The Uselessness of the cup holders

FarmerPug · Post by **FarmerPug** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:30 pm

I have realised that the cupholders in the d9 are useless for anything bigger than the size of a can of coke especially if the armrests are down, has anyone added any extra cupholders into their cars that work better

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:39 pm

The coupé doesn't have armrests

but I find the cup holders will happily hold a 500ml bottle of Diet Coke out of the way of the driver's elbow when placed in the front holder and leant back at a roughly 45 degree angle...

eoin27 · Post by **eoin27** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:46 pm

I find them to be great in comparision to the sh*t ones that come in 307's and 607's. They hold my coffee and tea just fine. They were retro-designed to fit into that space though.

Proper cupholders add a safety element to a car so they should be brought in as standard.

I agree with Matts tears. Id love a proper armrest in the coupe. Nothing on ebay comes close. Even if they were cheap i wouldnt get one.

Post by **teamster1975** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:58 pm

What are you all complaining about? I haven't got one in my car! It's a travel mug between the legs and making sure I haven't filled it too high!!!!

eoin27 · Post by **eoin27** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:00 pm

You could invest in a centre console from a D9 Matt. Just a thought. Really cheap too I'd imagine

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:04 pm

teamster1975 wrote:What are you all complaining about? I haven't got one in my car! It's a travel mug between the legs and making sure I haven't filled it too high!!!!

Get a 99p clip-on jobbie from Tesco. The clip/hook thing can be shoved in-between the centre console and the gearstick gaiter!

Post by **teamster1975** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:06 pm

eoin27 wrote:You could invest in a centre console from a D9 Matt. Just a thought. Really cheap too I'd imagine

It's not worth it Eoin, to be honest I'll be looking for an estate later in the year with no 3 of the teamy clan due at Christmas.
I tried to talk my wife into getting an estate last time round but would she listen?

mjb wrote:Get a 99p clip-on jobbie from Tesco. The clip/hook thing can be shoved in-between the centre console and the gearstick gaiter!

Oh I've not seen those, I'll take a look! Cheers Matt!

Post by **Welly** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:54 pm

I'm guessing there's no armrest on the coupe because the seats fold-forward?

eoin27 · Post by **eoin27** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:58 pm

Ya but a single centre armrest is possible.

Blue406 · Post by **Blue406** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:03 pm

But looks very much like an after thought, in my opinion.

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