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denverdog · 10-06-2011, 05:01 PM

it bugs me to no end that the '98 xls beverage holders aren't as big as most modern holders. can't put a 20 oz. bottle of anything in there. does anyone know of another year's holder that can be swapped out for the stock one?

pmesfun · 10-06-2011, 05:12 PM

Yeah I hate the cupholders too, there are not even one in the back.

The ES uses the same design so that wouldn't work. You could go custom like fiberglass and make your own bigger holes where you have the open space. The Gen 4 camry console may fit.

BonzoGonzo · 10-06-2011, 07:44 PM

here is the undoing of the myth that the avvy is a "big car." it sure isn't. it is deceptive... by design, i believe. it rides even more like a caddy than a caddy - lol - or whatever big car you care to use. the car seems to be going much slower than it is - everybody notices that. illusions, cleverly built into the car by papa-son toyota.

it's easy to go on, under the ether, thinking you're in a big car. then some little thing like these cup holders bursts your bubble! ok by me - big cars don't get 34 mpg on the highway, or 27 in town. i'm hating life 'cause summer gas will go bye bye soon, and we will all have to pay.

pmesfun · 10-06-2011, 08:46 PM

I parked next to a 11 Corolla at school yesterday and noticed it was about the same size as my avalon. Mine doesn't ride like a caddy any more, I would say more like a bmw, very solid and firm ride. I don't get that much in the city, more like 23 avg, but anyways back on topic. http://www.fuelly.com/driver/pmesfun/avalon

OP, scratch the Camry idea, doesn't fit with the center console. I would just use bottles that fit in the cup holders. One thing I also noticed is that anything you have in the cupholder WILL spill if you are making a turn. I spilled soda all over the passenger side this past summer.

BonzoGonzo · 10-07-2011, 04:38 AM

i cheat on the fuel mileage. 5 years ago i invented a fuel conditioner. i call it VaporMax. thought i would get rich...

seems, tho, that if you're not supposed to be rich, getting rich doesn't work

my mileage is 20-25% higher with my conditioner. i took it to flea markets - did all kinds of stuff to try and sell it. people just called me cheats and liars. pi**ed me off, real good. now nobody will ever know what's in it. sometimes i don't like people much...

my car rides a lot more solidly, as well. still more like a luxury wagon than anything else. delivers the goods, tho. like a little cloud, trying to be a big cloud - lol

inside, it reminds me of a '94 honda. a little more room, but not much. a lot more comfort, especially for a big guy. the interior is just like the exterior - uses every trick to seem bigger than it is - lol and big, it isn't.

19Glendale · 10-10-2011, 03:48 PM

These Klean Kanteen insulated http://www.kleankanteen.com/products...-insulated.php fit in the cup holders like a hand in a glove (no rattling & minimal play). It took me a lot of searching to figure that out.

***84Cressida*** · 10-11-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 19Glendale

These Klean Kanteen insulated http://www.kleankanteen.com/products...-insulated.php fit in the cup holders like a hand in a glove (no rattling & minimal play). It took me a lot of searching to figure that out.

They're even HQ'd in my city!

I just don't get 20 ounce sodas. I don't believe any other cup holders will fit.

BonzoGonzo · 10-11-2011, 06:55 AM

soda isn't good for you, anyway...

my solution is, i removed the passenger's seat. like, hoo needs passengers, anyhoo? they're always yapping... hey, go that way... look out... be careful... slow down... you almost hit that car... how many times have i told the dern fools that almost only counts in horseshoes, and atomic bombs?

now i have this neat little... "rack" over there. it holds sodas, even sandwiches. it also has shelves that hold a fair selection of weapons, for those freeway drivers that just have to be... "difficult," or don't know how to let the clutch out... i keep a few laws rockets, for them

and a few grenades, for those pesky tail gaters.

KA-BOOM! sssssse you later, my son... work great for nosy cops, too. just pull the pin, hold 'em for 56 seconds, then gently toss 'em out the moon roof...

although my passengers (if any) are obliged to ride in the back and despite the uptick in the cost of driving, since i built my little rack i find i usually arrive at my destination, smiling

adu1982 · 10-16-2011, 02:14 PM

like your approach bonzo...it would solve to of my problems......

the cup holding issues and blabbing wife issue..... (as when she is on the back seat she usually sleeps it off...)

on a serious note....
the useless cup holder solution for me....... my wife got me one of these...best Christmas present for the avy ...

http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/73...11_500X500.jpg ... looks

cheapo and aftermarket but i did not bolt it down i just put it between the passenger seat and console....and holds good no spilling and tipping over....