Ah, April Fools’ Day, the perfect occasion to unleash your inner prankster and add a touch of mischief to the mundane. While classic gags like whoopee cushions and fake spiders are always crowd-pleasers, why not take your prank game to the next level with some automotive antics? From harmless hijinks to sidesplitting shenanigans, here’s a collection of car pranks guaranteed to rev up the laughter on April 1st.
1. Wrapp’d!
If you’re a drunk college kid, or just one on the inside, wrapping someone’s car is a great April Fool’s gag. Especially if you’re friends or lovers with a persnickety automotive purist, gift wrapping, shrink wrapping, or Saran wrapping is a way to play a joke that shouldn’t ruffle too many feathers.
Just gain access to the car (you don’t need the keys for this one) late at night, and proceed to wrap at your leisure. It’s like wrapping a house, only with less clean up. And you should use something more sinister than toilet paper. Be liberal in your application of the Saran wrap — the harder it is for them to clean up, the longer you have to point and laugh.
2. Post-It! (on Their Car!)
It’s no stapler in a Jell-O mold, but you can use office supplies for this fun trick. Try putting Post-Its all over the car. Everywhere. Even coat the undercarriage. As long as it takes you to put them on is nothing compared to the fun you’ll have watching your driver have to take them off.
3. Full Blast!
If you’ve got access to the keys, this one’s simple, quick, and fun.
Take the keys to your car-loving friend’s auto, and turn the radio up full blast. Bonus points for a Tejano station, especially if your friend likes to jam to rap and rock. Turn the air conditioner on cold and full blast (hence, the name). Also turn the front and back windshield wipers on, and maybe the hazards or brights for good measure. Take it to the limit by adjusting the steering wheel and seat base all the way up and forward, making it hard for the driver to enter the car.
4. Coffee Cup!
If you’re a car lover that doesn’t want to potentially wreck the interior of your car for the sake of a prank, try faking out all the other drivers on the road.
Secure a foam cup of coffee (empty obviously) to the roof of your car, and take a spin, ostentatiously making sharp turns on roads where plenty of people are able to see. Make certain that everyone’s watching you and wondering how your master handling gets the cup to stay put, especially while you do donuts in a parking lot.
5. Sticker Price!
Making fake magnetic bumper stickers might be costly, but you can really annoy your car freak friend. Especially if they care about the exterior of their car looking sharp, this prank is a sure bet to get some laughs (or growls).
Get magnets printed up with cheesy slogans that are bumper sticker-sized. Place them all over the car in question, and wait for your reward.
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6. Cindered!
This one’s particularly fitted for those of you that continually try to mask your white trash roots. Remove the tires from a car and prop ‘er up on cinder blocks.
Bonus points for doing this on the day that your victim has a big meeting, or is really nervous about any “big deal” event for which they’re going to have to make a drive. Double bonus points if you hire a NASCAR pit crew to replace the tires in three minutes flat, so that your car enthusiast loved one won’t be late. Minus points if you get them fired for not showing up to that board meeting on time.
7. Balls to the Wall!
Best for compact cars (or people that have several thousand balls to unload), fill the car up with balls so that, upon opening the door, the balls roll out.
This also works great with styrofoam peanuts — the most economical, but least environmental of the bunch.
8. Junk in the Trunk
One really fun and fairly simple April Fool’s day gag is to line the trunk of someone’s car in plastic, and then fill the trunk with water. Sealing plastics and drop cloths work best for this, as you want to be certain that you don’t damage the car. The sight gag should be enough to drop some jaws.
9. Hit and Run!
This one’s for pansies and anarchists. Whether you’re too chicken to play a real prank, or you just like inserting a little chaos into the world, you’ve found a friend in the hit and run prank.
Leave a long note on someone’s car, explaining that you’re terribly sorry and you’ll pay for the damages. This prank only works, by the way, if you didn’t actually hit them. An alternate message could read “I just got seen hitting your car, and I’m pretending to leave my info.”
10. Broken Window!
Go to an auto parts wrecker and get the cheapest side window you can find, sometimes they will give you them for free! Buy it, then break it. Sweep up the bits and take to your targets car. Roll down the window and spread the glass on the seat and the ground around the window.
Then run and tell your victim that you think something happened to their car.
Conclusion: Cruising Toward Comedy on April Fools’ Day
With these automotive pranks up your sleeve, you’re well-equipped to take April Fools’ Day to the next level. Whether you’re causing a stir under the hood, rolling with laughter over tire tricks, tickling their funny bone inside the car, or taking the show on the road with exterior escapades, there’s no shortage of ways to inject some humor into your friends’ lives on April 1st. So rev up your engines, buckle up for a wild ride, and prepare to leave a trail of laughter in your wake – just remember to drive safely and prank responsibly!