Love our Element for the two of us.

A little inconvenient for backseat passengers since the front door must be
open so the back can open. doesn't seem like much but if I had backseat
passengers all the time, that could be a pain.

That said we love this car.


"BluesView" <b@cc.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm thinking of buying an Element (LX 2wd) for around town driving and
> taking the kids to school. What are the pros and cons you've experienced?
> I'm a big Honda fan and have bought two CR-Vs in the past. My wife has the
> 2004 CR-V and I would be driving the Element. To be honest, I don't like
> the
> styling of the Element's exterior and seating for only 4 instead of 5.
> But,
> at least they added 1 or 2 different colors for 2005. My interest is that
> it's inexpensive, provides a roomy interior for me and the kids. I won't
> be
> driving it except for around town (Dallas, Texas) and it get OK gas
> mileage.
> From my experience with Honda's I believe it will be a solid, long lasting
> and trouble free car. Honda's have exceptional resale value, though I'm
> not
> sure this will apply to the Element only due to the body styling.
> What have you Element owners experienced with yours? What kind of gas
> mileage are you getting? How was the handling? How do you like the ride in
> city traffic? How is the road noise? If you had an Element and sold it,
> what
> was the reason and did it have a good resale value? Lastly, did you feel
> you
> were driving in a well protected car against a collision?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> BV
>
>