Auto Meter
(866) 248-6356
www.autometer.com
What is it?
Gas Mileage (MPG) Gauge
Why you need it:
Many experts feel the quickest way for drivers to decrease their gasoline bill is to understand how their day-to-day driving habits affect their fuel economy. The Ecometer displays "real-time fuel consumption (mpg) on both an easy-to-read digital display, and through an always-on color-coded eco-graph, which helps train you to be a more efficient driver through a green (you're being efficient), yellow, and red (you're being inefficient) real-time fuel-efficiency graph," according to the manufacturer. It installs easily to the OBD-II port of your late-model Pontiac and offers instantaneous mpg, average mpg, engine load (tachometer), and speed (mph) monitoring options, all viewable through Auto Meter's E-Z View dial face that can be rotated 350 degrees for proper alignment anywhere in your car.
Applications
'96-and-up Pontiacs
MSRP $69
Actron
(800) 228-7667
www.actron.com
What is it?
IR Thermometer
Diagnostic Tool
Why you need it:
Sure, you've got a temperature gauge that tells you how cool your engine is operating, but what about other components of your Pontiac, such as alternators, exhaust manifolds, radiators, brakes, or electrical circuits? With this handheld, infrared radiation (IR) thermometer, you can now accurately check the temperature of any item on your Pontiac. Just aim the laser pointer at the target location, press a button, and the LED screen will display the temperature. It will even tell you how hot your Morrokide seats in your GTO are on a hot summer day.
Applications
All Pontiacs
MSRP
$79
Roadwrap
(888) 806-7474
www.buyroadwrap.com
What is it?
Removable Car Exterior Protective Film
Why you need it:
If you drive your Pontiac to car shows, you already know the worst enemies of the open road: bugs. This new product is a 2.5-mil UV polyethylene transparent film with a water-based adhesive backing offered in an 18-inch x 100-foot roll. It will protect your Pontiac from bug acid, road grime, and rock chips while driving on the road. Simply peel it off when you get to your car show, and you won't have to detail twice.
Applications
All Pontiacs
MSRP
$29 per roll
Brute Industries
(866) 464-2788
www.raceramps.com
What is it?
Portable Car Lift
Why you need it:
The Portable Pit Stop Ramp provides a quick, simple, and safe way to access the underside of your Pontiac in almost any location. Modular in design and 20 feet long, it gives you some of the benefits of a four-post lift yet quickly disassembles for compact storage. It's extremely lightweight for struggle-free handling and is easily transported in a vehicle or trailer. The centersections and incline ramps are removable to provide easy access to the vehicle from the front, rear, and sides. The incline ramps can be mounted on the front or rear of the system.
Applications
All Pontiacs
MSRP
$2,495
Goodyear
(800) 730-3707
www.thencc.com
What is it?
GPS
Why you need it:
Goodyear has entered the GPS market with a full line of products that can get you where you're going as reliably as the tires it makes. The new GY145 GPS is an entry-level unit that offers an easy-to-read, 4.3-inch-wide screen, text to speech, instant rerouting, keyboard inputs, NAVTEQ navigation maps, and realistic highway signs and road numbers. You can even play your MP3 through its FM receiver.
Applications
All Pontiacs
MSRP
$249