Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 12:07:34 -0700 From: Kimo Saaby <kimo_saabynopsameja.com> Subject: Re: 2001 9-3 cup holder
Just get one of those nutty beer hats that jocks and budweiser (yucccccchhhh) fans have & fill it with coffee! Open the sunroof & enjoy a refreshing beverage while you cruise. you do know I'm joking - right? Brian Andrew Stephenson wrote: > A dealer has offered to fit, _free_, a cup holder in a 2001 9-3. > This is a spare they have. They say SAAB do not regard this part > with any enthusiasm, even though it was of official SAAB make, as > it is not quite up to their ergonomic standards. I can see what > they mean: it replaces the long, thin, horizontal plastic strip > partway down the central instrumentation cluster; and when it is > deployed cups and such would obstruct access to (AFAIR) the CD > slot; but when stowed it hides (it seems) and should be out of > the way. > > Would there be any real snag to accepting this offer? (I can see > sudden braking leading to splashes all down the instruments.) > > Does the 2001 9-3 provide other real, practical ways of holding > cups, cans etc? (The cup holders in the glove compartment door > look like a clunky joke.) > -- > Andrew Stephenson