Re: A4 cupholders

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Nov 14,  7:23am, BRUCE, ERIK D.  -ERDB wrote:
> Subject: A4 cupholders
> Any feedback from A4 owners on the pop-up "cup holders"?  Are
> they as useless as they look?

Pretty much.

> Seems a shame to spend $30K for a car and spill coffee all over
> the interior.   It looks like they're maybe passable for 12-oz
> cans, but nothing else.

Yep.  Heck, perfect for beer cans, and there's two of 'em,
so you're good for at least 24 oz of non-stop suds, and if you
use tall-boys, why, that's a whole quart!

OK.  Just kidding.... never done that, never will.

The holders do seem to be the perfect shape for 12oz cans.  I've
found that the stainless steel Nissan "thermos" cup fits perfectly,
and it has a flip-top that you can close just in case.  I'm trying
to wean myself off of having any foodstuffs in the car, but in
the meantime, this cup seems by far the best solution.  It's
the one that's about 7-8" high, slightly tapered so that it's
a bit narrower at the bottom, and has a band of black rubber
at the bottom (which helps to hold it in place) as well as a
band of black rubber aroung the middle.

Dan Masi
'96 A4Q
'96 Yemen Mocha / Ethopian Java

>
> Have any of you  found a way to add something better, or modify
them?
> Do the other new Audi's have the same type?   As somebody wrote
earlier,
> Europe doesn't yet seem to be in sync with the concept of Slurpee's
> while you drive.
>
> Erik Bruce
> Richmond, CA
> erdb@chevron.com
>-- End of excerpt from BRUCE, ERIK D.  -ERDB