what shall I put in there, then?

[sara3]

my new-ish car, a Ford Fiesta (yawwwwnn) has hardly any storage space but.. there's a little letterbox type opening (with a flappy cover that won't stay closed tight) measuring about 1.5" X 5". it slopes back and slightly downwards. I can get my fingers in and wiggle them, but I can't reach the back of it.

so, what the hell is that meant for?

[sara3]

I do quite like the handgun idea..

[Barmaid]

lol, ridiculous for suggesting it is in the handbook (it might be in the chapter after "what your key is for" and "what the round turnable thing in front of the driver's seat does") or ridiculous for suggesting that you read it?!!! ;)

[sara3]

anyway, look below the aircon controls.. a "card holder", For Funks Sake. and what's that gap below? you can't put anything useful in there!

[sara3]

option b) Barmaid!

shall I go and look?

[ChuckFickens]

There's a 13 page thread on the ford owners clubs about it :)

Apparently nobody knows what it's for, it's been suggested it was a drawer in preproduction models but was deleted due to it being too small to be useful.

Sombody has made a pullout and drop down mount for their sat nav, which looked quite neat :)

http://www.fordowners...pic/8945-secret-hole/

(the ashtray goes where the cup holders are it seems)

[sara3]

lol, top find Chuck, thank you! I'm so glad it's not just me :o)

anyway, the flap won't stay bloody closed and vibrates with various other bits of plastic.

I want my Alfa back :'(

[AlBags]

The ashtray occupies one cupholder .. the fag lighter occupies the power socket outlet.
I didn't work on Fiesta .. so I missed out on all the teckie stuff on it.

[annadomino]

DVD ?

[ChuckFickens]

If you can be bothered to read the whole thread! (I skimmed it) it would seem that sticky magnetic pads are the best way to hold your flap shut.

http://www.ebay.co.uk...H&hash=item56445e30d1

(note the needed half side a half side b in the description)

[Barmaid]

CHuck I am so glad I read this whole thread first before reading your last answer........

[sara3]

Chuck, I may do that. it irritates me.

I need to stop obsessing about my poor old Alfa, but it was a b'zillion times better than this :o/

[sara3]

Barmaid.. .oh, forget it ;o)

[joggerjayne]

Why did you swap, Sassy ??

=0/

[ChuckFickens]

LOL, there's even a "proper" catch you can buy for it :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk...SELX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

(well it's sold as "for it"... it's just a generic catch, probably not as easy to fit as magnetic strip)

[sara3]

Chuck.. that's just too much trouble for me, but thank you x

jj, the Alfa was bashed back in April, written off, change of heart, repaired, returned, and everything went wrong with it. I spent more than twice its value over the following 4 months, so I part exchanged it for a sensible (very dull) car.

with a useless.. gap thing.

[sara3]

.. says the man dressed in.... what the hell is that?

[sara3]

it's very...

nope, can't think of anything!

[jno]

sara, it is a graphic warning against farting while wearing a wetsuit