Question on spare change

[Ipedog]

Ok folks, I've had the H3 now for about 23 hours and its been great (Even if it was only -1 degrees out this AM ).

Heres my question:
Where do you keep your spare change? Ie: change for parking meters, tolls, drive-throughs, etc? I've got an EZ-Pass so the toll thing is covered, but EZ-Pass won't pay the parking meter .

So, what do you guys do? Thanks in advance!

[Ipedog]

Ok folks, I've had the H3 now for about 23 hours and its been great (Even if it was only -1 degrees out this AM ).

Heres my question:
Where do you keep your spare change? Ie: change for parking meters, tolls, drive-throughs, etc? I've got an EZ-Pass so the toll thing is covered, but EZ-Pass won't pay the parking meter .

So, what do you guys do? Thanks in advance!

[fourfourto]

I have a factory change holder from my 1995 riviera that I kept when I sold it .It fits nicely in the cubby tray of console(if you got one with your H3 if you didnt order one)
Pep boys has a cup holder change holder that looks nice and is cheap I also saw on at walmart.

[DarthKarl]

I found a neat (and cheap) change holder from Walmart in the automotive section. It is the same shape and size of the lower half of a soda can. On top it has three spring-loaded inserts for coins. Since it is the size of a cup, the whole thing just fits into one of the H3's cup holders.

[wannabeH3]

i just got it all in my cup holder and i put cups and **** on top of the change thats in there... :P

[FishnMan]

Uh, do your pants have pockets? I bought one of those black clip on pouches and hang it on the directional lever; works great.

[R2]

I give mine to poor people begging on the side of the street.

[FJD]

I ordered the "smokers package" online and will use the ashtray (since I don't smoke) to hold my change. It fits in the cupholders as well.

[H3 Hummer]

My H3 came with this nice tray that fits in the centor console behind the shifter. I don't think the new trucks have this. It is about 4 inches deep and holds my radar detector(when not up), pens, gum & change just great. If you don't have one I would recommend getting one. Probably around $20.00.

[HummerB]

it too ordered the smokers package. dont smoke but the ashtray matches the color of the interior and looks very clean.

[KenP]

I keep mine in my pockets to spend. I rarely have any change after a full day in my pocket.

The wife, on the otherhand, just chucks that coin anywhere!

[NEOCON1]

thought you needed help getting spare tire off back

[FJD]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
This is not fair to the real smokers. What if there is a limit of smoking packages and you deprived a smoker from his H3 ashtray? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Actually, I tried to order it through autowebaccessories(?) and got an email back saying that they were on backorder already.....

[crop000s]

In a cup in the rear seat cup holder, the other rear cup holder is where I keep a bottle of rolaids.

[hmrlvr]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I ordered the "smokers package" online and will use the ashtray (since I don't smoke) to hold my change. It fits in the cupholders as well. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Me too

[KenP]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NEOCON1:
thought you needed help getting spare tire off back </div></BLOCKQUOTE>If that's towards me then you have no idea how hard removing that tire is going to be once everything is done...

Any cupholder ashtray will work fine. Of course you could just use the window.....

[KenP]

Sorry, I was thinking about cigs.....

[DRTYFN]

Think about this when contemplating where to put your spare change.

Spare Change, Cell Phones Lure Thieves
It's that time of year again, when the cell phones and spare change left inside cars start to disappear. The Cincinnati Police Division is gearing up for another seasonal fight against thefts from automobiles.

"It's getting ridiculous," said Lt. Ray Ruberg of the division's public information office. "During the summer, these kind of thefts will increase. Right now, they will increase because the kids are out of school."

Ruberg said last year that there were 2,051 thefts from automobiles reported to Cincinnati Police Division.

In Cincinnati, thefts from cars account for 36 percent of all part one crimes -- which include homicides, rapes, robbery, assaults, larceny and burglaries -- that happened in the last year, he said.

"Breaking into cars is easy to do," Ruberg said. "You don't have to be a professional thief."

On June 15, for example, there were five thefts from cars parked inside garages near Fountain Square.

The thieves, Ruberg said, are not only after expensive laptop computers or cellular telephones.

"Spare change is oftentimes a reason for a thief to break into a car," Ruberg said. "That doesn't seem very serious until people realize that it could cost hundreds of dollars to fix a broken window."

Another reason for the rise of car break-ins could be the popularity and low price of cell phones, he said.

"Most cell phones are inexpensive or don't cost anything, and only cost money depending on calls that are made, so people don't place a high value on them," Ruberg said. "People don't really think twice about leaving them in the car, but the damage done to the car can be more than what is taken."

Ruberg suggests taking all "valuable" items out of the car or keeping them out of sight.

Although this is an obvious safety tip, Ruberg said, many times people forget or do not take the time to secure items properly.

For example, if a purse is hidden under the seat, make sure the strap is not sticking out or put it in the trunk. If there is change left in the cup holder, put it in the ash tray were it will be hidden, he said.

"If there are two cars parked next to one another, and one is totally clean and the other has a cell phone in plain view, which one do you think they will go after?," Ruberg asked.

Do not always assume that a car alarm or a parking garage will keep thieves at bay.

"Unless they can see something worthwhile in there, an alarm will help," he said. "Don't allow that or parking in a garage to let your guard down. You should always secure your items."

Items that are most often snatched out of cars are cell phones, computers, radar detectors, purses, briefcases and clothes, Ruberg said. ©


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