alternative to cup holder in a car

[dcpsoguy]

i have an old car and my cup holder for the car kind of broke, so i can't use it. do any of you use a kind of alternative.. is there even one available.. if so.. where can I find it? maybe on a vent mount or another idea.

thanks in advance

 

[MovingTarget]

between your big toes



Edit: My car's cupholder is broke too. This is the default drink position for anyone who doesn't have a cupholder available. Get your mind out of the gutter.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Go to a junk yard and salvage a cup holder from a car within a couple years of your current.

Talk to the guy/girl at the desk and they should be able to tell you the year range for the cup holder, and where you can find those cars.

 

[Rowboat]

I think there are still the kind you can hang from the window (fits into the slot between the glass and the door.)

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Can't you just hold the drink in your hand? Unless you're driving stick, driving with one hand isn't that hard.

 

[IronWing]

Crotch it.
Balance on lower edge of steering wheel. My biggest peeve about my current truck is that it has a lower vertical spoke on the steering wheel so I can't balance a super big gulp there.
Sometimes drinks can be wedged between door and seat.

 

[Aluvus]

How has duct tape not yet been mentioned as an option?

 

[FoBoT]

don't use cups/cans
only bring bottles into your car

i have a 1990 car that was before cup holders were invented, so i just buy bottles

 

[bmacd]

I use my lap, but it's proven several times to not work so well ;-)

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: Aluvus
How has duct tape not yet been mentioned as an option?

qft. If you can make a duct tape wallet, why not duct tape cup holder?

 

[eakers]

in my old car there was a small area beneath the radio that i could insert half of a carboard-drink-holder-thinggy from tim hortons. worked pretty well and easy to replace.

 

[MovingTarget]

superglue + foam thermal drink holder + dash

superglue the drink holder to the dash. It is naturally molded to the shape of a canned drink and will keep it cold. Only problem is that it may be hard to immedeately take out for a quick swig.

 

[Squisher]

In the olden days (before cupholders) they used to sell cup holders mounted on top of a small bean bags.

Maybe ebay has some of these antiques?

 

[Soulchaser]

How about one of those hick beer drinking hats?

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

I have an 88 Jetta that doesn't have cupholders. I stick cups in between the passenger seat and the handbrake.

 

[George P Burdell]

Autozone sells a variety of cheap replacement cup holders that attach themselves to different parts of the car.

 

[SampSon]

They sell, or used to sell, center consoles with cup holders. There are also stand alone cup holders of all kinds.

Really man this isn't a very tricky situation. Have you taken a step back and thought about a solution, creative or not?
Hell, I could rig up at least 10 gerryrigs to get that puppy workin.

 

[musicman64]

Originally posted by: Rowboat
I think there are still the kind you can hang from the window (fits into the slot between the glass and the door.)

Man, I totally forgot about those things...

I don't think I've seen one of those in years, maybe it's just my geographic location or something, but talk about a blast from the past.

 

[0roo0roo]

target/walmart in the car section

 

[jagec]

People use cupholders in their cars?

But what happens when you take a sharp corner at high speed?

 

[duragezic]

Uh... there must be a number of possible solutions. Even those chinsy things that stick in by the glass of your window might work well enough.

I personally use my center console. A few years back, the chinsy piece of metal broke so all that was left is a ~1/2" deep place to set a cup... so it'll take one but it'd go flying with any turn or start/stop. Hell, even with the metal, it wouldn't hold jack. The center console holds it securely enough... some movement is possible but not enough to spill really.