Above noted and appreciated. I hate the cup holder and only use it to hold sealed beverages for transport to my destination. I will have the thing fixed and never use it again. I might be selling the car soon, by the way. It is a 1998 E300DT black/black MB tex. with 110k miles. It has E430 wheels with the originals included. Glow plugs were replaced 1k ago. The car is flawless and was under warranty to 100k.