Roland Franzius wrote:
> Hal Whelply wrote:
>
>> Ah, but if they can't get the cupholders right, how can you have any
>> confidence in the complicated bits and pieces?!
>
>
> Cupholders problems probably came with Ford as new owner of Volvo.
> Converting shareholders problems to cupholders problems. Here in Germany
> a company (which?) was sued: Driving fast on bad roads coffee entered
> the AC system. Judges think auto makers should be aware of the fact that
> coffee is placed on the cupholder near to air hoses when bad road is
> coming up ahead.
>

Bzzzzt, the 850 was designed, and mine manufactured, before the Ford
purchase.

Try again Mr. Wizard.

John

 

Roland Franzius wrote:
> Hal Whelply wrote:
>
>> Ah, but if they can't get the cupholders right, how can you have any
>> confidence in the complicated bits and pieces?!
>
>
> Cupholders problems probably came with Ford as new owner of Volvo.
> Converting shareholders problems to cupholders problems. Here in Germany
> a company (which?) was sued: Driving fast on bad roads coffee entered
> the AC system. Judges think auto makers should be aware of the fact that
> coffee is placed on the cupholder near to air hoses when bad road is
> coming up ahead.
>

Bzzzzt, the 850 was designed, and mine manufactured, before the Ford
purchase.

Try again Mr. Wizard.

John

 

>> Don't know; of the 7 cars I've had I've just realized only one had a
>> cup holder, don't remember using it.
>
> Mine's got a cupholder. I pass the cup to the wife and say "Hold that".

ha! I gotta try that on my wife!

cp

 

>> Don't know; of the 7 cars I've had I've just realized only one had a
>> cup holder, don't remember using it.
>
> Mine's got a cupholder. I pass the cup to the wife and say "Hold that".

ha! I gotta try that on my wife!

cp

 

>> Don't know; of the 7 cars I've had I've just realized only one had a
>> cup holder, don't remember using it.
>
> Mine's got a cupholder. I pass the cup to the wife and say "Hold that".

ha! I gotta try that on my wife!

cp

 

Can't argue against that!
cp

 

Can't argue against that!
cp

 

Can't argue against that!
cp

 

In article <42f4d1e2$0$13704$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>,
"Dori A Schmetterling" <ng@nospam.co.uk> wrote:

> Urinate frequently and check the colour... if bright yellow you need an
> infusion...
>
> DAS
>
> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
> ---
>
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
> news:Up-dnSJnSqjC_W7fRVn-1w@sedona.net...
> [...]
> >
> > If you are coming to arid country learn the cardinal rules of survival:
> > drink before you are thirsty, and stay in the shade as much as possible.
> [...]
>
>

In the sixties, I made a few trips between Montana and New Jersey. I
stopped every 200 miles whether I needed gas or not, get a drink, and
take a leak. No air conditioner and no cup holder....what the heck was a
cup holder?

Al

 

In article <42f4d1e2$0$13704$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>,
"Dori A Schmetterling" <ng@nospam.co.uk> wrote:

> Urinate frequently and check the colour... if bright yellow you need an
> infusion...
>
> DAS
>
> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
> ---
>
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
> news:Up-dnSJnSqjC_W7fRVn-1w@sedona.net...
> [...]
> >
> > If you are coming to arid country learn the cardinal rules of survival:
> > drink before you are thirsty, and stay in the shade as much as possible.
> [...]
>
>

In the sixties, I made a few trips between Montana and New Jersey. I
stopped every 200 miles whether I needed gas or not, get a drink, and
take a leak. No air conditioner and no cup holder....what the heck was a
cup holder?

Al