Who in their right mind would try to park at a mall during the holidays, or search for street parking in places like Chicago with all those tourists around?

Today is Veterans Day in the U.S., where we salute the men and women in uniform who sacrifice a lot to make our freedoms possible. Our collective hats at Jalopnik go off to you folks and we hope you're getting the appreciation you deserve.

Last week we celebrated Labor Day, which is a very important holiday based around… um, something important enough to get us a three day weekend. Hopefully, you were able to spend it swimming, barbecuing, drinking beer or watching race highlights from the weekend.

iDrive is an awesome idea! A steering wheel mount device for your iPad, you can use it to easily and comforably surf, read, watch movies and play Angry Birds while driving. It works with your Kindle too! What can go wrong?

Halloween isn't always the most wholesome holiday, and it's the one evening out of the year where you have to worry about flying eggs and toilet paper (among other things). If you're worried about your car suffering through a few holiday "tricks," Consumer Reports suggests preparing with a fresh coat of wax.

The holiday season brings car commercials showing new cars with red bows sitting in the driveway as surprise gifts. Wouldn't that be nice? What red ribbon covered new car or truck should have been sitting in your driveway this morning?

Barely know anything about your father/husband/brother except that they drive a BMW with fruity stripes on the back? Then this tie could be the perfect Christmas present.