I HATE these cupholders
03-01-2012, 10:48 AM
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The ones in the back are useless...anything over 4" tall becomes top-heavy and tips over.
The ones in the front are stable for me, but are part of a trend in the car. I think overall Infiniti did a fantastic job managing space in the G. I'm 6'6", and I never thought I'd fit in a car this size, but I do. However, many of the storage devices are a little too small for their purpose: my sunglasses don't fit in the overhead, two cups don't sit well side-by-side in the cupholders, the front storage at the base of the center stack won't even fit a credit card. A half inch in these areas would have made a big difference, and should be achievable without growing the exterior.
The ones in the front are stable for me, but are part of a trend in the car. I think overall Infiniti did a fantastic job managing space in the G. I'm 6'6", and I never thought I'd fit in a car this size, but I do. However, many of the storage devices are a little too small for their purpose: my sunglasses don't fit in the overhead, two cups don't sit well side-by-side in the cupholders, the front storage at the base of the center stack won't even fit a credit card. A half inch in these areas would have made a big difference, and should be achievable without growing the exterior.
10-29-2012, 09:05 AM
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Now I understand!!!
After getting a G37x loaner recently, I get it now. The parking brake on my 6MT is a hand-brake that compromises the center console. Consequently, the cup-holders are little more than a glorified coin tray. A poorly design rectangular piece with a removable center panel about the size of a credit card. As cup-holders go, they are about as lame as lame can be.
But only on the 6MT. Otherwise, the average G-Sedan has decent cup-holders. They even have this nice leather-covered lid.
Wish I had that.
After getting a G37x loaner recently, I get it now. The parking brake on my 6MT is a hand-brake that compromises the center console. Consequently, the cup-holders are little more than a glorified coin tray. A poorly design rectangular piece with a removable center panel about the size of a credit card. As cup-holders go, they are about as lame as lame can be.
But only on the 6MT. Otherwise, the average G-Sedan has decent cup-holders. They even have this nice leather-covered lid.
Wish I had that.
10-29-2012, 10:32 AM
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Certainly in the larger sense, it's a silly thing to get worked up about. But here's the real nuttiness about this issue: the parking brake in our cars is not an emergency brake... it's just a parking brake. So implementing it as a hand-brake in the RWD Sport Package serves zero added value to the car. And it turns out to be a net loss of value, because it trashes usefulness of the damn cup-holder.
In other words, I'd happily forgo the "hand-brake" for the cup-holder, because pulling this thing at speed does nothing what-so-ever.
In other words, I'd happily forgo the "hand-brake" for the cup-holder, because pulling this thing at speed does nothing what-so-ever.
10-29-2012, 11:13 AM
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Now I understand!!!
After getting a G37x loaner recently, I get it now. The parking brake on my 6MT is a hand-brake that compromises the center console. Consequently, the cup-holders are little more than a glorified coin tray. A poorly design rectangular piece with a removable center panel about the size of a credit card. As cup-holders go, they are about as lame as lame can be.
But only on the 6MT. Otherwise, the average G-Sedan has decent cup-holders. They even have this nice leather-covered lid.
Wish I had that.
After getting a G37x loaner recently, I get it now. The parking brake on my 6MT is a hand-brake that compromises the center console. Consequently, the cup-holders are little more than a glorified coin tray. A poorly design rectangular piece with a removable center panel about the size of a credit card. As cup-holders go, they are about as lame as lame can be.
But only on the 6MT. Otherwise, the average G-Sedan has decent cup-holders. They even have this nice leather-covered lid.
Wish I had that.
Also, the lid on the cover has no leather. Looks a bit like leather, but vinyl same as the material on the doors and parts of the seats.
10-29-2012, 11:26 AM
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10-29-2012, 01:21 PM
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At least we don't have those completely flimsy, awful cupholders that pop out from the dash and make it impossible to use any of the stereo/hvac controls that the ~1993 G20 sedan had (my sis had one of those)
10-29-2012, 01:33 PM
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11-09-2012, 10:04 AM
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after trying 18 different products, i found a black version of this 14Oz cup that works well in my 2013 G 6MT Sport Coupe
Contigo Bella Coffee Tumbler-Sky Blue : Target
Contigo Bella Coffee Tumbler-Sky Blue : Target
