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vwpimpster
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: | Use your door pockets as a cup holder.
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Actually, if you're holding cans of soda, this seems to work rather well. I know the pocket on my door holds the can very tightly, causing it to crush slightly and stay in place.
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Go old school and learn how to juggle hot coffee while shifting and steering. Up the challenge by also incorporating braking and using the turn signal all while holding that same cup of coffee.
Who the hell needs cup holders?
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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seajay96
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Icy wrote: | Go old school and learn how to juggle hot coffee while shifting and steering. Up the challenge by also incorporating braking and using the turn signal all while holding that same cup of coffee.
Who the hell needs cup holders? |
I need the cup holder to hold my drink while I'm shaving and texting on the way to work...I'm good, but I'm not that good
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| JinxedSydney wrote: | Has anyone used the chug and plug from MidAmerica Motorworks?
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I use an older version (without the cell phone holder) and put it on the passenger floor with the Club on the long part to keep it steady while I drive. When I don't use it I scootch it under the passenger seat. Works great, even if not exactly the way it was intended.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| gwol wrote: | | scooter8 wrote: | Have you seen one of these?
Fits over the tunnel, works pretty well and has a small area for other stuff. |
I have one and it sucks.
It gets in the way of your right leg and keeps tipping to the side.
I spend more time looking at it to make sure it’s straight, then I do looking at the road. |
Damn that's too bad, ours works well, real snug, doesn't move hardly at all. Oh well  Maybe it's all that thick-ass insulation I put on the tunnel under the carpet, made it so wide it fits real tight???
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| johnnypan wrote: | | Pick up a hooker,have her hold you drink... |
good idea
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Scott H
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: | | Use your door pockets as a cup holder. |
That's what I've always done.
Holds them perfect and instantly adjusts to any size.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Scott H wrote: | | Russ Wolfe wrote: | | Use your door pockets as a cup holder. |
That's what I've always done.
Holds them perfect and instantly adjusts to any size. |
she must be doing those special exercises....
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| Pick up a hooker who does kegel exercises,she will hold three drinks... |
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:04 am Post subject: |
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^^^ Aren't you supposed to keep both hands on the wheel?
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Russ Wolfe
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| Patty B. wrote: | | That's what you have a crotch for~! |
Plus, you can sue McDonalds.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| gwol wrote: | | scooter8 wrote: | Have you seen one of these?
Fits over the tunnel, works pretty well and has a small area for other stuff. |
I have one and it sucks.
It gets in the way of your right leg and keeps tipping to the side.
I spend more time looking at it to make sure it’s straight, then I do looking at the road. |
Agreed. Worthless, and the more weight you put into it the more unstable it gets. |
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: |
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I have one in my fastback, and you are right, my leg is against it all the time.
Get irritating after about 1000 miles.
On my Fox, I just took the ash tray out of the console, and set any cups/cans/bottles in the open hole. It even has a light at night.
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johnnypan
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| coad wrote: | | gwol wrote: | | scooter8 wrote: | Have you seen one of these?
Fits over the tunnel, works pretty well and has a small area for other stuff. |
I have one and it sucks.
It gets in the way of your right leg and keeps tipping to the side.
I spend more time looking at it to make sure it’s straight, then I do looking at the road. |
Agreed. Worthless, and the more weight you put into it the more unstable it gets. |
A hooker only gets unstable when you hold out... |
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: | | Use your door pockets as a cup holder. |
That only works if the elastic isn't stretched out. My undies have the same problem. |
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KTPhil
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| Glenn wrote: | | A few years ago I saw a interview with Alos Ruf. He was behind the wheel of one of his 700+hp modified Porsche's and when asked why there were no cup holders in the car he replied "at 180mph its best to have both hands on the steering wheel". |
I believe this same attitude explains why VW resisted cup holders for years after almost all other makes adopted them. Not too many VWs go 180mph, though.
"Crazy US drivers" they would say. They are right on that point, of course, but if you want to sell cars, give the customers what they want... |
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Russ Wolfe
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| KTPhil wrote: | | Glenn wrote: | | A few years ago I saw a interview with Alos Ruf. He was behind the wheel of one of his 700+hp modified Porsche's and when asked why there were no cup holders in the car he replied "at 180mph its best to have both hands on the steering wheel". |
I believe this same attitude explains why VW resisted cup holders for years after almost all other makes adopted them. Not too many VWs go 180mph, though.
"Crazy US drivers" they would say. They are right on that point, of course, but if you want to sell cars, give the customers what they want... |
There are a "few" VW's that will do 180 mph. They just may not have the VW badge on them.
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sixty1ragtop
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I dont have the web link here at work, but I found a website that has cup holders that are magnetic and you can use them on an open glovebox. |
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