I wanted to start a post about the small thinks that you like about your Element. Here are a few of mine.

1. The sound when you shut the doors. I don't know why but I love the solid sound when I slam the doors shut. The sound is better than any care I have owned.

2. The slot at the bottom of the steeriing wheel where my hand fits perfectly. This may have been made just for me by Honda, my son says that my hand is small, but the fit is perfect.

3. All of the controls are so well thought out and yet so simple. This is my first Honda and they may have done this in all their cars but as soon as I sat in the car every control - wipers, heat, radio, lights, etc... all were easy to use and placed just where it seem to work for me.

4. Now this is not small, but my ABS brakes are awsome. I have had to make a couple of quick stops, quick enough for the seat belt to lock up and the brakes are so smooth and gentle. I felt like I could have stopped ten times as fast and still been safe.

So tell me what small stuff you like in your E?

Since jnes is crossposting, I will too! :D

1. No squeaks or rattles. No noise other than wind, road, and 270 watts of bass-drenched auditory goodness.

2. Backseat visibility. I don't think any other car has this, period. The view out the front is nearly unobstructed.

3. Reclinable backseats. They're probably reclinable because of the flip-up design, but most SUV seats fold forward... which isn't too comfy!

4. 16" Tires. The Element could defintely live with 15-inchers... but would it really want to? I'm glad Honda went the extra mile on this one.

5. Cleanly laid out engine bay. I can find everything I need to get to in a second. I can get to everything I need to get to in three.

6. Stub nose. I think the shortness of the E's engine bay (and overal shortness!) really appeals to me. When a thing that small can make that much power, it colors me impressed.

7. Dash compartment for my garage door opener. The little cubbie just underneath the ignition fits my liftmaster garage door remote PERFECTLY!

Ahh... I love me E. :D

5. Getting into it and feeling like no matter what I need to reach for, its right there, whether I hate the song on the radio or I need to turn up the heat, every knob is within reach. Even my coffee has a home nearby!

4. Going to the store and knowing whatever I buy, its gonna fit!

3. The lack of outside noise is a bonus, my last car didn't keep out any sound, and cranking up the radio puts me in another place altogether.

2. The tinted windows and the blue hue of my dash are just the coolest!

1. EVERYBODY stares at it in complete and utter AWE!!!!! :twisted:

Yea I like the fact that everyone looks at you when you drive by. I cleared out a fastfood place the other day. The workers and everyone else came out to look.

the shelf in the dash. i forget that it's not in all cars and that i've never had it before. when i'm in another car, i realize how cool it is.

also, i've been reduced to driving a Chevy Malibu the last few days (long story), and i absolutely hate the way that car is laid out -- dials, knobs, etc. makes me appreciate the E even more in that respect....

1.My kids don't fight over who is going to sit in the front seat anymore. They both prefer to sit in the back seat.

2.I have not once said "quit kicking the back of my seat!"

3.When you set the parking brake you don't hear that ratcheting sound.

4.Compared to what I had before (98 Dodge Ram Truck), the short turning radius.

5. 4 wheel disc brakes. (that will save a few bucks when the time comes to change them out.)

The Gear Shifter. I love where it is. So easy.
Rear Power Outlet. I use it more than the one in the dash
Enough power to feed that urge, could have been a little more but it will
do.

Nate

I like the storage compartment above my head. I love where the shifter is, and all the gages are perfect. I like my little armrest, but think I'm going to get the bigger one.

Hey, my wife and I spent a little time this afternoon just bopping around town and found that the little overhead compartment is just the right size for our digital camera and two pairs of sunglasses - and even a little space leftover for my MP3 player when it's not in use.

1. I love that I can easily climb into the back and not feel claustrophobic when the baby is crying.

2. I love it that my husband and daughter forget -- can you believe it? --that there's an overhead storage compartment and my candy stays safe.

3. I love THE CUPHOLDERS! There's so MANY!!!!! It's a happy...

stenochick, that may have set the record for the most time between posts...more than 33 months if my quick math is right...

i'd have to second the shifter, i love where it is

oh, and the 'cool factor' of the suicide doors...they have been cumbersome at times, and have been quite usefull at times, but they always are "COOL" (and fun:))

We like the easy in and out,( big doors ) fast and easy storage of boxes, bags ( as in GOLF) and you still have room for the foursom. Nice

Don"t forget the interior light that stays on for several minutes, then slowly fades out. Or the sunvisors with the extensions. Or the 2 odometers. (hey, I came from a 91 VW, this is all cool stuff to me)

1. I love the utility of it. Waterproof, stain resistant seats and a wipe off floor. It's like a car from the 60 and 70's before they started using carpets and cheap cloth seat covers on everything.

2. I love that it looks funky.

3. The size is perfect for me. It's big enough that I can take the family and the dog and some crap in the back but small enough to park easily just about anywhere.

4. The over head storage.

5. I'm with Nate, the stick shift feels just right.

6. Its the first car in a very long time with, for lack of a better term - soul. It's the same kind of soul that the VW bug or Micro Bus had in the 60's. It doesn't try to be more or less than it is. It's not a show horse to anyone but another E owner. Since you own one, you probably know what I am talking about. When I was shopping, I couldn't find another car even remotely like it, and I liked that.

1. The turning radius is a hoot. I've become the King of the U turn. I sometimes make U turns just for the heck of it. Mrs. IRV does not always approve of this, as in "Your going the wrong way". "No problem." Ueee.:)

2. I really like the design of the tailgate / hatch doors. I can't remember bumping my head when loading through the hatch, for heavery or bulkier stuff use the gate, no swinging door. This design just works right for me.

Oh, how could I forget?

3. The great web site that comes with an Element...the EOC!

I second the sunvisor extensions. when I test drove my E and the salesman pointed them out-- they got me, even though it was love at first sight, the extensions sealed the deal!!!:) :)

I really like the rear tailgate. If you pay attention next time out on the road. Look and see how many SUVs have 2 side by side rear doors.

Tailgate for easy loading and taking a load off my feet sometimes. The E" is Fantastic in a big way and small ways!:)

:D I like the way my butt feels when it is in the seat......:D

I like the fact that after owning the Element for 10 months now, I would still buy it over again.

It actually does everything I bought it for, and nothing else on the market does.

Everytime I look at Consumer Reports, I try to look for something that can compare, just for the fun of it.

I try to find something that is as good or better when it comes to price, value, dependability, resale value, utility. looks and fun factor, including this website forum.

Haven't found anything yet.

Although most of the interior is plastic, it's the most solid car I've ever seen. Nothing loose or chinky. Like the whole car is carved from a solid hunk of plastoluminum alloy.

I have had a Dodge Pick-up and traded my Avalanche for an E and I have to tell you, I am always surprised when I need to move something or load-up with a ton of gear and everything always fits with room to spare. The E holds more stuff then most SUVs.
One really small thing is my E makes sure I know I left the top compartment opened the moment I punch the gas..... That stuff has made it to the back door sometimes,,,,

:D I like the way my butt feels when it is in the seat......:D
Want to make comment.. trying .. not .. to .......
HUMMMM????
:-D :twisted: :roll: :cool:

tail gate - great for sitting and putting thing

space on the floor in the back for the dog

closed overhead compartment

no carpeting

low enough for the dog to jump in

can jump over speed bumps without slowing down

smaller turning radius than the '93 pickup

SPACE!

hooks for dog's seatbelt harness

Comfort!

When I get in or out, the seats are just the right height. I don't have to climb up, and I don't have to climb down.

Rear seat passengers rave about the view!

All 4 occupants have plenty of head and legroom, and seats are comfortable on long trips.

I like the tinted back windows.
Like the open space within unlike most trucks that are just large on the outside.
Enjoy the stock Sub and Tweets. Sounds great.....
And many other things.....:-D :-D

The Element fits me. It's different. It's the anti-suburban soccer mom SUV. It's the 1st vehicle I have wanted to customize since 1975 and the 1st car that made me say "I have to have THAT". It makes me feel good and it makes me happy. Like my Mac, I just "get it", it's intuitive. I can see out of it without feeling like I have crawled into a semi. It's fuel efficient and low emission. My critters all fit...at the same time. I can open the back inside my garage with the door closed. I didn't have to take out a second mortgage to pay for it...or insure it.

Just looking at it makes me smile :)

The Element fits me. It's different. It's the anti-suburban soccer mom SUV. It's the 1st vehicle I have wanted to customize since 1975 and the 1st car that made me say "I have to have THAT". It makes me feel good and it makes me happy. Like my Mac, I just "get it", it's intuitive.

I don't have mine yet, but I'm starting to get excited about it. Generally I hate cars. My wife, who wasn't exactly excited about the idea of parting with 20K is now excited. It's an interesting twist - I wasn't expecting it. But I think you nailed something in your comment. It is the Mac of cars. It's different and unique. (We have 5 Macs for 4 people in my house.)

I wonder what percentage of E owners are Mac users? I suspect they'd correlate well.

Johnsonwax, not sure if we're actually taking a poll, but I switched to Mac about 2 years ago.
Anyway, back to topic of small things I like. As a rule, I don't like to have stuff rattling around my car when I drive. Sometimes, though, you wish for a nice flat-topped dashboard to momentarily lay a map, sheet of directions, sandwich, etc. The Element has it! While the between-the-seats folding tray on my former '03 CR-V was OK for these purposes, somehow the flat dashboard seems handier. I gave my running-late neighbor a ride into town a few days ago, and she left her dirty paper dinner plate on top of the dash (with my permission). It seemed so natural.