12 Interesting Gift Ideas For Mums That Love Cars

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Tegan Lawson

Writer

Nov 08, 2017

Everyone wants to spoil mum at Christmas, but it can be challenging to come up with a unique gift idea year after year.

For the ladies fond of cars, here’re a dozen ideas sure to put a smile on her dial.

1. Titanium Mud Bogger Ring

It doesn’t come cheap but it is a unique proposition. This ring is called the Titanium Mud Bogger ring and it’s stunning. Crafted from titanium and featuring a tyre pattern speckled with cubic zirconia, it’s priced at $927.99.

If you want diamonds instead of cubic zirconia…. are you sitting down?… $3186.

2. Picnic basket

For the nostalgic, romantic woman, a picnic basket is perfect. A cheap and nasty picnic hamper can ruin a relaxed road-trip, gorgeous scenery and a yummy lunch.

This set includes ceramic plates, metal cutlery, salt & pepper shakers, a wooden cheese board, corkscrew and proper wine glasses.

Among others, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz make beautiful picnic sets, but this one is a little cheaper at $94.

3. Stunt-driving experience

For the thrill-seeking mum, this stunt-driving experience looks manic and is a great way to remind mum that your driving during the learner phase really wasn’t that scary. The passenger experience includes a 180-degree parallel handbrake park, spins, jumps and two-wheel action.

It’s held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne and costs $100 for a one-hour passenger session through Red Balloon.

4. Keyring

Perfect for new mums or those that are a little more sentimental, this personalised keyring can be printed with little hand and footprints. The kids can have some fun playing with paint or ink making the prints, which are then scanned and sent to be replicated on a sterling silver keyring.

It costs $165 and fits two prints which can be either black or clear on the finished product.

5. Massage seat cover

You don’t find in-built massage seats in many cars, yet alone in vehicles that the majority of us can afford, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help mum feel a little more relaxed and her car a little more luxurious everyday.

This massage seat cover has nine motors, four for the bum and thigh area, four for the back and one located around the neck area.

It plugs in to a 12V outlet and even has a little remote control. It’s priced at $79.95, which could even be cheaper than a single massage at a day spa.

6. Hammaka hammock chairs

Active, outdoorsy mums will love this idea – no more folding chairs that somehow manage to tip over at the most inopportune times – these hanging chairs look comfortable and relaxing. The Hammaka trailer hitch stand and hammock chairs.

The combo is priced at $279USD and would be great for camping and exploring – provided you have a tow ball.

7. In-car humidifier

Humidifiers are all the rage for indoors, but now you can enjoy the moisturising effects in your car. The car humidifier by Nanum plugs into a 12V outlet and releases gentle steam to help control odours, increase the humidity of the air and reduces dust and bacteria.

They are cheap little units too, priced at $15USD, and are available in a number of colours.

8. Key finder

Every occasionally-disorganised mum would find this device incredibly useful. Kogan’s colour-coded receiver fobs can be attached to a set of keys, making it easy to track them down if (when) they get lost.

The remote has a button for each of the four fobs, and provided you’re within 30 metres of the lost keys, the receiver will beep and flash.

Perfect for households with multiple sets of keys, forgetful kids or distracted mums. The set is $25 but batteries aren’t included so don’t forget those!

9. Organiser

For the always-organised mum, this handy insulated cooler bag hangs over the back of the headrest and also features a number of pockets ready to be filled with all of that stuff that usually ends up on the floor of the car.

There’s even a built-in tissue dispenser – say goodbye to fishing around under the seat for the crushed and dirty tissue box. At $18.95 it’s a good price for the budget conscious.

10. Car air freshener

Perhaps the funkiest car air fresheners around at the moment are from Mr & Mrs Fragrance. There’s a range of cool designs and finishes both for the car and home, but the CesareGT range is  our pick of the bunch. The colours and fragrances are ‘inspired by different driving styles’ including green for off-road, orange for comfort and red for GT drive, each with a different scent. Much cuter and more sophisticated than a cardboard pine tree…

11. Personalised street sign

For something a little bit quirky and fun, you could order mum a personalised street sign that features a home address, a famous address, or a made-up funny address that reflects the relationship the pair of you have.

12. Drive me crazy mug

My cupboard is full of mugs for mums. It seems to be the default option when you’ve run out of time – who doesn’t need another funny mug. For a bit of a twist, how about a travel mug that fits in a car cupholder?

This one even has an appropriate car-related print that reads, ‘Yes, you are driving me crazy’, a sentiment echoed by every mother from time-to-time.

At the end of the day, spending time is more important than any present.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

By Tegan Lawson

Writer

Tegan Lawson is the Lifestyle writer and Motoring Expert for The Carousel. Tegan produces in-depth interviews and reviews and helps readers make the best choice for their next car purchase. Tegan got her first taste of motorsports journalism working for a regional newspaper. She was still a student at the University of Southern Queensland but was moonlighting patrolling the pits at the Leyburn sprints and heading to the drags, as well as working trackside at the Queensland Raceway V8 supercar rounds in the early 2000s. With petrol firmly in her blood, these early days spawned her love of all things automotive. Her driving career as a 17 year-old began with the unique experience of a Suzuki Carry Van that was quickly upgraded to a more image-appropriate Holden Barina.

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