Dear Honda,
I just bought the galapagos green E this weekend and love it! However, I would like to have had additional color choices. I am a thirty-something mother of 2 and would love to have had something bolder from which to choose. May I suggest for future model years: Sunburst Yellow Metallic (a bright yellow); Demon Purple Metallic (a deep rich purple); Pink Passion Metallic (a bright fuschia/magenta); Red Flame Metallic (self-explanatory); Irridescent Pearl Metallic (barely off-white and takes on the colors around it.)

You are a wild one Grasshopper! I have a Honda Motorcycle that is like a demon purple metallic, so at least we know they can mix that color! I bet they get a wider variety in the 05's. Heck I'm proud of Honda for making an Orange and a Green!

I love my EBP, but you are right I felt the choices were rather limited.

Hmm... I s'pose it's a matter of expectations. I thought that the current six colors offer a phenominal selection... for Honda, that is. The four times I bought a Honda vehicle before, there were three colors to choose from... period!

:shock:

:D To all: thanks for responding...I, too am thankful for the green and the orange color choices - I must be having an early mid-life crisis to be thinking so wild - or maybe it's my teenager keeping me young! I thought of another color - Kiss Me Metallic (a silvery pale mauve) - that'd be pretty!

I agree but why not something like Cranberry Red metallic or Colorado Sky Blue Metallic (light blue) Just a thought. :shock: oh my god Jesse is actually thinking :shock:

Jesse

[quote:8600285ea9="bluehighways"]I agree but why not something like Cranberry Red metallic or Colorado Sky Blue Metallic (light blue) Just a thought. :shock: oh my god Jesse is actually thinking :shock:

Jesse[/quote:8600285ea9]

I'm lovin the cranberry! Not sure about the sky blue - I'd have to see it - but I am a Carolina girl, so it's all good!

Everytime I see a Cranberry colored Xterra on the road I say "That would look so good on an E".....so I would have to agree with the suggestion.

Also, while I love the GG, I think the E would also look great in a deep, rich hunter green metallic.

Crayola crayons has some great colors that could work

GBR (Georgia Bulldog Red) has a nice sound to it.

I agree about needing more color choices. I chose by process of elimination. Bright racy red would have been my first choice.

After seeing the Xenon Blue Element from the SEMA show, I am sure it would be the #1 seller if it were a stock color. Thats an awesome color!!!

Please remember that the "E" was/ is marketed to the male, 20~30 age group. men see in only 16 colors like windows® default, also is fuschia really a color?? I always thought it was a fruit like mauve 8)





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Happy Holidays 8) :shock: :lol:

I agree with adding a "racing" yellow. An example would be the yellow used in Corvette C5. Not a bright yellow but a more serious tone. The contrast with the gray and black plastic panels would be kick-@$$!

:D From the moment I saw it, it was the SOP for me. I don't think I would have chosen any other color, even if it were available. But then, I'm not sure, all the colors so far seem to be outstandings. Except of course, that Yellow.. :shock:

Just my take.. Hey Carolina girl, I'm one too.. :D Hickory here, but living in DC metro.. :wink:

E On!!

Kerri
AWD SOP E
Mastiffs On Board

I thought white would be a nice color- making the Element look something like a saddle shoe :) Plus, it would be nice to have a lighter color for those of us who brave 100+ degree whether for several months of the year.

[quote:a2fc7f6865=" "]I thought white would be a nice color- making the Element look something like a saddle shoe :) Plus, it would be nice to have a lighter color for those of us who brave 100+ degree whether for several months of the year.[/quote:a2fc7f6865]

Might look like a Panda. I would have liked to have seen a white one (GRF*) before buying. I like white, but probably still would have gotten the SOP.

Bill

* GRF = Gleaming Refrigerator White

Great imagery Kirsten, I think it would be cute, but where are you gonna find those red crepe tires? Stay far, far away from Kayakin' Dan's neighborhood with it, though!

:lol: http://homepage.mac.com/hownowcb/Element/Cow_2.psd

I have an Orange 2003 Element, but I would have probably bought a yellow one if Honda made a color similar to Nissan X-terra yellow.

Also, regarding folks suggesting that Honda make white, am I the only one who sees the Satin Silver Metallic Elements from a distance and thinks they're white for a sec?

I chose orange because it's a warm color and contrasts very well with the darker paneling.... The silver seems to contrast well, too, although I would never buy a car in a color in silver or gold since those colors are so prevalent on sedans. My second color choice was black--in keeping with my Munster-like dark side. :)

The blue and green do not contrast enough with the paneling to excite me.

One of the main reasons I bought the Element instead of the CR-V was color choices. CR-V , big yawn on the colors. Same for the Pilot.

If the Element had come in bright yellow (dare I say like the Hummer H2? :P ) or classic bright red I would've gone for those in a second. I guess combining the two is orange..Hence my SOP. I love my SOP but yellow and red would really look nice on the Element.

Instead of offering more exterior colors, how about making more matching interior colors. :idea: I am planning on getting the GGM '05 just because I like the green seat and dash accents, but if the SOP had orange accents I would jump on it. Not safety orange, but a darker orange kinda like the SOP color itself. Hey think of all the forementioned colors with matching interiors. Yes, I realize the additional cost, but if that is an issue why do the have the green or blue at all? :roll:

Eze, I agree. And that was the deciding factor for me too. I was thisclose to getting SOP until I saw that the GGM had a color-coordinated interior, which to me adds a little fun to the funkiness. Maybe that's why I also don't pine for having custom painted dash pieces ...

And if it weren't for the outdoorsy/serious utility nature of the E, it would likely already have had some sort of yellow from the git-go. Then again, once Honda learns who's really buying these things, yellow makes a perfect sense. I think slightyly reddish yellow would be awesome, kinda like some Land Rovers and Xterras. Not bright, sunny yellow. That's too-Suzuki Aero, too-Chevy Cavalier.