joness7
Member Since: 09 Feb 2006
Location: West London
Posts: 233
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Is it just me, or is the fridge between the front seats next to useless?? 
It's too small to take very much useful; it can't actually cool anything from ambient temperature though it will keep a can or two cool if you take them out of your home fridge; in fact it's like a tiny glorified cooler bag!!
Anyone actually found it useful? My 4 yr old son likes the blue telltale light on the switch though!! 
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 18th Sep 2006 10:37 am |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
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I completely agree.
It should also be large enough to take bottles of water. Matt
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| 18th Sep 2006 10:41 am |
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Chris200100
Member Since: 22 Mar 2006
Location: Nr Cardiff
Posts: 532
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I find it very useful, I foud if you fill it up and put a carrier bag to fill the gaps it cools alot better.
4 packs of red bull fit in lovley so do 500ml water tho you need to turn over the tray thing to make a better seal.
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| 18th Sep 2006 10:43 am |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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Its not a fridge it is a cool box
It carries 33cl water bottles fine & also red bull
Suits me Fine
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| 18th Sep 2006 11:33 am |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72794
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Keeps the wine gums nice but don't try Double Deckers, wife almost broke her jaw when biting one!
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| 18th Sep 2006 11:43 am |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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I'm happy with it... if it was any taller (can't make it deeper 'cos of the stuff underneath) then it would be too high to use as an elbow rest - for those without the full-blown armrests 
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| 18th Sep 2006 11:45 am |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50936
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Personally I agree....the fridge is too small......... and I must say that the centre island breakfast bar could be a tad larger too.
Having said all that I managed to get my two seater sofa in the rear lounge area without much trouble.......well done LR
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| 18th Sep 2006 12:02 pm |
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Jamo
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Esperance, Western Australia
Posts: 1170
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I think it does it's job quite well. It's only intended as a cooler after all.
A sofa DG! I fitted two toilets and a dishwasher in the back of mine! Have a nice day!
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| 18th Sep 2006 12:46 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
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Who did the plumbing? 
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| 18th Sep 2006 12:50 pm |
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Jamo
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Esperance, Western Australia
Posts: 1170
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Have a nice day!
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| 18th Sep 2006 12:58 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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As I have the phone cradle, thus not being able to turn the lid upside down, I find the fridge/cool box next to useless. I don't like Red Bull etc. & all the water bottles I've tried are too small.
I mainly use it for storing cd's, certainly wouldn't miss it.
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| 18th Sep 2006 2:39 pm |
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JMC
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Aberdeen-Angus. Where the Bull* comes from!
Posts: 6417
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Had 5 nice big juicy 10oz Filet Steaks in there for a few hours between picking them up at the butchers and getting them home. My Tournedos Rossini was a real 'hit' with the guests that night so I suppose the cubby box cooler has other uses beyond red bull.....
I must admit that I don't usually use it much and anything left in there can get rather warm if the unit isn't switched on. It can certainly keep a double decker cold but if it is switched off on a hot day then that quickly becomes a single decker of 'mush'
Must point out that the box can certainly cool itself down quickly after it is switched on.
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| 18th Sep 2006 3:58 pm |
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retired
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 158
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It has kept a few ice creams cold 'till I got them home, but not much use to me for anything else. I'd rather have the space for storing CDs. I certainly wouldn't specify it as an extra but it came as part of the SE spec.
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| 18th Sep 2006 4:40 pm |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 1485
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On a Vauxhall Vivaro van I once had, it had a simple hole in the back of the glove box, which was connected to the air conditioning. The hole had a sliding plastic cover, to open or shut it. The whole glove box became a cool box and it was extremely effective and got very cold. This would of been a much easier and cheaper solution and would allow more storage room. Matt
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| 18th Sep 2006 4:58 pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
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Great for baby bottles - I don't get a chance to try anything else
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| 18th Sep 2006 7:45 pm |
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