[s-cars] Cupholder mania

[Lino M. Valadas]

Well,

I for one happen to believe in the "Teutonic" theory when it comes to
drinking or eating in the car.

a friend of mine got burnt when he crash into the car in front of in traffic
on his way to work.  He was holding a cup of hot coffee when the air bag
when off.  I think the guy from BMW is absolutely right.


Lino


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirby Smith" <kirby.a.smith at verizon.net>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cupholder mania


> This Teutonic "cup holders interfere with driving" is a specious
> argument.  The same thing can be said of any other distraction, such as
> the radio, cell phone, beloved CD player, and particularly passengers.
> One has to know what is appropriate for the driving he is doing.  When
> the Germans sell only one-seat cars without radios, I will believe that
> they are serious.  How hypocritical when Audi sells nice stainless steel
> spill-resistant cups that are a minimal distraction to use (especially
> when sitting in traffic).
>
> kirby
>
>
> Dave Burig wrote:
> >
> > To paraphrase an executive at BMW when asked why one of their cars
didn't
> > come with cupholders...
> > "for the same reason your coffee table doesn't come with a steering
wheel."
> > :)
> >
> > DB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On
> > Behalf Of Cody Payne
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:17 AM
> > To: William Noland; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Cc: abiglizard at worldnet.att.net
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Cupholder mania
> >
> > How does a cup holder make our cars faster? ;-)
> >
> > Now lets put down the cell phones, Big-Mac, Big-Gulp, and stop wacking
the
> > kids in the rear seat and drive our cars...IMHO (heh)
> >
> > cp
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Noland [mailto:wenoland at pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:37 AM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Cc: abiglizard at worldnet.att.net
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Cupholder mania
> >
> > I thought it was pretty apparent, that the German auto manufacturers
> > have zero interest in providing cupholders to the North American market.
> > How else does one explain the laughable excuses for cupholders found in
> > the models of these engineering powerhouses?  "We gave you a steenking
> > cupholder, now shut up and drive." Seems like some enterprising lister
> > could engineer a voice-actuated, fluid injection system using a surplus
> > washer pump. Vorsprung, baby!
> >
> > Bill Noland
> > maintaining the purity of essence of my precious bodily fluids
> >
> > >I love it when people get in my car with me and ask where are the cup
> > holders.  in the Audi (97s6) I show them then say you should probably
hold
> > onto your drink.  I like it even better when in my other cars that don't
> > have any cup holders and tell them sorry, no cup holders here.  IMHO a
> > driver's car doesn't need cup holders.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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