What oddments? - LotusTalk

Kaliuzhkin · 11-26-2007, 12:03 PM

Wednesday, November 28, will be two weeks that I've had my brand new Solar Yellow '06 Lotus Elise.

Between the two seats and behind them, on the "rear bulkhead" is a little storage facility called an "oddments pocket." It's too big for maps or the manual, so what is it suitable for? I'm thinking maybe the insurance information or carefully folded money.

Consider this a survey. What do YOU put in there?

Dan the K.

Vampyre · 11-26-2007, 12:10 PM

besides the bulkhead I also have a storage net , so my owners manual and insurance cards are in that, on the rear bulkhead I have my CD case with MP3's CD's

luxige · 11-26-2007, 02:54 PM

A couple Certs, one or two Altoids, a few TicTacs.
You know, the odd mints...

MHElise · 11-26-2007, 03:04 PM

Yeah I keep a pen, Insurance/Registration. That's about all it is good for!

chuck_risen · 11-26-2007, 03:08 PM

My I-Pass because I refuse to glue anything to my windshield.

Gizmo3000 · 11-26-2007, 03:10 PM

tire gauge and spare sunglasses

Z-dculus · 11-26-2007, 03:42 PM

that's where i keep my little black book.

MyFutureSelfnMe · 11-26-2007, 05:00 PM

I don't have one. I should really put my interior back together

BRTHTAKR · 11-26-2007, 05:13 PM

Registration & Insurance cards, CDs: Dark Side of the Moon, some Depeche Mode.

catapult · 11-26-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MHElise

Yeah I keep a pen, Insurance/Registration. That's about all it is good for!

I should keep my insurance / registration there instead of in the boot with my manual. Last time I had to get my insurance / registration was when I got pulled over by the police for speeding. Ended up locking my keys in the boot miles from home!

jlb1001 · 11-26-2007, 05:17 PM

Just a hand towel. In case of drips or emergency.

[towelie] "Everybody needs a towel" [/towelie]

glb · 11-27-2007, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuck_risen

My I-Pass because I refuse to glue anything to my windshield.

Can you leave it there @ toll booths, or do you move it?

Bavarian Motorist · 11-27-2007, 05:17 AM

I put the Koran in there. Not because I am religious, but because my friends swear it saved our lives a few times

muttpep · 11-28-2007, 07:41 PM

Sunblock. Sorry, but I do live in SoCal!

Randy Chase · 11-28-2007, 07:44 PM

Also Sunblock.

And small flashlight. Shock adjustment tool. Registration. Insurance card.

andykeck · 11-28-2007, 07:51 PM

Insurance, registration, owner's manual, picture of Colin Chapman and Jimmy Clark.

glb · 11-29-2007, 06:23 AM

I've always heard that we should keep the registration in our wallets; not in the car.

andykeck · 11-29-2007, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glb

I've always heard that we should keep the registration in our wallets; not in the car.

What if someone else is driving?

ace10 · 11-29-2007, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by andykeck

What if someone else is driving?

and you're not in the car? then take it out of your wallet and give it to them along with the keys.

andykeck · 11-29-2007, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ace10

and you're not in the car? then take it out of your wallet and give it to them along with the keys.

My wife and I trade cars all the time. I don't want to create a situation where we have to track each other down every time one of us needs to go somewhere. Also, the WA registration is 8.5x11. By the time it's folded to fit it a wallet it'd be about a half an inch thick.

What's the concern with leaving it in the car?

11-26-2007, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kaliuzhkin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fresh Meadows, N.Y., N.Y. Posts: 428	What oddments? Wednesday, November 28, will be two weeks that I've had my brand new Solar Yellow '06 Lotus Elise. Between the two seats and behind them, on the "rear bulkhead" is a little storage facility called an "oddments pocket." It's too big for maps or the manual, so what is it suitable for? I'm thinking maybe the insurance information or carefully folded money. Consider this a survey. What do YOU put in there? Dan the K.

11-26-2007, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
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MHElise Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Norman, NC Posts: 81	Yeah I keep a pen, Insurance/Registration. That's about all it is good for! __________________ ___________________ *2005 - #042* / Chrome Orange / Touring / Dual Oil Coolers / Stage II / Snorkel Delete / Green Filter w/ Velocity Funnel / Sector111 Trunk Bootie**

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Gizmo3000 Register Abuser Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks Posts: 1,017	tire gauge and spare sunglasses __________________ 2005 Starlight Black Elise, -hardtop/touring/black interior/sector111 carpet buttons! 2008 Infiniti G37-S 1991 300ZX 2+2 1974 MGB Roadster

11-26-2007, 03:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Z-dculus Derriere Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US OF A! Posts: 2,321	that's where i keep my little black book. __________________ 2006 KG-Sport Pack, LSD, TC, SS, RAC Monolites, Sector CF Roof, Carbon 3 Element Diffuser, V3 Panel eliminator (p-coated), Odyssey PC680, Boomerang , HIDs, CF Console, Multivex, Lotus Stage II, CF Zoom Rear View, Sector LidBone, Darth Holder (thanks Kestrel!), Sector 4Tress Harness Bar/CRD Mount, couple exige trim pieces- KGB Authenticated 2009 VeeDub Jetta (new kid on the block) 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic -(relegated to 'project car' status)

11-26-2007, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
luxige luxige Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 1,240	A couple Certs, one or two Altoids, a few TicTacs. You know, the odd mints...

11-26-2007, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
chuck_risen Director of Engineering Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live in Glen Ellyn IL, a suburb of Chicago. Posts: 967	My I-Pass because I refuse to glue anything to my windshield.

11-26-2007, 05:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
MyFutureSelfnMe Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,235	I don't have one. I should really put my interior back together

11-26-2007, 05:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
BRTHTAKR AKA XHILR8N! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,243 Images: 6	Registration & Insurance cards, CDs: Dark Side of the Moon, some Depeche Mode. __________________ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo Da Vinci 2005 Elise LRG, Trim Shop interior, full cage, Cup wheels, other stuff. 2007 Toyota Tundra (about 10 cup holders) 2004 BMW X3 (4 small cup holders) 1980 Rover SD1

11-26-2007, 05:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
jlb1001 Registered Snoozer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 338	Just a hand towel. In case of drips or emergency. [towelie] "Everybody needs a towel" [/towelie] __________________ -Joe

11-27-2007, 05:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,855	I put the Koran in there. Not because I am religious, but because my friends swear it saved our lives a few times __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

11-28-2007, 07:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
muttpep I ain't Yella' Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Porter Ranch Posts: 332	Sunblock. Sorry, but I do live in SoCal! __________________ WARNING: Objects in mirror are bigger than your Elise! . . . 2005 SY Elise. Sport Pack, Touring Pack, Beverly Hills Lotus "Stage II" exhaust, Venture industries starshield.

11-28-2007, 07:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 28,282 Images: 761	Also Sunblock. And small flashlight. Shock adjustment tool. Registration. Insurance card. __________________ Please do not PM me. My box is full. Thanks.

11-28-2007, 07:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
andykeck Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,965 Images: 1	Insurance, registration, owner's manual, picture of Colin Chapman and Jimmy Clark.

11-29-2007, 06:23 AM	#17 (permalink)
glb Unattractive Nuisance Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 4,681	I've always heard that we should keep the registration in our wallets; not in the car. __________________ 05 elise (PES chip, SSRs, shift tower mods, Multivex; HID low beams); 05 Corolla XRS; 72 Elan Sprint, 170 hp (Sold) "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." G. Orwell. "Incontinence Emergency Hotline- Can you please hold?"

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