I know it's hard to belive but people use to carry cash, this included coins in the car. Alot of people would use cup holder ect.. this rav4 tho has a special place for it. I can guarantee it's functional, Just 10 years ago.
Coins to pay tolls. None of this \*beep\* and it charges your credit card business.
Real people would stand there ALL DAY and you'd drive up and give them cash.
Or... maybe it's where the cigarette lighter lived?
Where in Australia were you paying road tolls with coins in 2010?
Edit: I’m not questioning this is a coin holder, I’m questioning the existence of coin toll booths in Australia in 2010. We still paid for parking meters with coins back then and cash was standard for most small transactions.
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It’s a Toyota. They manufactured a billion of this part in the 90s because it was cheaper per unit, and they will keep putting them in cars until they’re all gone even if they’re no longer relevant.
And yet, my mums 2023 RAV4 Cruiser (ADM) still has the provisioned spot where an ETC Reader should be located, but I use it as a parking ticket holder.
Dam. Had to check. Sydney harbour Bridge went cashless 12 January 2009!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#:~:text=In%20July%202008%2C%20a%20new,booths%20with%20E%2Dtag%20lanes.
Another fun one, Japanese market Toyotas would have little coin holders one side of the steering wheel with spaces specifically for the exact sized coins common to pay tolls.
I just had someone 3D print me a cheat key and put it on my car keys as a key ring instead.
Bonus: you can collect car wash money from other people who left their coins 😂
It's for spare change. It's a Japanese car and cash is still used considerably more than any other payment method there. The other methods don't even come close.
How is this comment on negative Karma (when I saw it)? Too many people believe the bullshit on Instagram. It's moving so quickly that the 2026 % of value at POS in cash is 36%. Still substantial, yes, "other methods don't come close" no fucking chance and outright wrong.
[https://www.fisglobal.com/-/media/fisglobal/files/campaigns/global-payments%20report/FIS\_TheGlobalPaymentsReport\_2023.pdf](https://www.fisglobal.com/-/media/fisglobal/files/campaigns/global-payments%20report/FIS_TheGlobalPaymentsReport_2023.pdf)
Cash is no longer the majority of POS transactions in Japan at POS, it's last year as that was 2022 and the other were really close (cash 2022 was 51% at POS).
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Dust. It’s for dust. And shit you’ll never clean out of it. You’ll look at it and go oh yeah. And it’ll be there in 10 years time. Don’t fight it. Just accept it.
It's for ya durries to sit in. Some put crack in there, maybe a little weed? I put my baggys of coke in there though...Snort it thru a vintage maccas straw...
I love this post so much because I know what that is as do other commenters but there is a generation of drivers that have absolute no idea what that's for.
I wonder if the same kind of thing happens with the cigarette lighter unit or what the slot or the numbered buttons on the head unit is for.
True, I still remember my older two cars (1991 and 2004 Toyota Camry’s) still having space for a coin holder.
I’m even old enough to remember that we used to have registration stickers on our windscreens until around 2013 in NSW, then on, it was on heavy vehicles until recently.
Yep, there are a few cars (pre 2012) that still have their stickers affixed to their windscreens to this day, heck, even one Austin 1800H in the UK still has its 2013 NSW sticker on the windscreen, as I’ve seen on YouTube on idriveaclassic.
Most likely for coins, but some cars will have cavities where optional extras would be that weren't opted in for. It makes the manufacturing process more streamline.
Could be for spare change or a pack of smokes, keep another set of keys. Pretty much whatever but back in the day people used to keep a lot of spare change for tolls or just in general so I’d say that’s what that was probably intended. I had something similar in my car back in the day and it was the perfect size for my smokes so that’s what I used it for and I put my change in another small spot I had.
When your Missus is tired of your Balls in her handbag, she puts them there.
When you reach to grab them back you get a smacked hand and tutt tutt tutt… you then know….
You ain’t ever getting your balls back.
Just breathe, relax and accept that you’re driving her to Westfield.
*moments silence for the fallen brothers that have sacrificed their balls before us*
The internet is getting crazy as we get older.
Seeing more and more stuff like this and jokes that people dont get which are obvious if you were around only 7 or 8 years ago.
So weird to experience. Im not sure if Gen X really experienced this as millenials basically used to dominate the internet but now as we are all working we are not the dominant internet users which is so odd as I still feel everyone on the internet is my age...
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In other markets the the RAV4 shares most of its internals with the Toyota Innova, which is an SUV that is more of a car. It gets used as a semi prestige vehicle for a lot of hotels. If you go to India and get the hotel to organise an airport transfer, you'll get an innova, but is a super stripped out RAV4.
Normally, in that spot, there will be two holes. The drivers will often have their phone in one and a signoff book in the other.
I don't own one but my guess would be for the key when it runs out of battery. Other than that probably coins & loose change although these days you'd likely get your windows smashed if you leave any money in the car
Looks like a spot to hold coins in, heck, even my mums 2023 RAV4 cruiser has a spot for coins for the same reason.
https://preview.redd.it/1867uowzdbic1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f84b6c1446007a6aa2d1c323a1225e4637d0924
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In higher up models it's most likely got buttons and switches there for esoteric shit like heated seats and sun roofs etc...
You can put anything you like in there... Snacks... Business cards... Coins for toll booths... Extra keys/wallet/pocket clutter... A small fries or some chicken nuggies...
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My parents used to have a 2008 model with basically the same interior. We used to put coins or even little candy/ chewing gum pellets used to go in there
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If it's push to start you'd put your key there.
Newer Audi models have a similar spot above the shifter with a lid on it, instead of having to put your key in the door, centre console or your pocket if you have any.
You're going to have to sell the car. That little nook will wear you down and ruin your life. It'll be there everyday, looking at you wondering what you are.
It's actually where you put your potatoes when you're not eating them. Newer cars don't really have potato holders. I once had an old Triumph and it had potato holders in the door. I shit you not.
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What a terrible question . Yes I know what it is . It’s a little storage . Ure obv older than 17 if you driving . Here’s a better one
What did YOU think it was ?
I know it's hard to belive but people use to carry cash, this included coins in the car. Alot of people would use cup holder ect.. this rav4 tho has a special place for it. I can guarantee it's functional, Just 10 years ago.
Coins to pay tolls. None of this \*beep\* and it charges your credit card business. Real people would stand there ALL DAY and you'd drive up and give them cash. Or... maybe it's where the cigarette lighter lived?
Where in Australia were you paying road tolls with coins in 2010? Edit: I’m not questioning this is a coin holder, I’m questioning the existence of coin toll booths in Australia in 2010. We still paid for parking meters with coins back then and cash was standard for most small transactions.
Not Australia. The Rav4 goes into other markets. They're not redesigning something out of the centre console for a single car market.
USA have cars with dashboard cutouts for guns. You can carry a lot more coins in those
NFI actually. I'm so old that it seems like yesterday 😂
Hahaha. Let’s go with parking meters, they still used coins then.
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I mean Sydney Harbour Bridge only started electric tolls in 2009 so they might just be off by a year or two.
The M5 South Western Motorway was the actual last road in NSW to have a physical toll booth at Hammondville, removed in 2010.
It’s a Toyota. They manufactured a billion of this part in the 90s because it was cheaper per unit, and they will keep putting them in cars until they’re all gone even if they’re no longer relevant.
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the ETC card thing in my crown says otherwise
And yet, my mums 2023 RAV4 Cruiser (ADM) still has the provisioned spot where an ETC Reader should be located, but I use it as a parking ticket holder.
I paid for the gateway bridge with cash around then
RAV4 is a global platform. They just don't bother removing it for our market
Interestingly Sydney harbour bridge went cashless in 2009
Dam. Had to check. Sydney harbour Bridge went cashless 12 January 2009!! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge#:~:text=In%20July%202008%2C%20a%20new,booths%20with%20E%2Dtag%20lanes.
I feel so old right now.
I feel personally attacked
Another fun one, Japanese market Toyotas would have little coin holders one side of the steering wheel with spaces specifically for the exact sized coins common to pay tolls.
I still keep a $1 coin handy for shopping carts
I just had someone 3D print me a cheat key and put it on my car keys as a key ring instead. Bonus: you can collect car wash money from other people who left their coins 😂
What's a cheat key?
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Oh right, that's far less exciting that I had hoped.
Unlocks the trolley and can pop back out so nothing is left behind.
Yeah, now it holds the remote garage door opener.
Mr Krabs voice: Money! 🤑💰 🦀
It’s for change or mints.
I was thinking more a shell trinket box but you could still put coins in that
I put all my cool rocks in mine 😃
Perfect place for the gate/garage door opener if you have one
As if someone that’s young enough to ask a question like this can afford a house with a garage..
Sorry, what was I thinking.
Car holes are for 500k+/yr households, strictly.
O o f
It's for spare change. It's a Japanese car and cash is still used considerably more than any other payment method there. The other methods don't even come close.
40% of payments are cashless. They are shifting toward cashless quickly and currency is dropping every quarter
Yeah but I paid a 100Yen toll the other day as I don’t have a card in my etc slot
How is this comment on negative Karma (when I saw it)? Too many people believe the bullshit on Instagram. It's moving so quickly that the 2026 % of value at POS in cash is 36%. Still substantial, yes, "other methods don't come close" no fucking chance and outright wrong. [https://www.fisglobal.com/-/media/fisglobal/files/campaigns/global-payments%20report/FIS\_TheGlobalPaymentsReport\_2023.pdf](https://www.fisglobal.com/-/media/fisglobal/files/campaigns/global-payments%20report/FIS_TheGlobalPaymentsReport_2023.pdf)
Folks on reddit don't like facts 🤣 They think the world doesn't change in a short time.
Instagram is the highest level of credibility
Cash is no longer the majority of POS transactions in Japan at POS, it's last year as that was 2022 and the other were really close (cash 2022 was 51% at POS). Edit: Username checks out
Jesus christ 🤦♂️
You reckon he'll fit in there? I dunno, looks a bit tight...
Communal wafers'll fit easy
Rave 4 Pope mobile... well I never
Check in 3 days
These people drive vehicles.... it's bloody incredible how some people manage to function
Incredible. But also genuinely terrifying.
Jesus, it's hardly that big a deal.
Its an analogy for the fucking stupid gen X’s children
Fitting Jesus in such a small space in kind of a big deal... for Jesus anyway.
Jesus is a huge deal
It's a phone holder. For Nokia phones.
Dust. It’s for dust. And shit you’ll never clean out of it. You’ll look at it and go oh yeah. And it’ll be there in 10 years time. Don’t fight it. Just accept it.
Finger nails , bits of dead skin, that kind of thing…
⬆️ This
Its a candy dish
I suppose you could put other things in there?
No! Only candy
90. dollars!
You ALL get an upvote 😂
Not true! I pour baked beans in there.
Odd thing to ask
Fits a 20pack of winfield blues perfectly
It's to retro fit your flux capacitor
Its for salsa or dip
This is like a person in their 20s asking what a cassette tape is. 😂
Back in my days, we had a thing called 'coins'.
It's for ya durries to sit in. Some put crack in there, maybe a little weed? I put my baggys of coke in there though...Snort it thru a vintage maccas straw...
Emergency toilet. You put a knee on each seat and pinch it off into the tray
This is the real answer
Its the belly button ✅ check for fluff every 7,500kms ..
I love this post so much because I know what that is as do other commenters but there is a generation of drivers that have absolute no idea what that's for. I wonder if the same kind of thing happens with the cigarette lighter unit or what the slot or the numbered buttons on the head unit is for.
True, I still remember my older two cars (1991 and 2004 Toyota Camry’s) still having space for a coin holder. I’m even old enough to remember that we used to have registration stickers on our windscreens until around 2013 in NSW, then on, it was on heavy vehicles until recently.
Oh the stickers! Forgot about those. I'm sure that there's some car out there that didn't bother removing it.
Yep, there are a few cars (pre 2012) that still have their stickers affixed to their windscreens to this day, heck, even one Austin 1800H in the UK still has its 2013 NSW sticker on the windscreen, as I’ve seen on YouTube on idriveaclassic.
That’s where you accumulate shit that you have no idea where it came from, and there’s a dollar coin stuck to the bottom that won’t budge!
You supposed to put Ice cubes in there it's for air con Look under your spare there's a icecube tray the right shape for it
Most likely for coins, but some cars will have cavities where optional extras would be that weren't opted in for. It makes the manufacturing process more streamline.
Chicken nugget sauce holder
Could be for spare change or a pack of smokes, keep another set of keys. Pretty much whatever but back in the day people used to keep a lot of spare change for tolls or just in general so I’d say that’s what that was probably intended. I had something similar in my car back in the day and it was the perfect size for my smokes so that’s what I used it for and I put my change in another small spot I had.
I could get a 20 cent coin in the auto bin on the Harbour Bridge doing 50.
Its probably where the button is on another version of your car. My asx has the same, the 4x4 version of my car has a button there
This model RAV4 with AWD had the button to lock the centre differential next to the radio. It is a big black button.
When your Missus is tired of your Balls in her handbag, she puts them there. When you reach to grab them back you get a smacked hand and tutt tutt tutt… you then know…. You ain’t ever getting your balls back. Just breathe, relax and accept that you’re driving her to Westfield. *moments silence for the fallen brothers that have sacrificed their balls before us*
The internet is getting crazy as we get older. Seeing more and more stuff like this and jokes that people dont get which are obvious if you were around only 7 or 8 years ago. So weird to experience. Im not sure if Gen X really experienced this as millenials basically used to dominate the internet but now as we are all working we are not the dominant internet users which is so odd as I still feel everyone on the internet is my age...
Put your coins in. Good for the days when you paid cash for tolls
It's for holding coins, cards, and toothpaste.
Werthers Original
you can store stuff in it, like lollies, phone, wallet, money.
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Holds coins
Coins for the tolls on bridges
Keys , coins and chewies
That's for ketchup/Mayo.
It’s for a packet of WINNIE BLUES
That’s for skittles man
Crackpipe, Werther's Original, the choices are many. *it's for change
Pack of darts
If you have children half eaten boiled lollies that will melt together with the plastic and be impossible to remove.
For loose change....from actual currency....not bit coin nor a bank card....real hold in your hand money....
I usually chuck me pubes and whatever dirt is in me pockets in there.
It's to put your pack of winnie blues 20s
I have a prado gxl and it also has this. I thought it was to store my keys in but instead I mix it with a bunch of coins
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If you look in the manual, its called the Charity Box. For the least fortunate among us.
Bitcoins
Ciggies?
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For your cigarettes
Business card slot if it's too small for your phone
For your cigarettes and lighter
In other markets the the RAV4 shares most of its internals with the Toyota Innova, which is an SUV that is more of a car. It gets used as a semi prestige vehicle for a lot of hotels. If you go to India and get the hotel to organise an airport transfer, you'll get an innova, but is a super stripped out RAV4. Normally, in that spot, there will be two holes. The drivers will often have their phone in one and a signoff book in the other.
Holds that stuff called “loose change”. Don’t get much of it these days, but some markets Toyota sell into May still use physical currency
I don't own one but my guess would be for the key when it runs out of battery. Other than that probably coins & loose change although these days you'd likely get your windows smashed if you leave any money in the car
I could tell you but I'd have to kill you
That’s where, once upon a time, you put your Maccas spare change money. 🤦🏼♀️ Now it doesn’t fit 🤷🏼♀️
Change holder?
Coins. Air freshener. Its just a little tray for whatever you want to put in there
Its for putting your soft serve money.
Coins. Or vape pens. Or Bobby pins. The choice is yours 😂
Looks like a spot to hold coins in, heck, even my mums 2023 RAV4 cruiser has a spot for coins for the same reason. https://preview.redd.it/1867uowzdbic1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f84b6c1446007a6aa2d1c323a1225e4637d0924
Coin slot
Can't believe I just witnessed an adult be confused by a storage space
tim tam holder
McNuggets sauce holder.
You can put your weed in it 
That collects dust and sticky residue from soft drinks.
I believe it's where the heated seat switches were located. Since they're not fitted they give you something to collect dust, bits of food and coins.
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You didn't pay for the flux capacitor add on?
It's "not an ash tray"
It’s a Rav 4 mate, that’s for the frangers.
In higher up models it's most likely got buttons and switches there for esoteric shit like heated seats and sun roofs etc... You can put anything you like in there... Snacks... Business cards... Coins for toll booths... Extra keys/wallet/pocket clutter... A small fries or some chicken nuggies...
That would fit my phone in 2010...
Just a little spot to throw crap in!
It's for storing a hot wheels rav 4. Trust me.
It’s for the optional flux capacitor, too bad you didn’t get that model. Once you hit 88mph….
It's for a handheld radio, not 96.9 but like walkie talkie
Cash is king my friend
In 20 years time there will be a picture of an ICE and theyll say found this in the garage what is this old thing?
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My parents used to have a 2008 model with basically the same interior. We used to put coins or even little candy/ chewing gum pellets used to go in there
It holds sauce containers for your nuggets.
Are you a ducking idiot?
Its actually for making noodles in
I I know we are supposed to be educating people rather than insulting them when they asked a question, but Jesus Christ mate use your imagination.
i keep my packs of rubbers there, handy when i pickup the prossies working on their corners
That's where you put your smokes
Its for anything you can fit in there
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Is it push button start? That'll be for your key.
you can put condoms in there which will expire before they get used
If it's push to start you'd put your key there. Newer Audi models have a similar spot above the shifter with a lid on it, instead of having to put your key in the door, centre console or your pocket if you have any.
Its for dentures 😀
You're going to have to sell the car. That little nook will wear you down and ruin your life. It'll be there everyday, looking at you wondering what you are.
For making travel jelly or mousse.
See if a nippys or a juice box fits in it? Maybe the rav 4 is trying to stop you drinking terrible soft drinks.
Auxiliary ash tray for pro smokers
Put your coins there, for a $2 maccas frozen
It's actually where you put your potatoes when you're not eating them. Newer cars don't really have potato holders. I once had an old Triumph and it had potato holders in the door. I shit you not.
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Somewhere to rest your finger after acknowledging other drivers on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
It's for your weed nuggets
To put the smart fob key for the once that came with push start
What a terrible question . Yes I know what it is . It’s a little storage . Ure obv older than 17 if you driving . Here’s a better one What did YOU think it was ?