Which side was my gas tank on again? - Depending on your situation, you may not know which side of the vehicle your gas tank is on. If this happens to you, just take a look at the dash and the side that the symbol of the gas tank is on. Either right or left (on the dash) is also the side of the vehicle where the gas tank is.

Extra storage - Tired of using those old coat hooks which just break or simply do not work for you the majority of the time? Well, this is a simple hack that you can do which will alleviate the need. Basically, just use some bungee cords and a small net and you are set for that little bit of extra storage.

De-ice the lock with hand sanitizer - Did you know that hand sanitizer can melt ice and snow? Next time you are in a jam and your car locks are frozen over, use a little bit of the sanitizer over the lock and you'll be driving again. Its high alcohol content helps break down more than just bacteria, it also breaks down ice and snow pretty darn well.

Fix any cracks in your windshield with nail polish - If you have a crack on your windshield, the best way to prevent any additional cracks is to use a little bit of nail polish. This helps prevent further cracking and damage down the road.

Build your own touchscreen music player for your car - If you have any kind of an affinity for technology, then this is something worth remembering and knowing how to do. Just remember that the combination of a Raspberry Pi chip board and a Tontec seven-inch HD screen will create a pretty unique user interface experience that can bring your car to life! Of course, you will need to do a little bit of hunting online for the parts, but the assembly and even the installation of this interactive interface is fairly simple in principle. Definitely a project for the more intensively obsessed.

The backseat iPad holder - Tablets are used for everything from checking one's email and browsing the Internet to a host of other uses including movie watching. Of course, if you ever wanted to keep your young ones entertained for a long period of time during a very long car ride, then this may be the perfect project to work on. The holder itself is actually made from almost any piece of cloth, a piece of cardboard, a long piece of elastic and many pins.

Hold your iPhone with an elastic band - Picture yourself fumbling with your iPhone in the car as you are trying to drive and pay attention to the road at the same time. This isn't doing two things at once, this is doing three things at once! At this point you need to put down the iPhone unless you want to get into an accident. However, with this little life cheat you can keep your phone close by to check the map or listen to your music. As always, safety comes first. Keep your eyes on the road and keep your hands on the wheel, but let the elastic band hold the iPhone for you.

Use a staple remover to remove or add keys to a key ring - It's extremely frustrating every time that you need to remove or add a key onto an existing key ring. Well, a simple staple remover can save you the effort and headache of fumbling with your keys. Who knew that this tool had more than one use?

Use a tennis ball on a string to park in a garage tight for space - If you are anything like me then your garage is not only the place where you keep your car. It is also the place where the lawn mower, the garbage bin, gardening tools and anything else that you use outside on a regular basis lives. Thus space becomes precious real estate and it becomes a tighter fit, especially for your car. Well, if you need to remember just where to park without scraping or damaging any of your things, this is a great life tip.

Use a plunger, yes a plunger, to remove small dents from your car.

Use an old cereal container as a small trash can - More than once, no matter what you end up doing in your vehicle, you will have something you will want to dispose of but have nowhere to throw it out. By using an old cereal container, you have a place for your garbage rather than the floor of your car.

Pool noodle garage extension - It probably annoys you every time you open your car door and you end up denting the side of the door or even the garage wall. Well this creative use of an old pool noodle is a fantastic way to absorb the blow and to protect both your garage wall and your car door.

Adding a back-up camera to the back of your car - If your car did not come with a back-up camera already installed, there are plenty of options that you can use to add your own back-up camera to see where you are going.

Give your car a shine and protection from the rain with hair conditioner - If you don't have any wax to use to give your car a lustrous shine, you can substitute for a simple conditioner. You will be surprised and impressed with the results from using an everyday item for your car.

Use mayonnaise to remove bumper stickers - This one surprised me, but in a strange way I guess it makes sense. Spread just a little bit of mayonnaise on the sticker, let it stand for about five minutes or so and then just simply remove and you won't have a lot of glue left behind. This is a strange one, but strangely enough it works.

Use a screwdriver and a cloth to clean those hard-to-reach nooks and crannies - It makes sense that if you cannot get into a very small space, you should use the right tool. Something fine like a screw driver can work, and placing a cloth underneath the tip will provide the cleaning surface that you are looking for to clean up those little spaces that are normally difficult to reach.

Clean your headlights with toothpaste - If you cannot afford the cleaning kit at the store, you can clean your headlights with toothpaste to get just as good a job done. If it cleans your teeth, it should be able to clean your car too.

If you want to lock your car with your automatic locker and you are out of range, place the locking device against your head to amplify the range.

Make your own air freshener with tea infusers - When you really think about it, just what is a tea infuser doing? You place some herbs in there to spread the aroma and taste into a drink. If that is the case, then isn't the same true for the air inside of your car?

Don't have a cup holder handy? Use a shoe! - Now that is thinking with your feet, er ... head!