Re: preventing coffee/pop/hi-c/etc stains

From: Jarod \ (jester1@linkline.com)
Date: Fri Sep 08 2000 - 09:24:35 EDT


What how dare you insult the greastest part of the dakota! My 98 has a cup
holder i dont even use the little things that go in and out i just place cup
in hole then i close the cup holder till it fits nice n snug! I do donuts
and my drink doesnt spill! CUP HOLDERS RULE!

-Jarod Jester Johnson
----- Original Message -----
From: Davidson, Kevin <ked@iti-oh.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 4:34 PM
Subject: DML: preventing coffee/pop/hi-c/etc stains

> I don't know if they've upgraded the cupholders in the newer trucks,
> but the ones on my 97 are much more suited for holding my billfold
> than for holding beverages lol. Perhaps the higher trim levels came
> with better ones (my truck is base trim), I dunno - but I have got to
> do something about this.
>
> Does anyone else in here have the same problem? The ratchets
> that adjust the cupholder size have gone out, and any cup/mug/can
> that is placed in there promptly empties its contents on my floorboards
> as soon as I turn the wheel.
>
> I know you can get pretty good console/organizer things that sit on
> the bench seat in fullsize trucks, and those have non-spill cupholders
> (without any moving parts that only last a week). Problem is, I can't
> find any that are made for midsize trucks. I use the dak's built-in
flipdown
> organizer as an armrest while driving, so those fullsize truck console
> things would work great if they only made them in a smaller size
(shorter).
>
> Anyone have any recommendations?
>
> -Kevin D.
>



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