Read this website about the new E-class, what a shame, pg 16 (pictures included) states: "The gear shifter has also been moved from the center area to the stalk allowing for more…wait for it…cupholders, a part of American society Germans manufacturers have come to accept."

Its sad that the true enthusiasts dont matter to mercedes anymore, what happened to being the leader Mercedes?

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1994 C280
2009 VW Tiguan
1993 Toyota X-tra Cab SE-5


1973 220D ... Gone, but not forgotten
1991 Alfa Romeo 164L Gone, wife MADE me forget it

2006 Hyundai Tucson... just straight out FORGOTTEN!

I got in an S-550 the other day...........first time............and it took me five minutes to figure out how to put it in reverse...........

just silly, mercedes was always about experiencing the drive, not about who was on the phone or what your drinks tasted like. Bring back the "driving experience!"

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1994 C280
2009 VW Tiguan
1993 Toyota X-tra Cab SE-5


1973 220D ... Gone, but not forgotten
1991 Alfa Romeo 164L Gone, wife MADE me forget it

2006 Hyundai Tucson... just straight out FORGOTTEN!

Push the stick Up towards the letter R (I've seen that the most trouble people have with it is getting it into park)

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Its crazy that Mercedes and BMW made their shifters so counter intuitive like that.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Yeah........I got that........once I found "the stick"..........

I admit I'm defiantly not a fan of it either...it just feels so....mini-van......*shudder*

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

If you're going to have a slush, it may as well be on the tree. It frees up a little space for reaching over to the passenger side that way. If the transmission is manual, I like it on the floor, but Mercedes-Benz apparently does not offer a manual transmission E-class these days. Consequently, I will not be buying one.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

The problem with cup holders on modern cars like that is if you spill. Dump a big gulp on the center console of an S550 and you are going to dry $2k worth of computers.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

c'mon, keep the slush out of the car.. DRIVE THE MERCEDES! If you want the slush get an oldsmobile or a minivan! (dodge, ford or chevy, maybe a hundai) Whats the point of paying 40,000, 50,000 or more for a $2 cupholder, enjoy the car for the car

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1994 C280
2009 VW Tiguan
1993 Toyota X-tra Cab SE-5


1973 220D ... Gone, but not forgotten
1991 Alfa Romeo 164L Gone, wife MADE me forget it

2006 Hyundai Tucson... just straight out FORGOTTEN!

Well, you don't know how much you miss cup holders until you don't have them. It's a B**ch having to hold a cup from spilling, shift and drive at the same time.

I'm sure, especially since Mercedes has "invented" so many innovations on our cars, that they can find a reasonable place to put cup holders, which benefits the driver. And in America, I'm sorry but most people need them.

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2007 BMW 328XI

I drove my W126 for 5 years and didn't really miss them.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

G-Class Afterthought cupholders. It doesn't get any more true Mercedes then that

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Hey! I like that handle-slot in the side...for a real coffee cup...not one of those Mega-Silo-Gulp cups...

How much for that thing? I could use that in my S-10! My cup holders (4 - two from the factory and two in a do-dad holder infront of the 2 factory units) are holding every little do-dad that the other do-dad holder couldn't hold.

No room to put the Dew...unless I hang it from the belt-holder do-dads I've got...maybe I'll edit in a bit with a picture of those things...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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Its probably more possible then you think....that holder isn't screwed in or anything it just pops into a little hole (Hence why it was an afterthought)

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."