Wirecutter - Stock up your car in minutes

Rik Paul

Spend a few bucks (and minutes) now outfitting your car with essentials. You’ll be thanking yourself the next time you spill coffee on your passenger seat or get stuck with your wheels spinning in the snow. Here are three quick car upgrades to check off your list:

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1. Keep basic cleaning supplies, like wipes and paper towels, in your car, along with a “carbage can” to stow trash.
   
   
2. Invest in a first aid kit stocked with all the basics to care for minor cuts and scrapes, including bandages, gauze, and alcohol prep pads.
   
   
3. Get an efficient ice scraper now so you won’t have to settle for whatever’s left at the drugstore the night before a snowstorm rolls through. (And here's how to safely clear snow off your car.)

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