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The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:30 pm
by FarmerPug
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
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:39 pm
by mjb
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...
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:46 pm
by eoin27
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.
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:58 pm
by teamster1975
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!!!!
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:00 pm
by eoin27
You could invest in a centre console from a D9 Matt. Just a thought. Really cheap too I'd imagine
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:04 pm
by mjb
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!
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:06 pm
by teamster1975
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!
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:54 pm
by Welly
I'm guessing there's no armrest on the coupe because the seats fold-forward?
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:58 pm
by eoin27
Ya but a single centre armrest is possible.
Re: The Uselessness of the cup holders
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:03 pm
by Blue406
But looks very much like an after thought, in my opinion.