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GadgetGav · May 9th, 2002, 09:14 AM

A sales guy at my dealership mentioned that they were moving the cup holders in the 2003 models... I know they are important to some people, but I couldn't care less if they were there or not and if they move them, where would they put them..? I don't want them to mess up the look of the dash and I can't see where they'd go without a major change to the look of that area.
Anyone have any idea / description / spy pics..?
Any other changes that are known for 2003..?

erazo · May 16th, 2002, 06:19 PM

I say ditch 'em. Or hide them in a retractable tray like the Passats do.

I'm annoyed with anyone eating, drinking, or smoking while driving, or even as a passenger, so I have no use for cup holders, ashtrays, or litterbags. Use the space for something else.

Deuce Coop · May 17th, 2002, 12:19 AM

I find cupholders a very convienent feature that I wouldn't want to do without. Granted eating and smoking bring a certain level of risk while driving, as ashes can fall and food tends to take more concentration, drinking doesn't take your focus.
In the south, I recently moved to Texas from Louisiana, it gets freakin hot in the summer. A cold beverage in the cupholder is needed, oh so refreshing! Did I mention coffee in the AM? Let MINI move, reshape, enlarge, or whatever they feel necesarry to accomidate my BIG GULP.

Wynn · May 17th, 2002, 02:11 AM

I hear ya! I'm in Houston, and I start MY day with a huge, (iced) coffee, too-- and cannot imagine trying to drive anywhere without some kind of icy 20-ounce drink or better.

It IS rather difficult to imagine how they might move things around to accommodate a proper cup holder, but they've done such a good job with everything else that I will trust the designers to find a way to fix this noteworthy shortcoming. I also wish there were more spaces for storing things in the car, like change, a pen, some business cards, toothpicks, and all the little things that usually go in the compartment between the front seats of other cars. ...Driver purists may also hate me for wanting an arm rest, but that's important enough to me that I'd sacrifice some of the "coolness" of the beautiful seat design to offer a functional arm rest. As long as it's not in the way of my huge drink.

GadgetGav · May 20th, 2002, 09:57 AM

NO..! Please not high profile super-size cup holders..!!
Wynn, I think the US spec cars have a decent amout of storage space. There's a little recess in the glove box door that you could put business cards in, I think there's a pen clip in there too and the glove box generally holds at least as much as the one in my Grand Cherokee.
There's usable space in the door pockets, especially if you keep CDs in a sleeve case (like a CaseLogic one) rather than in the jewel cases.

Maybe they will do a retractable set of cup holders - that would be a neat way to please everyone. Those who don't like them never have to pull them out and maybe they could make it big and stong enough to take a quart of ice coffee or whatever you Texans drink..!!

erazo · May 20th, 2002, 10:22 AM

The first time I owned a car with cup holders, I thought, "how convenient," and began the nasty habit of driving to work with a cup a java in hand.

And long road trips were accompanied by a bottle of water or can of soda. But then I rediscovered a practice my dad used when I was a kid: the rest stop.

When I car-pooled in DC in the '80's, everyone got on board with their commuter mug, and I realized the absurdity: we can't go thirty minutes without suckling (or worse, eating) something?

Somewhere an engineer is working on the automotive version of the piddle pack. (You military aviators know what I'm referring to.) Then people like me will have the rest stops all to ourselves.

spanky2k · May 20th, 2002, 10:33 AM

No! They can't get rid of those cup holders!!! They are the most perfect phone holders ever!!!

batemano · May 20th, 2002, 11:00 AM

I have to agree with spanky, one is a brilliant phone holder and the other one is a small litter bin.

Paul · May 20th, 2002, 11:26 AM

The word from MINI is that no changes are planned for the cup holders!

monsta · May 20th, 2002, 11:35 AM

Or you could just go and but another ashtray and have two handy storage bins!!

Martin L · May 20th, 2002, 11:41 AM

Spanky, is that your mile long driveway in your picture you were talking about in another thread

MrMow · May 20th, 2002, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by erazo

Somewhere an engineer is working on the automotive version of the piddle pack. (You military aviators know what I'm referring to.) Then people like me will have the rest stops all to ourselves.

Too late dude! Someone in the states makes something for motorcyclists (I cant find the link.. and I'm not going to look for it), its a, ahem 'roll on' device... with a long tube that runs down your trouser leg, so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea..

chiph · May 20th, 2002, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrMow
so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea..

Now you've done it. I'll never be able to follow behind another motorcycle again without thinking "that guy's draining the lizard all over my car".

Thanks a bunch.

Chip H.

erazo · May 20th, 2002, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrMow

Too late dude! Someone in the states makes something for motorcyclists (I cant find the link.. and I'm not going to look for it), its a, ahem 'roll on' device... with a long tube that runs down your trouser leg, so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea..

Warning to bikers: should you allow "Roll-On" to become a popular item, next thing you know states will require Depends to become mandatory while riding...think about it...

Minimonkeyboy · Jun 13th, 2002, 08:23 AM

Further up this thread, what are the two buttons for underneath the one for the horn on the steering wheel ?

Paul · Jun 13th, 2002, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Minimonkeyboy
Further up this thread, what are the two buttons for underneath the one for the horn on the steering wheel ?

Cruise control, the one's you can see are to switch it on and off, and to return the car to the set crusing speed. There are two further buttons on the other side to set the speed.

Minimonkeyboy · Jun 13th, 2002, 09:14 AM

Thanks, I thought I was missing something.

Monkeyboy · Jun 19th, 2002, 05:36 AM

And I shall call him... Mini-Me!

Hi there, my tiny friend!

eltel · Jun 19th, 2002, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by monsta
Or you could just go and but another ashtray and have two handy storage bins!!

Monsta, I notice that you have one of the MINI map lights.

Is it any good? It looks pretty short and low. Can it really be used to look at a street directory, or are the overhead lights useable/unuseable?

Nice 'COOPER' transfer. Where did that come from?

I like your car.

Regards, ElTel

Sausagefingers · Jun 19th, 2002, 03:45 PM

So what it comes down to is nobody really knows what changes will come about for the 2003 car? Does anyone know when in 2003 they will be available?

May 9th, 2002, 09:14 AM	#1
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 06:26 PM Posts: 6,088 Offline	Any details of 2003 changes..? A sales guy at my dealership mentioned that they were moving the cup holders in the 2003 models... I know they are important to some people, but I couldn't care less if they were there or not and if they move them, where would they put them..? I don't want them to mess up the look of the dash and I can't see where they'd go without a major change to the look of that area. Anyone have any idea / description / spy pics..? Any other changes that are known for 2003..?

May 17th, 2002, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Deuce Coop MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta Local Time: 04:26 PM Posts: 313 Offline	Beverages in the south I find cupholders a very convienent feature that I wouldn't want to do without. Granted eating and smoking bring a certain level of risk while driving, as ashes can fall and food tends to take more concentration, drinking doesn't take your focus. In the south, I recently moved to Texas from Louisiana, it gets freakin hot in the summer. A cold beverage in the cupholder is needed, oh so refreshing! Did I mention coffee in the AM? Let MINI move, reshape, enlarge, or whatever they feel necesarry to accomidate my BIG GULP.

May 17th, 2002, 02:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wynn MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Local Time: 04:26 PM Posts: 597 Offline	Texas-size it! Yeeehaw! I hear ya! I'm in Houston, and I start MY day with a huge, (iced) coffee, too-- and cannot imagine trying to drive anywhere without some kind of icy 20-ounce drink or better. It IS rather difficult to imagine how they might move things around to accommodate a proper cup holder, but they've done such a good job with everything else that I will trust the designers to find a way to fix this noteworthy shortcoming. I also wish there were more spaces for storing things in the car, like change, a pen, some business cards, toothpicks, and all the little things that usually go in the compartment between the front seats of other cars. ...Driver purists may also hate me for wanting an arm rest, but that's important enough to me that I'd sacrifice some of the "coolness" of the beautiful seat design to offer a functional arm rest. As long as it's not in the way of my huge drink. Texan. Goofy. Sometimes witty. Pacifist. Imperfect, nice guy. Trying.

May 20th, 2002, 10:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
spanky2k MINI2 Crash Test Driver Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brighton Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 1,384 Offline	No! They can't get rid of those cup holders!!! They are the most perfect phone holders ever!!! Spanky2k Officially the worst MINI driver in the Universe!!!

May 20th, 2002, 11:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 4,669 Offline	Or you could just go and but another ashtray and have two handy storage bins!! the MINI has gone...

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May 16th, 2002, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
erazo MINI2 Senior Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 526 Offline	I say ditch 'em. Or hide them in a retractable tray like the Passats do. I'm annoyed with anyone eating, drinking, or smoking while driving, or even as a passenger, so I have no use for cup holders, ashtrays, or litterbags. Use the space for something else.

May 20th, 2002, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 06:26 PM Posts: 6,088 Offline	NO..! Please not high profile super-size cup holders..!! Wynn, I think the US spec cars have a decent amout of storage space. There's a little recess in the glove box door that you could put business cards in, I think there's a pen clip in there too and the glove box generally holds at least as much as the one in my Grand Cherokee. There's usable space in the door pockets, especially if you keep CDs in a sleeve case (like a CaseLogic one) rather than in the jewel cases. Maybe they will do a retractable set of cup holders - that would be a neat way to please everyone. Those who don't like them never have to pull them out and maybe they could make it big and stong enough to take a quart of ice coffee or whatever you Texans drink..!!

May 20th, 2002, 10:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
erazo MINI2 Senior Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 526 Offline	The first time I owned a car with cup holders, I thought, "how convenient," and began the nasty habit of driving to work with a cup a java in hand. And long road trips were accompanied by a bottle of water or can of soda. But then I rediscovered a practice my dad used when I was a kid: the rest stop. When I car-pooled in DC in the '80's, everyone got on board with their commuter mug, and I realized the absurdity: we can't go thirty minutes without suckling (or worse, eating) something? Somewhere an engineer is working on the automotive version of the piddle pack. (You military aviators know what I'm referring to.) Then people like me will have the rest stops all to ourselves.

May 20th, 2002, 11:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
batemano MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 10:26 PM Posts: 123 Offline	I have to agree with spanky, one is a brilliant phone holder and the other one is a small litter bin.

May 20th, 2002, 11:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	The word from MINI is that no changes are planned for the cup holders!

May 20th, 2002, 11:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Martin L MINI defector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 13,597 Offline	Spanky, is that your mile long driveway in your picture you were talking about in another thread MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter

May 20th, 2002, 07:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
MrMow MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 08:26 AM Posts: 185 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by erazo Somewhere an engineer is working on the automotive version of the piddle pack. (You military aviators know what I'm referring to.) Then people like me will have the rest stops all to ourselves. Too late dude! Someone in the states makes something for motorcyclists (I cant find the link.. and I'm not going to look for it), its a, ahem 'roll on' device... with a long tube that runs down your trouser leg, so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea..

May 20th, 2002, 08:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
chiph Spectator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Local Time: 06:26 PM Posts: 1,574 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by MrMow so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea.. Now you've done it. I'll never be able to follow behind another motorcycle again without thinking "that guy's draining the lizard all over my car". Thanks a bunch. Chip H. ex-MINI Cooper S owner and all around good-guy

May 20th, 2002, 09:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
erazo MINI2 Senior Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 526 Offline	"Roll-On" Device Quote: Originally posted by MrMow Too late dude! Someone in the states makes something for motorcyclists (I cant find the link.. and I'm not going to look for it), its a, ahem 'roll on' device... with a long tube that runs down your trouser leg, so you can ride and wizz... nasty idea.. Warning to bikers: should you allow "Roll-On" to become a popular item, next thing you know states will require Depends to become mandatory while riding...think about it...

Jun 13th, 2002, 08:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Minimonkeyboy MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 10:26 PM Posts: 26 Offline	Further up this thread, what are the two buttons for underneath the one for the horn on the steering wheel ?

Jun 13th, 2002, 08:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 11:26 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Minimonkeyboy Further up this thread, what are the two buttons for underneath the one for the horn on the steering wheel ? Cruise control, the one's you can see are to switch it on and off, and to return the car to the set crusing speed. There are two further buttons on the other side to set the speed.

Jun 13th, 2002, 09:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
Minimonkeyboy MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 10:26 PM Posts: 26 Offline	Thanks, I thought I was missing something.

Jun 19th, 2002, 05:36 AM	#18 (permalink)
Monkeyboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lancaster, UK Local Time: 10:26 PM Posts: 87 Offline	And I shall call him... Mini-Me! Hi there, my tiny friend!

Jun 19th, 2002, 05:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 08:26 AM Posts: 1,593 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by monsta Or you could just go and but another ashtray and have two handy storage bins!! Monsta, I notice that you have one of the MINI map lights. Is it any good? It looks pretty short and low. Can it really be used to look at a street directory, or are the overhead lights useable/unuseable? Nice 'COOPER' transfer. Where did that come from? I like your car. Regards, ElTel

Jun 19th, 2002, 03:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
Sausagefingers MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Provo, Utah Local Time: 03:26 PM Posts: 232 Offline	So what it comes down to is nobody really knows what changes will come about for the 2003 car? Does anyone know when in 2003 they will be available? The waits over!! Frosted the Mini Cooper S arrived 11/05/02!!!

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