ESSENTIALS
WINTER
If you want your car looking its best all year round, then regularly treating it to a proper wash is essential. Nilfisk’s Core 130 Bike and Car Pressure Washer has 130 bar of pressure and an anti-kink hose that’s easy to store. Available to buy on eBay, it comes with some free bonus accessories, too. These include a car brush, an auto nozzle, an under-chassis nozzle and a super foam sprayer. Keeping your car clean has never been so easy.
Price: From £149.99
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The motorsport-themed TPS watch from Roue pays homage to the 910 racing car with which Porsche snared a long-awaited ‘home victory’ at the Nurburgring 1000km. To celebrate this, the TPS features an embossed image of the famous car on its caseback. Inside is a proven, reliable Seiko movement, while the triple-layer dial features Swiss Super-Luminova for excellent legibility in the dark. The watch can be purchased in six distinct forms, including the panda-style TPS Two. Each is limited to 1,000 pieces, but despite the exclusivity, this is a very affordable timepiece, at £250 including shipping and two pre-colour-set interchangeable leather straps.
Price: From £250
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Even the most careful of drivers can end up in an accident on the road, so it makes sense to invest in technology that can help keep you safe and save you money. The best-selling Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam is able to deliver the very best footage thanks to its 4k image quality and inbuilt polarising filter that removes glare. But it’s the raft of extra features offered with the 622GW that lifts it above rivals, including Alexa voice activation, integrated what3words location data and an Emergency SOS Response function. Plus there’s a handy £30 promotional discount running until 25th September - what’s not to like?
Price: From £239
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Winners of four Auto Express Best Buy reviews, the Overland and Overland+ are excellent expedition-proven 5V/12V power banks that can also jump start any engine from 0.1 to 5.0 litres. The units can be recharged via either mains/car USB or an optional fold-out solar panel, and are supplied with 12V female cigarette socket leads to run 12V devices.
Price: From £79.95
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GYEON Q²M Glass+ not only cuts through dirt and grime with ease, its hydrophobic qualities mean that it has supreme repellency properties to give you the best possible vision in any conditions. The Q²M Glass+ cleaner will leave your car windows so slick that any rain and excess water just rapidly runs off, leaving the way ahead clear and safer to navigate - it’s a must-have product for wintertime in the UK.
Once you’ve taken care of the windows you’ll want to keep your car’s paintwork in tip-top condition, and GYEON’s Q² CanCoat EVO ceramic coating offers an easy way to protect your car’s exterior for winter. Suitable for paint, trim, wheels, metal, carbon fibre or paint protection film surfaces, its versatile formula is outdoor-friendly, meaning it can be safely applied outside in fine weather, via a simple wipe-on wipe-off process using the supplied towel.
Price: From £14.50
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After you’ve finished meticulously cleaning your car, it’s important to make sure your hard work doesn’t go to waste. That’s why wax is a vital part of any home-detailing kit - it provides a layer of protection over the paint finish while also giving a glossy finish. Bilt Hamber’s Double Speed Wax is
an award-winner that’s both water-repellent and detergent-resistant, giving great-looking results that’ll last. It’s better value than paste waxes, which can be expensive, with Double Speed Wax coming in at £16.95 for a 250ml tin. An applicator pad and a microfibre cloth are included.
Price: from £16.95
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The AlcoSense Pro breathalyser is a valuable investment to help you accurately check you’re safe to drive the morning after the night before. Previously commended in an evo breathalyser product test, the AlcoSense Pro uses technology to measure the blow pressure, flow rate and volume of breath exhaled to gain the most accurate sample during every test. The results are easy to see on the AlcoSense Pro’s 1.8-inch colour screen and if it detects that you’re close to, or over, the limit it will warn you not to drive. Other features which make the Pro model simple to use are the BlowCoach function, which shows you how you’re blowing via the screen in real time, and the Time Until Sober & Retest Alarm which will even calculate how long it could take until you’re ready to get back behind the wheel. If you want, you can set a reminder to take a retest just by pressing the alarm icon - so there’s no excuses.
Price: £149.99
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If you’re after a fuss-free battery charger that is impressively easy to use, then you won’t be disappointed with the CTEK CS ONE. It’s one of the most advanced chargers on the market today, with its innovative APTO™ (Adaptive Charging) technology that’s intelligent enough to recognise what battery you’re using and what charging program is best. You won’t find any fiddly buttons or sub-menus to navigate, just a straightforward LED display, while the clamps are spark and polarity free - so no more charging anxiety trying to remember how the leads connect to the battery. You can depend on the CTEK CS ONE in harsher winter weather, too. An integrated temperature sensor automatically balances the output voltage in both hot and cold conditions to provide the quickest and safest charging times, so you’ll be swiftly on the move. And, with the added flexibility of being able to utilise a maintenance mode over longer periods, the CTEK CS ONE has all your charging needs covered.
Price: £220
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If you’re after a fun gift that offers plenty of style and quality, then a pair of car-inspired socks from Heel Tread could be just the ticket. Designed to pay tribute to some of the world’s most famous automotive icons, you’ll love the quirky patterns, textures and colours on offer.
Price: From £11.25
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