Ok just a stupid question, but on the earlyer model year MINI's you could get a latger cup holder installed i guess at the dealer it was mounted on the pillar of the center console.

Yes i know it is huge and kind of gaudy but.....

sometimes people want to have coffee or something else to drink in a size other than the one that comes with the McDonalds kidi meal.

Any whay what happened to it??

do you think there will be something improved for the new mini
mine is on order god only knows when I will get it

 

We've already gone over this

The 07 MINI's have larger cup holders.

 

Ok well they are bigger in the 07 than in the earler versions but they are still not very big.

my wifes car has ones that you can actualy use

so my question is to all you guys who have already gotten your new 07 is
how usable are the new improved cup holders or am i going to have to find
something aftermarket

 

Let say if I order a LARGE coke at McDonald's, will I be able to use the 07 cupholder?

 

exactly

or how about a large cup of coffee

hummm

 

The one behind the hand brake is larger than the two up front.

 

Yes the one behind the handbrake can fit any large drink it appears.. The front ones can fit any large drink that has a smaller bottom... IE: Taco Bell large drinks that come in those plastic type cups or Jack in the Box same thing.

 

So what you are saying is that if i wanted the new super gulp^100 which lasts for 7 hours of consecutive drinking that.... it wouldnt fit? :(

 

Eh probably not.. but most likely wont in lots of cars.

The new MINI though is a major improvement in size from the previous generation

 

The one behind the handbrake is bigger, but the brackets on the armrest, if you have it, prevent you from using anything larger than bottled water.

The one up front still won't allow you to use anything large, as you'll bump into the control panel, and if you have heated seats, you'll probably turn those on at the same time.

And -- it's TIGHT. I had a flimsy styrofoam cup in there (Chick-Fil-A), and the pressure from the leather pads caused it to spring micro-leaks. Even a 12oz can fits tight. (Yes, I know the "stick the ashtray in it for a while to loosen up the retainers" trick, just haven't done it yet.)

 

If I have just one gripe with the R56's interior, it's that they MESSED UP the cupholders. The R53's two front ones were perfect for the "coin holder bin" aka ash tray, and my cell phone. The rear cup holder [the only real one] perfectly held ANY drive-thru beverage I could find. The R56's rear cup holder is now wide and shallow; it can't hold a 20 oz soda to save it's existence

I plan on machining an R56 insert that plugs into the rear cupholder and exactly matches the perfect contour of the R53 rear cupholder. BAD MINI for messing up the rear cupholder!

 

Whatever you do, don't put a 20 oz bottle in the front cupholders. I just barely got mine out!

 

What I want to know is if the cup holders can be removed without leaving a "scar?" I hate cup holders in cars almost as much as I hate using cell phones in cars.

Joe s.