An article in Drive in The Age today was about how Rolls-Royce customise their cars for their customers. One request was for a special compartment for binoculars for when the customer went bird-watching! ===============================
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You’ve got me thinking now. Perhaps the double flip-out drink holder in our Outback would work as binocular holders. Pity the kids stood on it and snapped it off.
Peter Shute
I’m waiting for the 4WD Rolls before I buy
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Hi Peter and birding ausers,
In a way the binocular holder, and more, is already built into the Forester.
When one lifts the padded rest between the front seats the width is exactly that of the Lowepro camera bag, and the extended drink holder on the raised rest cover fits the handle on the top of the open bag, thus holding it securely in place and ready to quickly extract the camera.
On top of the dash there is a shallow storage compartment that, when opened, perfectly holds ones binoculars.
The main difference is that I doubt that Subaru realises it has designed the interior fittings to exactly hold a birdwatchers requirements.
Oh yes, and the ashtray in front of the gear lever is perfect placed for holding the WTP gate key.
cheers
Jen
What I meant to say there was that I wonder how long it will take for that feature to trickle down to the Subaru Forester.
Peter Shute