDE?
THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU ARE
GOING TO NEED.
I AM GUILTY OF GOING OUT FOR A
CUP OF COFFEE IN MY SLIPPERS AND
SWEATSHIRT.
THAT IS GOING TO BE OFF THE ROAD
OR HAVE A FENDER-BENDER.
WE DO THINGS IF YOU ARE STUCK
OUT THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
YOU ARE GOING TO NEED THESE.
WE SUGGEST THINGS LIKE A WARM
PAIR OF BOOTS, MITTENS, A HAT
EVEN A WARM COAT.
PUT THEM IN THE BOX PUT THEM IN
THE SIDE OF YOUR CAR SO YOU HAVE
THEM.
IT SHOULD INCLUDE THOSE 24-HOUR
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, TRIPLE A
WHATEVER NUMBERS YOU MIGHT NEED
TO GET HELP WHILE YOU ARE THERE.
YOU CAN MAKE THEM YOURSELF OR
THEY HAVE PREPARED KITS THAT
HAVE THESE ITEMS ALREADY IN
THERE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
MAY THINK, WELL I WILL PROBABLY
NEVER USE THEM BUT THEN THERE
WILL COME THAT INSTANCE WHERE
YOU ARE REALLY HAPPY YOU HAVE
THEM IN YOUR CAR.
SO IT DEFINITELY DOES MAKE A
GREAT GIFT FOR SURE.
THERE ARE ALSO OTHER SMALL ITEMS
ON YOUR LIST.
WHAT MAKES THESE ITEMS VALUABLE?
VISIBILITY CAN BE SO EASILY
COMPROMISED WHEN THE WEATHER IS
POOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER
BEEN IN AN INSTANCE WHERE YOUR
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RUNS
OUT.
IT IS SCARY WHEN A TRUCK COMES
BY AND WASHES UP ON YOU BUT YOU
DON'T HAVE ANY FLUID.
I PUT WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID IN
THE TREE.
YOU DON'T NEED IT UNTIL YOU NEED
IT.
IT IS VERY INEXPENSIVE VERY
SAFETY RELATED GIFT.
SAME WOULD BE TRUE FOR SCRAPERS
A SNOW BRUSH.
PUT IT IN YOUR CAR SO THEY ARE
THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM.
THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON
THE HIGHWAY I RAN OUT AND THE
SLUSH HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IT
IS A VERY SCARY MOMENT.
IT IS SOMETHING VERY INEXPENSIVE
HAVE IT IN YOUR CAR FOR ONE OF
THOSE SITUATIONS.
THAT'S A GREAT TIP.
ON TO THE LARGER MORE COSTLY
ITEMS WHY WOULD ANY ONE WANT TO
GIVE THESE ITEMS AS A GIFT THIS
HOLE SDOOIN?
PARTICULARLY THE TIRES.
THERE IS NO MORE REASONABLY
PRICED *** FOR YOUR BUCK WAY OF
GAINING TRACTION IN WINTER
WEATHER THAN A SET OF WINTER
TIRES OR A GOOD SET OF NEW
TIRES.
PEOPLE OFTEN WAIT UNTIL THAT
FIRST SNOWFALL.
IT IS EASY TO REALIZE HOW POOR
OR HOW LITTLE TREAD THAT TIRE
HAS.
WE SAY DON'T DO THAT.
GO AHEAD.
WINTER TIRES ARE MADE WITH
RUBBER COMPOUNDS THAT KEEPS THEM
PLIABLE EVEN WITHOUT SNOW EVEN
WHEN IT IS JUST COLD AND THEY
HAVE EDGES IN SNOW AND ICE.
YOU CAN GET A SET OF WHEELS THAT
GOES WITH THEM.
YOU NEED TO HAVE THEM MOUNTED
AND BALANCED EACH SPRING AND
FALL.
IT MAKES THE NICE SHINY WHEELS
DURING THE WARM WINTER MONTHS IT
KEEPS THEM IN BETTER SHAPE
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
SALT AND SAND THAT EATS AWAY.
GREAT ADVICE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CALLR
RELATED GIFT IDEAS FOR OUR
VIEWERS?
THE ONLY OTHER BIG ITEM IS A
BATTERY.
BATTERIES HAVE TO CRANK HARDER
WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD TO TURN
THE CAR OVER.
EVEN IF THE PAT REIS STILL
WORKING BUT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED
OR YOU HAVE HAD IT FOR A LONG
TIME THE IT WON'T TURN OVER.
IF YOU KNOW THE BATTERY HASN'T
BEEN CHECKED GET A NEW ONE SO
YOU HAVE THE ASSURANCE WHEN THE
WEATHER GETS COLD.
NOTHING LIKE GETTING A GIFT
THAT YOU ARE REALLY GOING TO
USE.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.