[DeTomaso] Cup holders - Pantera content

[Will Kooiman]

Why is it either-or?  Buy both.


My wife's Boxster didn't come with drink holders.  Porsche was trying to
stay true to the concept - sports cars don't have drink holders.

My wife's Boxster is gone, though.  A teenager in a Tahoe decided to
shorten her car by several inches.  I *know* he was texting or something
like that.  It was in the middle of the day, high visibility, and she was
stopped at a stop sign.  How can you not see a black Boxster or the Honda
in front of her, unless you are looking down at your phone?

We plan on buying her a new 2013 Boxster S.  Porsche completely redid the
Boxster for 2013.

But I'm with you.  If I had $66K to buy one car, it would be a sorted out
Pantera.  If I had to buy a car for my wife, it would be a Boxster (or
really whatever she wanted).

On 11/12/12 10:00 PM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

>I've used the one that hangs in the window
>http://www.amazon.com/Rubberqueen-51216-Cup-N-Can-Holder-Charcoal/dp/B0009
>N0W24
>
>It's awkward though.  Either it's too close and my arm hits it, or
>it's too far and it is hard to reach or it's right at the steering
>wheel.  It works better in my old truck.
>
>Now... to veer off a bit, why would I buy a Boxter with sucky cup
>holders when I could buy a completely sorted Pantera for the same
>money without sucky cup holders?  For the gas mileage?
>
>sean
>
>On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Christopher Kimball
><chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> I bought a cupholder from a boat store.  It is a little square that
>>sticks wherever you'd like it to be located, and then opens to be a
>>cupholder.  I stuck mine to the passenger-side of the console, so that I
>>can reach it by reaching over the console, or the passenger could use
>>it, too.  I have it positioned so that the base, when folded down, rests
>>on the floor, so the stickum doesn't have to support the weight of the
>>drink.  When finished, it folds up nicely and blends in with the black
>>vinyl.
>> 
>>http://www.iboats.com/Folding-Boat-Drink-Holders/dm/cart_id.299449017--se
>>ssion_id.146091724--view_id.731314  (the one I used is third down from
>>the top)
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>> From: lotus0005 at hotmail.com
>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:23:55 +0000
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Cup holders - Pantera content
>>>
>>>
>>> In the December issue of "Car and Driver" magazine, there are several
>>>reviews of cars, and the issue of cupholders comes up more often than
>>>one would think.  In reviewing the $66,000 Porsche Boxster, the comment
>>>is made:  "Only the cup holders disappoint."  So, it's OK to talk about
>>>them in regards to Panteras.  Being that some of your cars are driven
>>>on the road, how do you handle the "Yes, there are no cup holders in a
>>>Pantera" problem?  I've tried the squeeze the container between my legs
>>>technique.  I've done the "screw-top" type of plastic bottle.  I've
>>>even done the, "Honey, can you hold this for me?" routine.  Thanks, Bill
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