"Jumbo" box - they're avin a larf...

dilly · 28-06-2007, 23:01

I think, having just got my Elegance with a so-called "Jumbo box", that, if Skoda were estate agents, they'd be had up under The Property Misdescription Act.
But they aren't, so they won't be. All the same...
dill

yashicamat · 29-06-2007, 00:05

I know, it's ridiculous. Be careful with the advert for it being "chilled" too, it's only as cold as the air coming out of the vents, as I discovered when my butties were warm when driving up to Scotland in late March.

sworrall · 29-06-2007, 01:01

that got me on the way to cardiff. i was really looking forwad to that mars too...

bahnstormer vrs · 29-06-2007, 07:32

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Originally Posted by yashicamat

I know, it's ridiculous. Be careful with the advert for it being "chilled" too, it's only as cold as the air coming out of the vents, as I discovered when my butties were warm when driving up to Scotland in late March.

Yeh, but if your aircon is producing chilled air, the box will be chilled. There is also a moveable slot/flap thingy to contral the airflow.

Mind, for your S'wich/Mars you the glovebox is chilled isn't it?

**mannyo** · 29-06-2007, 07:37

if the vent in the box is open, and your climate control is outputting cool air from the vents then the box is also cooled. When driving round southern france last year we used it to keep a couple of coke cans in. Both cans were kept lovely and cool inside the box.

Yes the box is small, but at least its better than no box at all.

motr · 29-06-2007, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by mannyo

if the vent in the box is open, and your climate control is outputting cool air from the vents then the box is also cooled. When driving round southern france last year we used it to keep a couple of coke cans in. Both cans were kept lovely and cool inside the box.

Yes the box is small, but at least its better than no box at all.

Its big enough for my himd recorder and cable and that is fine for me.

bahnstormer vrs · 29-06-2007, 08:12

Q; How do you know if you have a 'Jumbo' in your Octy?

A: Footprints in your Mars Bar!

Dodgy · 29-06-2007, 08:38

Jumbo box is a rubbish name for it, though. It evokes thoughts of huge storage, it absolutely isn't!

Dave.

bahnstormer vrs · 29-06-2007, 09:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodgy

Jumbo box is a rubbish name for it, though. It evokes thoughts of huge storage, it absolutely isn't!

Dave.

NO; its a good name - trips off your tongue "I've got a Jumbo in my car".

Better name than the PC "rear centre console chilled storage box with adjustable arm rest/lid".

I'll stick to Jumbo, thanks.

ednmra · 29-06-2007, 09:30

Also, if you jack the lid up and forward, it is a good armrest - downside is it is a little harder to get at the hand brake.

dilly · 29-06-2007, 13:57

NO; its a good name - trips off your tongue "I've got a Jumbo in my car".
Its in the trunk....
dill

ednmra · 29-06-2007, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilly

NO; its a good name - trips off your tongue "I've got a Jumbo in my car".

Its in the trunk....
dill

tusk, tusk

bahnstormer vrs · 29-06-2007, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilly

NO; its a good name - trips off your tongue "I've got a Jumbo in my car".

Its in the trunk....
dill

.... her name is Nellie and she used to work in the Circus ....

gilesk · 29-06-2007, 14:58

.[/quote] as I discovered when my butties were warm when driving up to Scotland in late March.[/quote]

Sureley that's heated seats , in the summer it is 35-40 degrees out side here and my gin and tonics do stay cool in the jumbo box for me, when I got it the vents were closed and I thought it was broken.

ednmra · 29-06-2007, 15:00

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Originally Posted by bahnstormer vrs

.... her name is Nellie and she used to work in the Circus ....

No, that wasn't Jumbo, it was Bimbo.

gilesk · 29-06-2007, 15:04

Attachment 15607

ednmra · 29-06-2007, 15:16

I remember it well, back in 1892, Nellie Bimbo and her All Star Trick Cyclists in Pick 'n Dilly's Circus.

Spence2 · 01-07-2007, 23:45

As my wife uses it to keep her odds and sods in, I think Jumbo's box is quite appropriate!!

No Waiting · 02-07-2007, 08:07

Whatever it's called, at least you can't empty the contents on to the floor when moving the arm rest out of the way like you could with the Octy 1

Liverpool-Lad · 02-07-2007, 14:01

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Originally Posted by ednmra

No, that wasn't Jumbo, it was Bimbo.

Isnt that what you find in a club on a Saturday night?

Think you meant Dumbo, dumbo

ednmra · 02-07-2007, 15:28

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Originally Posted by Liverpool-Lad

Isnt that what you find in a club on a Saturday night?

Think you meant Dumbo, dumbo

Yes, the Bimbo box only comes with the Club GTI model. (Gets Tight Instantly)

The next morning it becomes the Dumbo.

Liverpool-Lad · 02-07-2007, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by ednmra

Yes, the Bimbo box only comes with the Club GTI model. (Gets Tight Instantly)

The next morning it becomes the Dumbo.

28-06-2007, 23:01	#1
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29-06-2007, 00:05	#2
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ednmra Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: south east Posts: 1,244 Members Car: 2005 2.0FSI hatch elegance Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: "Jumbo" box - they're avin a larf... Also, if you jack the lid up and forward, it is a good armrest - downside is it is a little harder to get at the hand brake.

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dilly Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 56 Members Car: Thanks: 11 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Jumbo" box - they're avin a larf... NO; its a good name - trips off your tongue "I've got a Jumbo in my car". Its in the trunk.... dill

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gilesk MadridBriskodia Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,044 Members Car: Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: "Jumbo" box - they're avin a larf... .[/quote] as I discovered when my butties were warm when driving up to Scotland in late March.[/quote] Sureley that's heated seats , in the summer it is 35-40 degrees out side here and my gin and tonics do stay cool in the jumbo box for me, when I got it the vents were closed and I thought it was broken. __________________ who'd have thought it eh?

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ednmra Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: south east Posts: 1,244 Members Car: 2005 2.0FSI hatch elegance Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: "Jumbo" box - they're avin a larf... I remember it well, back in 1892, Nellie Bimbo and her All Star Trick Cyclists in Pick 'n Dilly's Circus.

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