me and my first-world problems

[saffronhare]

I didn't realize how important cup holders were (in a car) until I didn't have any. German automakers back in 1999 -- when my Dagmar was made -- were (apparently) scornful of the need to consume beverages while driving. There was one flimsy little pull-out thingie in the back that was broken when I got the car, and one flimsy little pull-out thingie in the front that broke this morning. The em-effer didn't hold anything larger than a Happy Meal-sized cup, but still. BROKEN.

I'd happily purchase VW Passat wagons for the rest of my driving life, but I sure hope the next one I get will let me have a cup of (decaf) coffee, because REALLY. How I suffer.

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[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

*commenting only to use icon*

[buffalowmn.livejournal.com]

I actually feel your pain on this one--for a few years I drove a 1990 Honda Civic (little bitty hatchback; it was kinda hilarious to see me scooting around in a car the size of my purse), and it didn't have cupholders. I ended up resorting to a strange sort of "cup nest" in the passenger seat, made of an old scarf. lol

[zylch.livejournal.com]

In theory, the Honda Fit has 10 cup holders. Despite having not one, but two friends in Chicago who drive Fits, I have never found them all. It's like an easter egg hunt every time "Oh, have I checked here yet? Foiled again!"

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

We've gone to the car lot to purchase actual cars, only to have the girls veto certain models because there were no cupholders in the back. That's how spoiled we are, cupholder-wise.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I can say from experience that *not* having cupholders in the back has been pretty disastrous.