01-25-2022, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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6MT Owners - How much do you hate the cupholders?
I often have a drink in my car while driving. Water bottles are fine because I put them in the side cup holder in the door. However, when I have a a coffee or a soda, I need to use the cup holder in the center console.
If grip the shifter normally with a cup in the cup holder, my knuckles will hit the drink when I'm shifting into an odd numbered gear. This is somewhat negated when I'm by myself and I use the passenger cupholder, so I only have the issue for 3rd and 5th gears. However, my girlfriend is often with me and we have two drinks. It really gets annoying having to shift and I wonder why the designers didn't put this into consideration. |
01-25-2022, 12:06 PM | #2 | |
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01-25-2022, 12:13 PM | #3 |
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I don't use fountain drink cups in the car because of that shitfter, 20oz bottles and 12-16oz cans are fine
Designers are European and only Americans have to have 64oz big gulp in the car while they drive, lol
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01-25-2022, 12:47 PM | #4 |
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They were similarly bad in my 6MT M2C. I hardly ever use them. It's almost as if BMW engineers were salty that we could want to have a beverage with us while operating their ultimate driving machine, and subtly got back at anyone who would dare do such a thing, by designing these terrible cupholders!
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01-25-2022, 01:51 PM | #6 | |
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01-25-2022, 02:31 PM | #8 |
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I order a medium or small and it's generally fine. Get weird looks when they give me a large accidentally and I ask for a medium. And hey, it's better than my old e39.
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01-25-2022, 02:34 PM | #9 |
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I wasn't surprised by them thanks to my M2C and my F30 340i before it. Both of them had space issues with tall cups. It hasn't actually been a problem, but it is a bit annoying.
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01-25-2022, 04:38 PM | #10 |
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who dares put a drink in this car lol. I only risk the occasional water bottle in the door area. Anything else will spill 100% with them Gs.
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01-25-2022, 06:06 PM | #14 | |
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I don't have my G80 yet, but I would nominate the E39 for the worst cupholders of all time.
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01-25-2022, 08:24 PM | #15 |
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try adjusting your grip on the shifter. push up into 3rd/5th rather than pull up. here's more: https://nasaspeed.news/columns/drive...ing-technique/ |
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01-25-2022, 08:30 PM | #17 |
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Not a problem for me. I just change my grip to accommodate. I will say that these are 100% better than what was in my 991. Those are absolute garbage.
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01-26-2022, 12:24 AM | #18 | |
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I rarely use my cup holders, but I do not think it’s the worst location for a sport vehicle w/ a 6MT. First world problem for sure… it’s literally the last thing I’d think about when considering my fun/weekend car. |
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