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So I’m a little confused here. Part labeled “11” that the cover goes over doesn’t look like a cup holder assembly. Don’t really know what the heck it is from the schematic. Could it be something different, since the Germans have long considered cup holders a quaint and superflorous American market requirement?
It is the cup holder- it's just the assembly that covers it looks funny like that. It's labeled in ETKA as PR code 5C0 which is European spec
It is the cup holder- it's just the assembly that covers it looks funny like that. It's labeled in ETKA as PR code 5C0 which is European spec
OK. Then that’s entirely disappointing that Audi added that to its decontenting list. I’m an A8 customer, but I mentioned to my sales rep yesterday that IF they had built the Q8 around the D5’s interior, then I could have been an SQ8 prospect. The Q8 is nice, but with what I’ve seen regarding its interior decontenting, IMO just not nice enough for what my wife and I expect in what’s supposed to be the top tier Audi SUV. Guess they needed to keep it under a specific price point.
OK. Then that’s entirely disappointing that Audi added that to its decontenting list. I’m an A8 customer, but I mentioned to my sales rep yesterday that IF they had built the Q8 around the D5’s interior, then I could have been an SQ8 prospect. The Q8 is nice, but with what I’ve seen regarding its interior decontenting, IMO just not nice enough for what my wife and I expect in what’s supposed to be the top tier Audi SUV. Guess they needed to keep it under a specific price point.
That's actually one of my problems with Audi. Let's say the difference in the EU version and the US version is $5 (Audi's price - could be light or could be generous) - the difference in what looks like a Yugo interior or an upscale luxury vehicle: just upcharge $10. Or a hundred. No one is likely to be swayed to buy or not by a cupholder, but it's an additional irritation that Audi doesn't need to provide to its US customers. Same for the auto-hold button. They seem to be hung up on piddly stuff to save a nickel, when they are actually turning off a whole market that may eventually get fed up. I'm approaching that.
Would be interesting to see the actual dimensions of both - seems to be a lot of space around the current US cupholders, which are already smaller than any other cupholders I've had in previous cars....
Has anyone purchased the hinged cup holders and attempted to install them? I'm curious about the size of the Euro spec cup holders & the difficulty to install. Thanks!
12-16-2018, 06:18 AM
