When I was growing up in Europe we did not have a cup holders or a make up bins inside cars because almost all of the cars were stick shift and we are not getting fat thru drive thrus with cokes and big macs. We installed a outside opening so you have to get out and open trunk and maybe burn few calories it all come to people in europe not being lazy.

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430

... you all did know that your local mercedes dealer has in stock, interior matched cup holders that attach to your center console right?...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

LOL, only americans would worry about this non-sense.

The ones I've seen are the folding type and covered in a matching interior material.. I have an aftermarket version for a boat, designed to mount on a level surface, and had a similar pair, covered in matching tan 'Tex', fastened to the doors on a previous 240D. Problem is those require FOUR screws to attach! And the plastic parts crack or warp, so on the door-mount types, they won't stay closed. Quite irritating if the car has manual windows like my previous 240D. Before I sold it, I removed them, replaced the front-door panels, and installed one of my 'customized' WalMart center-mount cupholders.

I'm now thinking about a remote trunk release, or at least maybe a helper-spring, so I dont need three hands to get in my trunk.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW