Shite car traditions that have rubbed off?

[Futuramic]

Today I opened the glove compartment of the Volvo to put way my mirrored Ray Ban Aviators with gold frames (yes I do wear them in public, yes I do think I'm Maverick only living in Essex and owning a 740) away. In doing so I moved some of the stuff around inside the compartment. There is nothing exciting in there, only the manual and a tyre pressure gauge. However I did notice the pile of old tax discs left there by the previous owner.I then realised when I first taxed the vehicle I ddi exactly the same thing. The firdt expired VEL under my ownership now sits atop the old ones left there by a dead bloke (Volvos outlast their drivers, the family only sold it as he now has little need to venture far from his coffin).So, I wonder, has anyone else kept alive an irrational act or left an item in place left by a long forgotten previous owner of their car.I'm a sucker for this. When I had the Bluebird it came with a David Gray CD on the back seat, but no CD player. That CD never left the car.

[Rusty Pelican]

Found a little plastic big ears in the Singer when i first got it in 87 , stuck it on the dash top , its still there

[Father Ted]

I know, just now that if I change the number plate on a car / bike and say put one on with a wanky font or little message at the bottom.. then I will get rid of that car quite soon thereafter. So I try not to replace number plates any more - to the point of repairing the ones that came with the car if they get damaged.

[Albert Ross]

I found a little orange fluffy spider toy in an Astra I was given. He lived atop the dash as a screen wiper. The car was grand. I gave the car to my son, and removed the spider. The car was pinched a week or 2 later. The spider is now in my shed, and the shed has not been stolen, thankfully.

[Cavcraft]

Countless air freshners, for some strange reason (ocd?) I always thought it would be lucky to leave them in.I also left one hell of a lot of rust on a Nova, but purely because I couldn't be arsed trying to get rid of any of it at all.

[Station]

Had a wooden 'nut' air freshener in a car in 2002 that has been in nearly every car I've had since. It still smells a bit!

[Pete-M]

not exactly what you're after, but I've still got the magic tree (forest fresh if you must know) out of the RS2000 I sold in 1992.I loved that car, so I kept the tree. It's hanging on the back of my bedroom door. Occasionally still get a whiff of Piney goodness.Yes, it's still mainly in the bag.

[angorabedsock]

My Audi 100 came complete with an Acker Bilk cassette which I've held on to for comedy value, despite selling the car!