This is a relatively minor change that Mazda made for the 2013 model, but it still doesn't make any sense!?!?
The 2013 model no longer has the little coin tray/drawer located the left side of the steering column, near the driver's left leg/knee!
It wasn't perfect by any means....especially if you filled it more than about half full. That's when coins would end up scattered across the driver's floormat. But it was much better than not having a place for coins at all! In our previous Explorer, we just sacrificed one of the cupholders to the coinage....
When I bought my 2006 Mazda3, that was one of the first things I noticed that it lacked- a coin holder. My previous car, a Honda Accord, had a tiny little drawer that pulled out from the the dash on the left of the steering wheel, it was even felt lined! In my Mazda3, I just got used to pulling the ashtray out any time I needed a coin. For the most part, I just chucked coins in there and when it got full I dumped them out inside the house.
Tiny, silly little rant....but it just kinda bugs me. =)
The 2013 model no longer has the little coin tray/drawer located the left side of the steering column, near the driver's left leg/knee!
It wasn't perfect by any means....especially if you filled it more than about half full. That's when coins would end up scattered across the driver's floormat. But it was much better than not having a place for coins at all! In our previous Explorer, we just sacrificed one of the cupholders to the coinage....
When I bought my 2006 Mazda3, that was one of the first things I noticed that it lacked- a coin holder. My previous car, a Honda Accord, had a tiny little drawer that pulled out from the the dash on the left of the steering wheel, it was even felt lined! In my Mazda3, I just got used to pulling the ashtray out any time I needed a coin. For the most part, I just chucked coins in there and when it got full I dumped them out inside the house.
Tiny, silly little rant....but it just kinda bugs me. =)
