just get my new mini-van , and with friend , kid etc , my back seat look like a bombardment of crumb , little here & alot there . this b&d; auto-vac do the work . its basically design for car seat and not for carpet . for bigger job you 'll need the shop-vac for that . so ! if car seat be a haven for crumb , this be auto-vac just perfect way , to do the little job in quick way , with out bring out the shop-vac and extension cord .