Dayton Daily News

Wheels: Do you have gift ideas for automotive enthusiasts?

Halderman: Here are some items that may be very welcome:

1. A gift certificate for automotive books.
2. A gift certificate for automotive tools.
3. A magazine subscription to an automotive magazine.
4. A tire gauge.
5. An automotive-related 2007 calendar.
6. Tools of any type (Did I mention tools before?).
7. A gift certificate for an oil change (or four — one for each of the four seasons).
8. Clothing with an automotive theme such as hats and jackets.
9. Model car kits, automotive theme clocks, posters, or other art.
10. Tools.
11. Car products such as wax, a car duster, car washing soap, etc.
12. A getaway weekend to a car museum (Auburn/Cord Museum, Auburn, Ind., or Greenfield Automotive Museum, Dearborn, Mich.).
13. Hand tools.
14. Power tools.
15. Shop equipment.
16. Automotive car parts suitable for hanging on the wall.
17. Automotive books.
18. Tools.

James D. Halderman is an ASE-certified master technician, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the author of 12 textbooks. Submit your automotive care questions to Halderman via e-mail at jhalderman2@juno.com, or write him in care of: Wheels, Marketing Publications Department, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow St., Dayton OH 45402.