These Are The Worst Car Gifts You've Ever Gotten For Christmas

Some people love getting presents more than others, but even people who aren't big on presents still appreciate getting a nice, thoughtful gift, especially if it's something they probably wouldn't buy for themselves. Did I need a fancy German chef's knife? Nope. I would have been happy with a $30 one from Amazon. Do I absolutely love that thing? You bet your ass I do.

Unfortunately, when people learn you like cars, they have a tendency to assume you'll like anything car-related, which can lead to some pretty bad Christmas gifts. On Tuesday, we asked you to share the worst car gifts you've ever gotten for Christmas. Let's take a look at your answers.

Look, I love my Charger—all-time styling masterpiece. But this little shelf with big hunk of plastic below impersonating the Charger's fascia is so jaw-droppingly awful that I'm still amazed someone thought it'd be a good idea producing it. I really had to go into acting mode to keep the "Are you effing kidding me?" look off my face in front of the gift giver. Hey, she meant well.

So... did you end up using it? Did you keep it? Did you wait for her to leave and then throw it out? I have so many questions about the story of the '69 Charger shelf.

Suggested by: the1969DodgeChargerFan

I was once gifted a confederate flag belt buckle with a Chevrolet emblem on it.

I mean, I'm a straight up hillbilly, my first friend was a hunting dog, came straight out of a town like the one every other country song talks about, at age 16 I drove a straight piped silverado with a CB radio and a camoflauge rattle can job. I can see why she thought I'd like it......But I'm from Ohio, and while I had a great grandpa fight in the civil war, he was fighting AGAINST the confederate flag......

Thankfully, I was unable to find a Confederate flag/Chevrolet belt buckle, so this much cooler Chevy belt buckle will have to do. And yeah, it's insane that so many people in the South still fly a traitor's flag, but what's even harder to wrap my mind around is the people who live in states outside the South and do the same thing. Especially the one I saw in Foxborough, Massachusetts when I went to a Patriots game.

Suggested by: CircleGr33n

I'm assuming this was a joke, but heck, I'll include it anyway. Lexus crossovers might be boring, but if someone actually bought one for you, at least you could sell it for a good bit of money. A giant bow, on the other hand, is completely useless and probably incredibly annoying to dispose of. Imagine opening up a giant box, and the only thing inside was a car-size bow.

Suggested by: The NSX Was Only In Development For 4 Years

All the garbage my elderly mom gets me from QVC, usually some kind of stuff holder or multifunction tool that does like 5 things badly, like a air compressor, flashlight, seatbelt cutter, window breaker, and cup holder all in one.

Sadly, I couldn't find an air compressor/flashlight/seatbelt cutter/window breaker/cup holder on Amazon, so please enjoy this quilted leather water bottle/cell phone/sunglasses holder that dispenses tissues and also holds your handbag.

Suggested by: 4jim

A Mugen 5 speed shift knob, my car has a 6 speed and is German.

That's such a random gift. Like, they had to know enough about cars to know that shift knobs can be replaced but not enough to know that different transmissions have different numbers of gears. It makes no sense.

Suggested by: James II

I am going to have to say any books or calendars that claim to say to know cars. For example, my friend knowing who I am liking cars got me a book all about cars. It had so many mistakes that would make a petrol head cry like misidentifying cars and specs. I also spotted this calendar at Office Depot... :(

While you specified inaccurate books and calendars, I'd be willing to expand that to essentially all of them. I like cars and write about them professionally, but I don't feel the need to decorate my house with them.

Suggested by: Russell

A Dodge Ram t-shirt. I love my Ram 1500 but the shirt was garbage. It looked cool when I first got it. Black with the ram logo on the back, BUT after one mild wash the entire graphic had cracked into a jigsaw puzzle. It was the thought that counts though, Thanks Mom.

It really is too bad. T-shirt quality is absolute trash these days. The only good generally affordable ones I've found are Uniqlo's Supima cotton ones. Hashtag not a sponsor (although I'd consider it for the right price, Uniqlo).

Suggested by: Spork

Someone once gifted me a sign from Hobby Lobby. It read "GM parking ONLY!" with an image of a Ford Mustang underneath it. I don't blame the buyer they weren't into cars, but what kind of dumpster person makes something like that?

For some reason, it appears that Hobby Lobby has removed that sign from its online store, so please enjoy my artistic recreation.

Suggested by: Dan Erns via Facebook