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Old 01-26-15, 06:57 AM
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Speaking of the cup holders I hate the placement of them. When I first drove the car the first thing I noticed was how oddly they're placed. I thought I would get over it but it still bugs me.
Old 01-26-15, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rgonza1
Speaking of the cup holders I hate the placement of them. When I first drove the car the first thing I noticed was how oddly they're placed. I thought I would get over it but it still bugs me.
Absolutely agree about the placementMaybe would be easier to use if I was left handed.
Old 01-26-15, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by smardav
I dont allow anything but bottled water in my car. So the cupholders works fine for me. :-)
Originally Posted by DizzyEdge
Same here.

Plus my kids can't eat or drink or chew anything while in the car.
And any carryout food must be in the trunk in a plastic bag or two.


We use a different vehicle for road trips.
Same here, and fast food drive throughs are out of the question. If a meal is going to be had it will be had outside of the vehicle. I do take coffee to work in the mornings; however, I drink it black so no cream or sugar to make a nasty mess with and I don't fill the cup anywhere near the top.

Originally Posted by computerwi
Has anyone found a good quality thermal mug and water bottle that fits? My favorite is the Contigo series from Costco but they don't fit
20oz Styrofoam cups from any grocery store. Don't fill the cup above 2inches below the rim or the liquids can slosh out. The cups fit snugly in the cup holder preventing any cup movement, with enough girth standing above the console to securely grab with your hand. I just hold the cup in my hand if I know I'm fixing to take a quick turn or go over anything bumpy if the cup is closer to full. If you want to be environmental about it, wash and reuse the cups until they no longer hold coffee. I keep a towel in the back floor area just in case.
Old 01-26-15, 10:21 AM
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Acura TLX -- tranny. Q50- interface and drive by wire. IS - Cup holders.

Quality problem when the worse thing one can find to complain about is the cup holders.
Old 01-26-15, 11:06 AM
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this is one of my dislike on the new IS and it can be easily scratch. Simple things can be very annoying.
Old 01-26-15, 01:28 PM
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The struggle continues haha

Originally Posted by Glashub
Acura TLX -- tranny. Q50- interface and drive by wire. IS - Cup holders.

Quality problem when the worse thing one can find to complain about is the cup holders.
Old 01-26-15, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Anyone care to post a picture of the cupholders. Fellow curious 2GS member here

Old 01-26-15, 08:21 PM
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so awkward reaching for my starbucks ice coffee! I guess can put on the door panel cupholder too.
Old 01-27-15, 05:34 AM
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The only thing I ever have in my cupholders is travel mugs of coffee, so they work fine for that. What I do hate about them is their placement and how when my husband is in the passenger seat he can't use the arm rest because it's literally just cupholders.
Old 01-27-15, 05:47 AM
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newer arm rest design is better in the RC, with the touchpad moved you dont hit your cups while youre using it. And it has those grip claw things for the cups.

Old 01-27-15, 07:29 PM
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Don't upsize your combo fatties.
Old 01-27-15, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
newer arm rest design is better in the RC, with the touchpad moved you dont hit your cups while youre using it. And it has those grip claw things for the cups.

Settled, I'm buying a RC!!!
Old 01-29-15, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Northevo
Don't upsize your combo fatties.
LOL!

The cup holders do suck but they don't suck more than the ONE cup holder in the 2IS. I guess coming from the 2IS it's a bit of an upgrade for me. The placement is still obnoxious tho.
Old 01-29-15, 08:00 PM
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I just make my wife hold my drink the whole time haha
Old 01-30-15, 10:07 AM
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Such a basic thing can impact us so much. Haha.. I don't like the placement of the cupholder either. I have no problem so far with the fit, but it's difficult to reach for the drink while driving. My 8 year old Honda Accord had much better design and plenty of them throughout the car. I haven't complained till now, because my last car was even worse. It had very shallow cup holders that had uneven bottoms (tilted bottles were a nightmare.......)


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