The best part is my 200 series cupholder was broken when I bought it so I bought the oem repair parts. It made no change in how the cup holder works. My FJ Cruiser has decent cup holders. I have owned cars with the useless glovebox dents.
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Literally the perfect 200 Series thread.
lol.
The door panel locations aren't large enough to hold something like a 20oz tumbler or the typical take out cup from places like Starbucks / McDonalds's.For those complaining about the 200 do you guys still have the adjustable insert? Or not realize you can fit bottles in the door panel?
Literally the perfect 200 Series thread.
lol.
I loved the one in the Gen 2 4Runner. It holds the drinks right in front of the ventilation vents. Keeps the cold drinks cold in the summer and the hot drinks warm in the winter. Brilliant. And the one in my 1994 4Runner still work like new, after 26 years of me mistreating it.The aw11 (first generation MR2... 85-89) has all of these beat.
They have no cupholders. Not even fancy glove box lid indentations.
The early 3rd gen 4runner is much worse than an 80/100.... there's a pull out (that's weak and breaks) that loosely holds cups right over your climate controls and every bump makes them rattle like they're on an amusement ride.
For those complaining about the 200 do you guys still have the adjustable insert? Or not realize you can fit bottles in the door panel?
I loved the one in the Gen 2 4Runner. It holds the drinks right in front of the ventilation vents. Keeps the cold drinks cold in the summer and the hot drinks warm in the winter. Brilliant. And the one in my 1994 4Runner still work like new, after 26 years of me mistreating it.
Nope never had that problem with pop cans.Seriously? I thought they sucked. I never used mine. One bump and SPLASH all over the dashboard, dripping down into the climate controls and audio.
I really don't see why people get their noses bent when people complain about poorly designed cup holders or lack of CarPlay. Like it or not, these are pretty basic things that even $15K cars have these days. Having these things doesn't take anything away from the capability or reliability of the vehicle, yet not having them is clearly a negative for more than a few. Fortunately, there are pretty simple solutions for both problems. BH3D printing has a couple of choices for fixing the cup holder problem at a very modest cost. There are a couple of 3rd party solutions that add Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the factory infotainment system, again at reasonable prices when you factor in what a new LC costs.I'm always curious when folks buy a 200 LC and complain about things like a cup holder or apple play? Get a Lexus 570 or 460 if you want all the bells and whistles.
Please don't torture people by suggesting a RR . I had a 2014, which was a bad decision that fortunately didn't cost me much money in the end - they were in such high demand that I was able to trade it in 6 months later for just about what I had paid for it. From delivery, the hood didn't latch properly (took the dealer 2 tries to fix) and had some other problems, including issues with not being able to shift the transmission. The shifting issue was due to an incredibly stupid "feature" that retracted the transmission shift knob down into the dashboard when the car was shut off - it sometimes wouldn't pop back up when starting the engine leaving you no way to shift out of park.Or heck get a RR. Lots of bells and lots of whistles. Big cup holders. Love ya player but cup holders?
I really don't see why people get their noses bent when people complain about poorly designed cup holders or lack of CarPlay. Like it or not, these are pretty basic things that even $15K cars have these days. Having these things doesn't take anything away from the capability or reliability of the vehicle, yet not having them is clearly a negative for more than a few. Fortunately, there are pretty simple solutions for both problems. BH3D printing has a couple of choices for fixing the cup holder problem at a very modest cost. There are a couple of 3rd party solutions that add Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the factory infotainment system, again at reasonable prices when you factor in what a new LC costs.
It's just with the LC the engineering costs don't go to the cup holder. You are not paying 90K for a cup holder. This is why the LC is not popular in the states.
It's just with the LC the engineering costs don't go to the cup holder. You are not paying 90K for a cup holder. This is why the LC is not popular in the states.
Sorry, but that's a ridiculous set of assertions. Yes I took a test drive. I didn't have a drink with me when I did, but I already knew that the stock cup holders suck. I also knew it didn't have CarPlay. Yet I bought it anyway because I knew there was an aftermarket solution for the cup holders and I could live without CarPlay if it came to it. The Land Cruiser was the best overall option for what I wanted, which is why I bought it. But, like the other options I considered, it isn't perfect.I used to have a Lotus Elise. I did not get it for a cup holder. I did not get it for the back seat passengers comfort. I am 6'3" and I did not get it for my comfort. It was quick in the corners. That's it. The modern LC is a finely built off road vehicle with certain luxuries. But it is built to be an off road vehicle. Don't get one and complain that it does not have the most modern features. If you want all of those things get another vehicle. It's like people get them just to have the Land Cruiser emblem and don't know anything about them. Not enough space for a family of 5, cup holder, sound system ect. Those people that complain and have the budget should not get a LC. My bet is the person making those types of complaints is not using the LC for what it was designed to do. That's why I get bent when I hear comments like these. I mean you did a test drive? You compared other makes and models? How did you miss these details if they are important to you? And than have the gaul to complain about it?
I used to have a Lotus Elise. I did not get it for a cup holder. I did not get it for the back seat passengers comfort. I am 6'3" and I did not get it for my comfort. It was quick in the corners. That's it. The modern LC is a finely built off road vehicle with certain luxuries. But it is built to be an off road vehicle. Don't get one and complain that it does not have the most modern features. If you want all of those things get another vehicle. It's like people get them just to have the Land Cruiser emblem and don't know anything about them. Not enough space for a family of 5, cup holder, sound system ect. Those people that complain and have the budget should not get a LC. My bet is the person making those types of complaints is not using the LC for what it was designed to do. That's why I get bent when I hear comments like these. I mean you did a test drive? You compared other makes and models? How did you miss these details if they are important to you? And than have the gaul to complain about it?
Though I'm currently mostly on hiatus due to coronavirus, I got the Land Cruiser largely for professional use, which involves driving hundreds of miles across the country on highways to remote areas where I am offroad and working under intense conditions. In the past, this involved flying and renting jacked-up Jeeps. Fortunately, thanks to the Land Cruiser, and no other vehicle that I could find, I'll be able to avoid packing hundreds of pounds of gear for airplanes for at least some of my trips.
My post was meant for levity. But joking aside, you can bet that during those hundreds of highway miles, the cupholder is important. And when I get into the car, covered in sweat from exhausting work on the side of a mountain in northern New Hampshire or in the deserts of Joshua Tree or Las Vegas, you can bet my beverage and my cupholder are going to be important on the drive home.
This is my job and my life. Small details can really matter. But I think there's humor in them too!