Bad cup holder design

"PowderHound" (PowderHound) 09/24/2015 at 15:26 • Filed to: None

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I’m not one that thought they would be complaining about cup holders but come on Subaru! If you have anything in this cup holder larger than a 12oz can you have to do this extremely awkward elbow up wrist down sort of motion to get over your cup or have it resting on top of the mug that still doesn’t work out well. And don’t even get me started on anything with a straw in this spot or the other cup holder in this car. To keep this semi-exciting and interactive, what cup holders do you abhor? Yes, it’s a slow day at work.

OPPOsaurus WRX > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:31

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holy shit!! every time my wife is in my car she puts her water bottle there and every time I have to ask her to move it. Last time she said its a cup holder so it can be there, and I replied with feel free to put a cup there, thats a water bottle so get lost.

Chariotoflove > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:32

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See those cupholders? They’re underneath the the console arm rest, and you slide it back to access them. You got a drink, there goes your arm rest...until you forget and rest your elbow on your drink. Only thing I dislike about my RX-8 cockpit layout.

Punk_Girl_98 > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:32

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My dad hates the location of his cup holder. The shift knob is so big that when he goes for his coffee, he used to hit the shift knob and spill coffee everywhere.

Chariotoflove > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/24/2015 at 15:33

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Sleep on the couch a lot, do you?

Tareim - V8 powered > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:33

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The BRZ isn’t much better as you almost have to be a contortionist to reach back to pick up your cup

for Michigan > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:34

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My Mazda is the same way. I avoid putting things with straws in the cup holders.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:37

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4th gen Camaro. That's it right behind the ash tray right behind the shifter. It's terribly placed AND it's just a terrible cup holder.

GUYMANDUDE > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:41

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Just leave it in 3rd. Solved

MonkeePuzzle > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:43

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being a subaru owner you should also know of the infamous pull out kind that completely block the radio.

cupholders are def. low on subaru’s list of priorities

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:44

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Last-gen Dodge Caravan. Useless, the lot of them.

The ones that folded out (out of the dash just below the HVAC controls, out of the seats in the second row) were flimsy lumps of plastic that would break at the drop of a feather, the adjuster would work once. Then it would jam, you’d spill your drink on it and that would stick it together for good.

The rear seat cupholders were too wide for anything smaller than a bubba mug and too shallow for anything taller than a tuna can.

RockThrillz89 > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:44

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On rare occasions I have a tall object in the cup holder of my car, I usually just shift from the side of the shifter, with my hand sorta turned backwards. Kind of hard to explain, I just keep my arm inside the confines of the beverage container.

camaroboy68ss > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:48

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I don’t even have a cup holder to complain about.

Klaus Schmoll > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:49

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My car doesn’t even have a cup holder. It has a small, square storage bin in the center console that holds small bottles upright but that’s about it. Oh, and it is positioned similarly behind the shifter.

camaroboy68ss > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/24/2015 at 15:49

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Yes!!!! Absolute pain in the butt! Plus the design carried over into the 5th gen. Do forget the flimsy flip out one on the right side of the console at the base of the radio

Textured Soy Protein > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:50

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I hate the cup holders in my BMW 135is. Not my car, but representative picture:

They are:

Small

Bad at adapting to different beverage sizes. Does not pass the Pure Leaf Tea test.

The rear one is covered by the armrest so the only way to use it is to flip up the armrest, which means no armrest available on which to my arm, and instead it just gets in the way of reaching into the back seat. (The only time I use both cup holders is on road trips with my gf who insists on bringing a bag o’ random crap in the car with her and putting it on the back seat, but then she gets all mad that the flipped-up armrest is in her way when she wants to reach the bag o’ random crap.”

Pure Leaf Tea has square bottles like this:

OPPOsaurus WRX > Chariotoflove 09/24/2015 at 15:52

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nope, she cant push me out of bed and gives up eventually

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:53

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My C30 is very similar. Ill try amd get a pic.

Any sort of cup means you can use the gear knob or armrest. Oh and its two tiered which makes its even worse

punkgoose17 > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:55

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Good cup holder design:

It will hold anything but a big gulp. It even holds cups with handles. It does not get in your way of shifting or resting your arm. You can still reach under it to change the radio station. The HVAC will heat your drink in winter and cool it in the summer. It goes away when not in use.

PowderHound > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/24/2015 at 15:57

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I usually toss resealable bottles in the passenger seat or in between the driver seat and the door. I don’t trust these coffee mugs though so it goes in the holder

OPPOsaurus WRX > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 15:59

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o hers is some huge pink reusable bottle.

PowderHound > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/24/2015 at 16:00

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Sounds very similar to the 2000 grand caravan I drove when I first got my license. Seems nothing ever changed

PowderHound > MonkeePuzzle 09/24/2015 at 16:01

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I’m convinced that the previous owner spilled something from this “cup holder” and now it’s tough to get it to push to unlock. It’s now more of a punch to unlock and some of the HVAC controls are mildly sticky

PowderHound > camaroboy68ss 09/24/2015 at 16:02

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I would be perfectly fine with that.

Jon-o > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 16:13

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My tbird had this in the arm rest. and yes a little spill meant anything inside would get very wet indeed. This coffee cup is a bad idea don’t do it! They ditched this in 97 and it got the behind the shifter thing but they were all autos by 96 anyways so it didn’t matter so much.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 16:18

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Same generation. I think.

facw > MonkeePuzzle 09/24/2015 at 16:23

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Previa had that style, but was mounted below the radio, so only blocked the ash tray when it was out.

PowderHound > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 09/24/2015 at 16:27

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Makes sense. Yeah! Screw those piles!

PowderHound > Jon-o 09/24/2015 at 16:28

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That looks like a terrible spot right there

MonkeePuzzle > facw 09/24/2015 at 16:53

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previa’s centre console was marvelously designed, loved the way it stuck out from the dash

lonestranger > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 09/24/2015 at 17:06

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But they even mentioned the cup holder in the F4’s original marketing campaign. It must be good!

pip bip - choose Corrour > PowderHound 09/24/2015 at 20:15

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get a smaller cup.

PowderHound > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/24/2015 at 21:48

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Nope. Must have all the coffee!

uofime-2 > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/25/2015 at 10:15

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My girlfriend does the exact same thing, every time I have to ask her to put in in the door. Her argument against the door is that it “barely” fits there.

Truthfully I can deal with it being in the center, but my shifts are going to be slower and wonky so the car will jerk a little bit and she’ll complain about that.