Holiday gifts for you or the car lover in your life need not be expensive or over budget.  In fact, you can give a gift or two (or more!) that’s easy on your pocketbook and will please and impress just as much as if you spent a fortune. Below are 5 budgetwise gifts to give the car lover in your life - or to pick up for yourself – this holiday season.

1. Who doesn’t need a new set of floor mats?  Even if they’ve already got some, it never hurts to give an extra set. Floor mats come in all colors, styles and designs, from simple to elegant, comical to monogrammed.   This Valucraft 4 pc. set of anti-slip floor mats in grey are just $14.99 at Auto Zone while a custom set of floor mats start at just 65.00 from Global Accessories.

2. While a GPS system may sound expensive, since they’re now becoming more popular and mass produced, you may be able to find one that fits your price range.  Radio Shack features popular refurbished models, such as the Magellan Maestro 3200 and TomTom One, both currently on sale for $79.00. 

3. At Cars for Girls, we talk a lot about safety on the road.  Target offers a Road Traveler Kit, which includes jumper cables, for about $50.00, while Survival Supply has a wide variety of emergency road kits ranging in prices for every budget. For about $28.00, you can get the Deluxe Automotive Kit, which includes jumper cables, roadside safety triangle, flashlight, light stick, tire pressure gauge, rain poncho, work gloves, emergency thermal blanket, auto emergency guide, antibacterial wipes, sterile gauze pads, first aid ointment, tweezers and more.

4. For those cold winter mornings, why not take the chill off with a heated auto seat cushion?  Amazon offers a Wagan brand heated cushion for about $17.00.  It features a self-adjusting thermostat and automatic shut off, is designed to fit both bucket and narrow split seats and comes with a 90 day limited manufacturer’s warranty.

5. The Ice Dozer Plus ice scraper comes with a detachable PocketDozer; a multi-tool which includes brush with durable bristles so you can remove snow off your windshield with ease. The PocketDozer comes with a scraping blade for hard-to-clear areas and a special ice-notch, which is designed to clear ice chunks off of the windshield wipers.  Get it at Amazon for less than $20.00.

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