Christmas Gifts for Car Lovers
Here at Jensen Fleet, we always go the extra mile for our customers, and with Christmas quickly approaching, we’ve put together this list to help you find the perfect gift for the car enthusiast this Christmas!
Aston Martin DB5 Remote Control Car £40 – Aston Martin
Enjoy James Bond’s legendary vehicle in your own home! Features include a custom designed remote that controls the full-function radio control driving, while triggering lights, sounds, light-up hidden weapons and James Bond music.
Driving Experiences from €20 allgifts.ie and Mondello
Give the gift of a driving experience to the thrill seeker in you life, from Karting and Off Road Driving to Stunt Driving. Or why not give them the experience of driving a Porsche Boxster S or Porsche 911 Carrera.
Accessories from €10
For the car lover in your life who is also a big fan of Star Wars check out the R2D2 Car Bin €10 and the Star Wars Car Seat Cover €30 both available in Halfords. Or if they’re passionate about having a clean car the Autoglym Perfect Bodywork, Wheels and Interior Gift Collection €60 is the perfect set for them. With carefully chosen products to effectively clean, protect and polish your car for the ‘new car’ feel. If they’re a Ferrari lover, they’ll love this Ferrari mug £22 which is etched with a variety of engine components to satisfy the most geeky of auto enthusiasts. Finally, for the James Bond wannabe, these Dents ‘Fleming’ Spectre Leather Driving Gloves £99. These English made unlined hairsheep leather driving glove were worn by Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Spectre, making it the perfect gift for any James Bond lover.
Garmin Dash Cam 35 €190 Halfords
This Dash Cam is the ideal eyewitness to your drives, it has an Incident Detector to auto save footage on impact and it can also take still images from both inside and outside the car to capture close-up damage. Features include; driver alerts to encourage safer driving, as well as GPS to record when and where incidents occurred. You can record in either 720p or 1080p, it also records in continuous loop using the include micro SD card and the footage can be later viewed both on the dash cam itself or on a computer.
Box Sets from €22.43 HMV
We know most people have Netflix these days, but not everything is on Netflix and you can’t wrap it under the tree. Box sets are a great way for the car enthusiast to indulge in their need for speed from the comfort of the sofa. Some popular choices include: Top Gear, Wheeler Dealers, Knight Rider, The Man & Le Mans, Rush, Drive, James Bond Collection, The Fast & The Furious Collection, The Italian Job, The Love Bug and for the mini car lover in your life, Pixar Cars and Cars 2, get them ready for the third installment, Cars 3, which will be out next year.
Anki Overdrive Starter Kit €144.99 Smyths
Anki Overdrive combines robotic supercars, which are capable of battling each other, with Artificial Intelligence to create a futuristic battle racing game that takes slot car racing to a whole new level. The Starter Kit can be converted into 8 unique battlefields quickly and easily with two robotic supercars. Control the cars with your smart device (with a free downloadable app) and take down your opponents with an array of weapons, from plasma cannons to flame throwers. Its pulse-pounding play, made possible through state-of-the-art tech and it’s an experience unlike anything else.
Lego from Lego
Keep them quiet for hours – or even days – over the Christmas period by getting the car enthusiast in your life something they can build. Top of the list this year is the Lego Caterham 620R (€79.99) and the Lego Porsche 911 GT3 (€299.99). The Lego Caterham 620R is packed with authentic details, it features a removable nose cone, engine and engine cover, and an opening boot containing axle stands. The Porsche 911 GT3 is full of cool details and intricate features that will delight whoever Santa leaves this to.
Other options in the Lego range include the Ferrari F40 (€89.99), a Mini Cooper (€84.99), a Volkswagen Beetle T1 Camper Van (€99.99) and a Volkswagen Beetle (€94.99). Or for stocking fillers check out the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette and Audi R18 e-tron Quattro (€14.99 each).
For The Mini Racers Halfords
These ones are for the mini racers and car lovers! The Kiddimoto Wooden Ride On FIre Engine €35, is based on a traditional Fire Engine with a retro design. Your child will love that it has space to carry toys, fully working steering, and a comfortable riding position. It’s made of Birch wood sourced from managed forests and is also recyclable. There is also the Mini Cooper Paceman 6V Electric Ride On Car €159, which the little ones will love riding around in. With a run time of 50 minutes and a max speed of 2.5km/ph, this mini Mini Cooper even boasts forward and reverse gears like a real car!
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