by Gabrielle DeSantis

The great thing about accessories is learning to use them in an unorthodox manner. Trailer hitches are a great example of this. Sure, you can use it to tow your belongings, but there are tons of other things you can do with a trailer hitch that will make life so much easier.

Trailer/tow hitch hammocks

Car camping is all the latest rage as you can hop in your car and go without needing to shell out for expensive camping equipment. Additionally, depending on the condition campsite, it costs much less than finding a hotel room if something goes wrong.

When out camping, a trailer hitch hammock takes the hassle out of trying to find two trees to set up your hammock. It also saves you the trouble of setting up a tent if you prefer to sleep in a hammock. 

Bike racks

Riding a bike might not be for everyone, but it’s a fun way to spend time with the family, hang out with friends, or get some exercise on your own. Bringing your bikes along is much easier if you have a trailer hitch, according to U-Haul. Sure, you can toss the bikes in the trunk and then tie the lid down. Yet, that takes up a lot of space and isn’t practical if you want to take your bikes on vacation. Using a trailer hitch to add your bike to the back is the perfect way to go. 

Superbumper

Rear-end collisions are all too common. All it takes is the person behind you taking their eyes off the road for a split second. Now your day is ruined as you wait for the police to come and take the report. Then comes the nightmare of dealing with insurance companies, trying to get your vehicle repaired, and explaining to your boss why you’ll be late to work.

A superbumper can help with this. It’s designed to take the brunt of the damage, so your vehicle doesn’t have to. You obviously can’t use it while you’re towing something, but it’s a convenient way to configure your trailer hitch when it’s otherwise not in use.

Ski carrier tow hitch adapter

Bikes are great, but not in the wintertime. If you live in a chilly area where biking isn’t feasible, then a ski carrier might be exactly what you need.

If you’re more of a hobbyist when skiing and renting your equipment, this is obviously not for you. However, for those who go skiing regularly, it’s a great accessory to have. It’ll save your back from having to shove the equipment on the roof of your vehicle and trying to pull them off when you arrive at your destination.

Picnic table

Boating Magazine highly recommends adding a picnic table to the back of your hitch. This is the perfect accessory for tailgating, impromptu picnics, and that romantic little getaway you’ve been planning for a while that you don’t want your in-laws to crash.

Barbecue grill tow hich extension

What’s a picnic without fresh hamburgers, hot dogs, and steaks. It’s even better with fresh grilled fish. The Party King Grills MVP-5412, shown here on Amazon, is a tow hitch extension accessory gas grill for family cookouts and tailgates that makes this dream possible for you and your loved ones.

Snow plow hitch

If you live in an area with lots of winter weather, waiting for the local authorities to come out and plow your driveway might be a long wait. Additionally, if you live in a rural area, it might not happen at all. That’s where a snowplow comes in.

If you have a front tow hitch, you can add a snowplow to the front, which will allow you to move the snow on your own. It’s especially great for essential workers who have to be at work no matter what the weather looks like.

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by Gabrielle DeSantis

Bentley and UAE go together like (Motor)biscuits and gravy. This is why the British fancy car builder sent five coachbuilt Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine by Mulliner to UAE in 2015 to be sold to some oil Barons. However, the oil boys and princes weren’t feeling them and now Bentley is taking their priceless limos abroad and offering them for sale to the world. 

How much does a priceless Bentley limo cost? 

According to CarScoops, The original Mulsanne Grand Limousine was initially built as a private commission. From there it seems that Bentley saw some potential in these super-executive sedans and gave the OK for five more. 

These five uber limos made it to their shining home of Dubai and they sat for over five years. The fancy cars sat waiting for their prince to come and take them away, but he never came. These cars have sat undisturbed for all this time. As a result, they are still brand-new six-year-old cars. 

Given the nature of these hyper-luxury limos, Bentley has not given out the pricing, essentially saying, “ if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” So these coachbuilt custom Bentleys are now being offered to the rest of the world but no one knows how much they cost. They are literally priceless, as far as any regular people know. 

This is not your standard limo

Now that the UAE has seemed to pass on these exclusive beauties, the rest of us have shot at buying one. There is a definite feeling of old money here. The days of being driven around town by your driver in a limo feel long gone, which is maybe why these land ships are sitting at harbor. However, for those Rockefeller types, there may be a few left who crave the old coach-built limo days. 

Ok, so what does a priceless limo come with? The Mulsanne is a bit bigger than a normal Bentley after receiving a 39.4-inch stretch together with 3.1 inches of added headroom. The limo is also set up with a custom climate control system that consists of two “zones” that allow each of the four rear passengers to manually control their own micro-climates. The goal is to keep every passenger perfectly comfortable despite differing needs. 

The rear seats are all facing inward to better facilitate the buying and selling of precious gems and gold, or whatever people with custom Bentley limos do. Like any good Bentley, it’s got a bottle chiller and champagne flutes to toast the Colonies (again, I can only assume this is what people do in these cars.) The rest of the space is filled with other mobile dining facilities like a fold-out picnic table along with iPad docking and charging stations strewed through the cabin. 

There is an intercom system in the back seat so that the billionaire can speak to the driver for instructions. There is also a pane of smart glass that can be made transparent or opaque in order to keep things from getting too chummy with the help. 

Not that it matters, but this massive land ship is powered by Bentley’s famous 6¾-litre twin-turbo V8 producing just over 505hp and 752 lb-ft of torque. However, discussing such mechanical things is uncouth and distasteful.

Bentley seriously thinks these limos are important 

There is an argument to be made that these may actually be a decent investment. Although we don’t know what these prince-mobiles go for, they could increase in value. It is a fair assumption that Bently will likely never make these over-the-top limos ever again. For one, they are absurd, but more importantly, they clearly weren’t popular. These two factors tend to make for fairly collectible cars. Who knows, maybe someone will see the shot and buy one for driving and one for keeping.

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