It's like this: I walk into Starbucks, I order a tall black coffee and ask them not to fill it all the way to the rim (no spill). I put it in the subtle black heater-vent cupholder I bought for $5 at Pep Boys (it latches to the heater vent in the center above the switches). I then drive the rest of the way to work, ignoring the coffee and paying attention to the road. When I get to work, I pick up the coffee and carry it into the office. Then I drink it. What's wrong with transporting a cup of coffee from one place to the other? As long as you're not trying to drink it, it shouldn't be any more of a problem than having a jacket in the back seat, or a bucket of tools in the trunk. Simply an item being transported.

Anyhow, the Pep Boys cupholder works well ... occasionally gets rickety and needs adjustment, but it blends in with black dashboard and isn't too boorish.

Much better than what my dad used to do, just rest the cup in the console ... when he first gave me the car, I spent MONTHS getting the dark black, 15-year-old coffee out of every crevace.

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