Aftermarket cup holders?

[t84]

I have a Focus of 2000 vintage, which was designed I imagine before Starbucks and Costa, etc got popular!

That was explain why the shallow cup holders have holes for mug handles (mugs?! WTF?!) which are useless at holding modern coffee cups.. Don't suppose any decent aftermarket alternatives exist? The Focus mustn't be the only car around with ste holders?

[MGZRod]

off topic but just reminded me that my ZR (which is a 2004 car) has slots in the door pockets for tapes

[Rawwr]

If your driving is smooth enough, just leave it on the dash

[sklar]

My stupid new Megane Coupe company car (which came out in 2009) has 1 tiny cup holder made for an ashtray cup. The only thing that fits in it is a take away Espresso cup. Stupid French, don't care if there's nowhere to hold a drink, as long as they can carry on smoking in the car

I've had to get one of those horrible things that hang off the inside of the door. Looks rubbish.

Edited by sklar on Tuesday 27th July 11:22

[young_bairn]

Remember and tell your insurance company about any mods.

[t84]

young_bairn said:

Remember and tell your insurance company about any mods.

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[Engineer1]

Buy yank they have spaces for the Bubba keg

[Waugh-terfall]

sklar said:

My stupid new Megane Coupe company car (which came out in 2009) has 1 tiny cup holder made for an ashtray cup. The only thing that fits in it is a take away Espresso cup. Stupid French, don't care if there's nowhere to hold a drink, as long as they can carry on smoking in the car

I've had to get one of those horrible things that hang off the inside of the door. Looks rubbish.

Edited by sklar on Tuesday 27th July 11:22

My MY03 Megane has two up front, one for a storage pot, the other is okayish, each door pocket has a bottle holder, but the rear armrest has two cupholders better suited to holding petri dishes...
99 vintage A6 had 1 perfect sized, cooled holder up front, 2 inm back, yet the current model has just one, maybe two uypfront, but the armrest has to be raised and you'll knock it when changing gear!!

[Deluded]

You can get some that attach to the air vents.. utter waste of money. Don't bother.

[Podie]

[madbadger]

The solution is simple.

You need an aftermarket mug!



One like this is a couple of quid. It is thermally insulated and you can drink through the lid - thus avoiding spillages.

You simply decant the coffee from the wky free cup (cups - WFT!!) into the mug. Thus avoiding the dribble onto your lap you get from the flimsy cup with its ill fitting cheap plastic lid.

Plus you get the massive bonus that you are not advertising some stty chain that can barely manage to produce a cup of something vaguely resembling proper coffee, and which they charge you best part of a fiver for.

[300bhp/ton]

t84 said:

I have a Focus of 2000 vintage, which was designed I imagine before Starbucks and Costa, etc got popular!

That was explain why the shallow cup holders have holes for mug handles (mugs?! WTF?!) which are useless at holding modern coffee cups.. Don't suppose any decent aftermarket alternatives exist? The Focus mustn't be the only car around with ste holders?

what are cup holders

Edited by 300bhp/ton on Tuesday 27th July 12:04

[Podie]

[W00DY]

They're not cup-holders, one is for a mini tube of pringles and the other for a jar of salsa to dip them in. Better than having nowhere to put anything but having 4 ashtrays and 2 cigarette lighters, thanks Jaguar.