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Anybody have a cup that actually fits in the C-Class cupholder

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Old 10-18-2002, 01:21 PM
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Anybody have a cup that actually fits in the C-Class cupholder

Has anybody found a decent insulated cup that actually fits in the
useless C-Class cupholder which is "more form without function"

I like the way it opens up. But I have dared not to use it especially the upper lip which opens like a flower. What was the
smart guy who designed it thinking. I cannot even keep a bottle of water in it without it tumbling on the next turn.

It would really hurt if I spilled coffee or any other sticky beverage
inside my pristine interior because of the flimsy cupholder.

Does anyone have any mods for that cupholder ? Do you know of any spillproof cups or where I can get one.
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the lower holder can hold a can. the really cool upper one will hold either a Nissan stainless steel coffee mug or Starbucks stainless steel coffee mug really well. they both have the narrower bottoms with a wider top.
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there is a shop in a small corner of a small town in germany that sells the small bottomed cup to fit the c class cup holder
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i guess ima have to take a trip to germany huh?
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Re: Anybody have a cup that actually fits in the C-Class cupholder

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I cannot even keep a bottle of water in it without it tumbling on the next turn.
How hard do you drive your car? I left a bottle of water in my cupholder for a few days, no problems, never even looked like it was going to tip.

My Tim Horton's coffee almost every morning fits perfectly in the cup holder, and I have yet to spill a drop.

My only complaint is the one thing I also like about the cupholder, the retention piece. You have to have a curved bottom cup or the retention piece gets caught on the cup and its hard to get into the cupholder.
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I don't understand, the cup colder works great for beer cans, the official drink of Germany. Just be thankful you don't own one of those new CLK's, one cup holder and it comes out of the dash in front of the passenger airbag. Let's see you get that beer can out of your passenger's chest when the airbag goes off!
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we shouldnt be drinking and driving anyway ,or smoking or anything but concentrating on driving
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You shouldn't run red light, shouldn't speed, shouldn't roll stop signs, when is this madness going to stop? When will we be free to enjoy that cup of coffee in the morning, chat on the cell phone, play with the MP3 player and not have to worry about "shouldn'ts"? Why did they put 10 airbags in the car if it wasn't meant to be used?
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man ,,calm down buelwinkle .
i was just being a smartass.
you should know that by now
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You can really tell it's Friday in this thread!

24oz. Poland Springs sport bottles fit nicely in the holder. Never fallen out and there's one in there any time my wife is in the car. It also holds her Dunkin Donuts foam coffee cups with out spilling.

I realize this doesn't answer the original question about thermal mugs but, hey it's Friday....
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20oz bottle fit fine in the bottom holder
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Originally posted by dswildfire
the lower holder can hold a can. the really cool upper one will hold either a Nissan stainless steel coffee mug or Starbucks stainless steel coffee mug really well. they both have the narrower bottoms with a wider top.
Okay, now I'm really confused...there's a upper cup holder?!! I just went out to my car to check and there aint no upper cup holder in my car.
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JeT ,
YOU SURE YOU OWN A BENZ??
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Originally posted by JeT
Okay, now I'm really confused...there's a upper cup holder?!! I just went out to my car to check and there aint no upper cup holder in my car.
Thats just something for the US guys. You cant sell a car in US if there are no cupholders
In Europe (and obviously in Australia too) the cupholders are not stock equipment. You can order one from your dealer if you really need one...
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yea they dont let convicts have cup holders
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Originally posted by DSMIT
yea they dont let convicts have cup holders
We don't have keys either...we have to hot-wire our own cars!
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Originally posted by DSMIT
yea they dont let convicts have cup holders
convicts...lol, is that a new name for non-US members?

Yep and we dont get the cool cassette player!
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YES IT IS ,wasent thinking like that but thats a goosd idea
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Originally posted by Freddy
convicts...lol, is that a new name for non-US members?

Yep and we dont get the cool cassette player!
"Convict" is a reference to the fact that Australia was founded by the British as a penal colony.
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we know ,,,atleast i think we all know ,,espically the ppl from australia
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Originally posted by Lynn
"Convict" is a reference to the fact that Australia was founded by the British as a penal colony.
I'm glad u spelt penal properly!
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Originally posted by DSMIT
we know ,,,atleast i think we all know ,,espically the ppl from australia

It appears that Freddy, who is from Germany, did not. Thank you for your input, and I anxiously await more of your useless p****.
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These damn European cars just don't understand the American car way. They got too much style and too litle access. Americans need an extra large SUV type cup holder to get the supersized soda and popcorn.

And what about a supersized MB truck, so the American can raise the suspension and put those ultra big tyres and wheels on.

We need to split the list and move the damn Euros out.
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AMERICAN SIZE IT ,,,ALRIGHT


lynn,not trying to offend


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