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Just for fun, I wanted to get everyone's opinion about the Element. I think it's a neat vehicle. It's so ugly that it's cool, and it drives well, doesn't have maintenence problems (other than the easily crackable windshield), and it really makes a statement! Here's a picture of our Element, which we call "The Helmet".

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

I drive a Green one. I love it. I even had a bumpersticker that said "The Hell with Aerodynamics".

Joe Potato

Before I forget, does anyone here seriously think that ugly Scion holds a candle to the Element? I mean, come on. That car/SUV/thing is so lame.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

mehh. We were talking about this in chat the other day...I think they're ugly. Seems like nobody shares my opinion though.

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

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Since you asked, I think they're uberugly. Is an Element considered an SUV???

junk. and scion is an offshoot of toyota. they come from the factory stripped, with the marketing strategy of "we've stripped these things to the bone so you can buy stuff we make to customize it to make it 'yours'". Pffft. junk, junk and more junk. Plastic hunks of garbage that have all the aerodynamic grace of a bread box.

Just buy a 1991 accord, take the body off, and put a dumpster on top of it.

Same body lines, more taste, and ALOT easier on the wallet.

I like it. Looks like a toy, rounded and appealing.

btw what does SUV stand for? Hear it referred to on american shows but we don't use the acronym widely in Australia I don't think.

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It means "Sport utility vehicle"

I hate box cars... Umm don't they have a durby for these things for rich 10 year olds? At a time when people get mad because u use too much gas, they decide to make something use as much gas as possible to go down the highway. If u want a box, just get 4 pieces of plywood and put it over a 1990 clunker of any sort.

thank you for taking my perfectly planned post and destroying it....

The Scion and Element are both worthless, and may I add incredibly ugly.

I'm a sucker for double folding doors.

technically, they're called "suicide doors"

mrs moondog always calls the element a "gestapo car". i think it is one of the ugliest cars i have ever seen, and it gets the worst mileage of anything honda makes

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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman

Bristlenoses and boston terrier puppies are so ugly they're cute. The element is just plain ugly.

--you asked for my opinion...

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I don't hate the Element, and I can see why someone who owns it would love it.

Personally, our family loves a diesel VW Golf (Tigger) and a Passat (Patsy) - and my sister's Honda Odyssey (Homer - as in the poet, not the cartoon), a car so bad the dealership replaced the catalytic converter and transmission at 50,000 miles - meaning we have more or less a new (and now fully functional ) car - free. Yay for warranty extensions.
Also, we get 36+ mph in the Golf, and until very recently, diesel was dirt cheap. Sure, the engine goes eventually, but we're selling it when the warranty dies so that's Somebody Else's Problem, and therefore invisible.

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Indeed. I think everyone is becoming too distracted about other topics... By the way, I still love my Element!

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

Now now simmer down everyone... This was about the honda element... not horsepower, gas mileage, or anything else. Just take it easy.

Cars don't need lots of horsepower, people with no self esteem and no life need

I hope I never have to meet people like you in my life.

Sorry for saying that its' just that i have no life or self esteem

Yes indeed, it's very fun to have power under your right foot.

...But the Honda Box has no power.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Why is it that whenever someone starts a thread on a seemingly innocent topic (Honda Elements, Hunting/Fishing, etc.), it always seems to be hijacked by people who have nothing better to do than to argue with each other?

I mean, c'mon, people. This started out to be a nice little thread about a particular model of car, and it has now turned into a full-fledged brawl between people with different ecological ideologies.

Jeez.

Joe Potato


Last edited by Joe Potato at 13-Oct-2004 16:08

Yes indeed, it's very fun to have power under your right foot. You should try driving like that sometime Babel, it's really fun! Nevermind the gas prices...

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

Environmentalist are so whiney.

Cars don't need lots of horsepower, people with no self esteem and no life need that.

this is only true if you plan on driving on flat pavement and never pass anyone *EVER*. thank you for categorizing everyone who doesn't drive like you as "no self esteem and no life" ]

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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman

WOW finally glad some people care about the environment!

*hugs her Prius*

Yes I waited 7+ years till they made it to the states and my budget
Yes I waited 4 months for mine to be made
Yes I know 110 hp is less horsepower than your car whatever it might be, but you know what, I don't care I get 60mpg, have touch screen controlls, the car shuts off when I'm stopped and is so quiet that I can run people over without them knowing if I so chose to (ask tim )....Cars don't need lots of horsepower, people with no self esteem and no life need that. Cars don't need aceleration and towing power enough to drag mt everest thru the grand canyon the same people that need the horsepower do.
I'd like to know by a show of hands how many people tow their boat to work every day over dirt roads up the mountain both ways.

Since I don't see any hands I'll rest my case and remove this from my active threads. As a side note, minivans are also good for moving into the dorms...so is not taking everything under the sun with you.

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Last edited by Babelfish at 13-Oct-2004 14:23

Oh, that reminds me: How many times have you taken your element off the pavement, sirbooks? What about you Joe?

It's my family's designated camping vehicle. We drove it out to Arizona when we went rock climbing, so it did get fairly scratched up on that little excursion. My only issue with it is that it doesn't have the off-road capability of say, a pick-up, because it doesn't have nearly the ground clearance. Other than that, I find it to be a quite suitable vehicle for travelling of the beaten path.

Joe Potato

[rant=environment]Nevermind that off-roading is a little too popular in some areas, and destroys habitats like in the desert where the vegetation takes years and years to grow back...[/rant]

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The only thing an Element and a Hummer have in common are they are both ugly gas consuming boxes!!!

Oh, that reminds me: How many times have you taken your element off the pavement, sirbooks? What about you Joe? Hmmm? People have these vehicles that can handle driving on rough terrain, but the mere thought of driving even a centimeter off the pavement puts them in cardiac arrest

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I drove behind an Element today on the way to work, and it had a sticker that said "Mini Hummer." It reminded me of Gartenzwerfe's comment about how some SUV drivers act like they own the road.

Just wanted to share.

My families mini van got trashed by an accord Like Natalie said, it was so destroyed that if anyone had been sitting in any seat other than the drivers one in this case, they would certainly not be here right now. Now we have a big Toyota Sequoia It's perfect for us because we're a family of 5, and we're up in the mountains on vacations a lot. I'd go with that any day.

*checks thread* How did we start talking about this anyway?

*kicks self* Back on topic...but Nick they ARE bad! They look like giant building blocks or something. BUT, I do like the color.

Last edited by FerretFanatic at 12-Oct-2004 05:33

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

You have to open the front doors before you open the rear doors. Geez you guys, they aren't that bad!

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

back to the Element doors...
Can you open the rear doors without opening the front? If so, they are true suicide doors. I was under the impresion they are like the door on my 3-door Saturn where you have to open the front door first. If this is the case, then they are auxilary doors and not suicide doors. Either way, it isn't as ugly as a Pontiac Aztek.