Okay, after getting the 1995 Contour back from the shop after pouring money into it like a drunken sailor, I reflected on the thing I hate most about this car:
It's the crappy cupholder. It NEVER springs out enough, it's too small, and often just tips over, tending to spill drinks into passenger's laps. I have a manual and it's hard to pull the E-brake with anything besides an 8 oz can of tomato paste in the cupholder.
Is there anything else I can put in there? Perhaps a better-designed cupholder? Some other useful device? A CD holder? I dunno.
I'll check back after I've perused the boards a little more, looking for something to do with this cup holder...