Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 09:31:41 +0100 From: "Richard Nootebos" <rnootebosnopsamage.uunet.be> Subject: Re: 2001 9-3 cup holder
Very entertaining all that - we should have a special discussion group on cupholders. What about Camelback coming up with a special CAR kit - so you can do 130 Mph and drink safely at the same time. (I said drink safely - driving safely at 130 Mph is another matter). Richard "Mark Schnittman" <mschnittnopsamnc.com> wrote in message news:39fd86fd.1226924nopsam.shore.net... > There is a solution (at least it works in classic 900s...). For $.50 > you can buy a plastic cup holder from your local auto parts store (at > least here in New England). I don't know quite how to explain it but > the cup holder basically has an L--shaped hook on it. You open the > golve box and then close it on the hook and your cup holder is all > mounted and ready to go. It works very well. May not look real slick > but you can take it off and throw it in the glove box when you're not > using it. > > And they even have a grey version of it that matches the interior of > my '91 900 perfectly. :) > > mark > > PS - word of caution: folding the passenger seat forward rapidly will > smash these cup holders into pieces fairly well. But at 50 cents a > pop its alright. :) > > > On Sat, 28 Oct 00 18:17:57 GMT, amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew > Stephenson) wrote: > > >A dealer has offered to fit, _free_, a cup holder in a 2001 9-3. > >This is a spare they have. They say SAAB do not regard this part > >with any enthusiasm, even though it was of official SAAB make, as > >it is not quite up to their ergonomic standards. I can see what > >they mean: it replaces the long, thin, horizontal plastic strip > >partway down the central instrumentation cluster; and when it is > >deployed cups and such would obstruct access to (AFAIR) the CD > >slot; but when stowed it hides (it seems) and should be out of > >the way. > > > >Would there be any real snag to accepting this offer? (I can see > >sudden braking leading to splashes all down the instruments.) > > > >Does the 2001 9-3 provide other real, practical ways of holding > >cups, cans etc? (The cup holders in the glove compartment door > >look like a clunky joke.) > >-- > >Andrew Stephenson > > >
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