[anthonymaher]

Like many of you, I have the original toolkit, consisting of a variety of insturments, some useful (the amazing reversable screwdriver, sparkplug socket) some cool (tow hook!), and some really crappy (are those really pliers, and where would I use them if I could get them open?). All wrapped in a leatherette carrying bag---kind of looks like a medevial surgical kit.

So if I keep the original kit for show, what should I really be carrying with me when I drive around?

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[flash]

lol - just a AAA card and a cell phone - i carry NO tools at all in the 968 - never have - they sit in a cabinet

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[tim944s]

+1. I recently pulled mine out too, along with my spare. I have started to think of removing all items which can help reduce the weight of my car. I am not sure how far I will go with it, but thought the previous two items were a start. So to answer the question, none.

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[DaveN]

I pared it down to a can of flat repair (spare removed), a DME relay, jumper wires for the DME socket just in case, a multi-driver (PicQuic) and the original tool kit. The screwdriver has saved me already from driving 100km with the window stuck down, the rest lies in wait. I don't have BCAA, the places we usually drive up here don't have any tow trucks at the end of the road, cell service or P-mechanics. One of the hardships of low pop density but I think I'll live with it [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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[Langley968]

I agree with Bob. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]

Let me "highjack" this thread while I am at it. Does anyone has a "spare" original air compressor? That is the only item missing in my cab. I know I could use a different one but I would liek to have the original.

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[968TDG]

I think it depends a lot on how you use your car. If I'm actually going somewhere in it, I'll definitely have a tool kit. If I'm just around town and back and forth to work, then it is less crucial. I think it's always good to be prepared to help other people in the case of an accident, and although this may not be considered part of the tool kit, I do keep it in a kit in the car.

Tool kit / parts
12mm wrench for bleeding the coolant system
Premixed bottle of coolant
Engine Oil
rags
spare accessory belts, tools necessary to change them
spare key
spare relays
Leatherman
Air Pump
Jumper cables


Emergency kit
Flashlight
First aid kit
seatbelt knife
spare cell phone (can still call 911)
fire extinguisher

I'm sure the car goes a bit faster without that extra weight, but it's my personality to try to be prepared, and to attempt to fix things myself. I've managed to fix a broken alternator mount on my Subaru on the side of the road with a Leatherman and a key chain. Actually, it was so solid that it was 4 years ago and I haven't bothered fixing it properly. I also cut someone's seatbelt to get them out of a burning car (with consent). A couple hours later one of my good friends called me and told me it was her mom.

If you're just around town though, pretty much why bother on the tool kit side of things...especially with AAA

Phil

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[968Syncro]

In my car it is:
- the standard toolkit
- flashlight: one of those very small ones (in the glove compartment)
- the wheel lock key
- medium scale leatherman (with pliers, not scissors)
- extra sweatshirt / hat
- a couple of rags
- a small stack of service station towels
- the tow hook
- pen and paper (to write down the info from that idiot who just crashed into you).
- maps
- piece of rope (about 10-15 ft).
- a couple plastic bags
- little bits of french fries for emergency food (although have to dig them out from under the seats) [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
- a 2nd leatherman, the "squirt", is always on my keychain

Roland

I like Phil's idea of carrying an old cell phone for 911 calls.

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[flash]

hmm - my tool kit:

cell phone
bang zoom AAA card
baseball hat (to keep the sun off of my head while waiting for the tow truck)
lightweight jacket (in case it's winter and i'm waiting for the tow truck)
bottle of scotch
flashlight so i can find bottle of scotch
glass
second glass because i dropped and broke the first one looking for the flashlight

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[968Syncro]

In case any of you have never had the pleasure of meeting Flash, here is a picture. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

   

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[DaveN]

Damn that's a good idea, a flask of single malt to take away the pain/embrassment of a breakdown. Law abiding as always the bottle will be labeled "Dettol" [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

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[rxter]

Outstanding file photo Roland!

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[jfrahm]

I hate waiting around for a tow, they are generally not truthful about how soon they will be anywhere. If you are up in the mountains you might be there a long while. Since you need a proper flatbed generally that complicates things. Getting a regular tow is not something I would be OK with. I'd hate to be a bug on it's back over something simple like a DME relay or flat tire, which I can sort out in 10 minutes with little interruption in my outing.

My suggestion:
Stock or the like: Compressor/spare/tool roll/jack.

Better wheel lug wrench or 4-way

Flashlight

Gloves

Tire plug kit

Small socket set with screwdriver bits

Spare supercharger belt, or stock serpentine belt, and the tools needed to change it. That means the double set of open end wrenches.

Jumper cables

DME relay or jumper wire

Jug of premixed coolant

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[94SilverCab]

My Blackberry has RS Barn on speed dial. And Pete and Max's personal numbers [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

And...if my car ever broke down, Flash would call me (Chuck Norris of 968s)

Jay

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[flash]

i used to carry all of that stuff with me too, and did it religiously

then i actually thought back on the last time i needed anything - in all the time i have had the 968, there have been 3 times the car has broken - once was the clutch hose and there was nothing i could do - another was a fragged clutch disk - again, nothing i could do - the other breakdown was where i was in a group that had the OEM tool kit (and it was my own fault for not changing the belt sooner) - i have had only one flat in 30 years (again my own fault for not changing the tires sooner) - i've since learned from these things

the 50 or so pounds of crap i deleted really affect the way the car drives - now that i have the power, i may eventually add back some stuff, but i'm still not sure

the tow truck takes 2 hours - i'll just keep myself busy while i wait - i'll probably continue to roll the dice unless i am on a long solo trip with an arrival deadline - that's not likely to ever happen though

lol - my car spends enough time in the air in my garage that it had better not ever break down

now, the trailer is an entirely different story, and has a pretty full tool kit - who knows what is going to break at the track or on a coast to coast trip?

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