Hi all, i hear the question over and over about the target demographic Honda intended with this vehicle...

Let us see how far off they are, I wanna see an age roll call here, plus guy or gal... (and note which Element you have or intend to get)

I will start it off:

female 33 (34 on April 29)
OWN: Blue Element EX 4WD Automatic. :D

I'm a woman, I'll be 50 this year, and I'm the proud owner of another beautiful blue auto EX 4WD.
:D

after my heart with the twin of my element eh?

Well, I'm a 43 year young :wink: male. I got the 4WD EX in the Shoreline Mist color.
Darn does this car look good! I'm feeling 10 years younger already.

I am 38, my wife 39. We bought the Green Element.

34 year old male. bought 2wd blue.
traded in my 94 accord with 185,000 miles, gonna miss that car.

cool another BLUE!

I still miss my old Prelude. We were gonna trade our Integra for the Element, but decided on selling the Tacoma instead.. sooo The Integra stays for a bit longer over 7 years old, still like new!

oh I love HONDAS!

Blue DX Auto.

M (Female) - 36 (37 in February) (Actual owner of the Element!)

T (Male) - 34

First Honda for either of us. M is selling her 1999 VW Beetle and I drive a 2000 VW Passat, which I got after a 1996 VW Jetta. So, we're converts.

Peace out.

M and T (Demo-busters)

yazoo68 Congrats on your conversion, enjoy!!!

We hardly fit the target audience????

I am 56 and my wife is 48. I traded an 02 Chevy Trailblazer (40K miles). My wife has a 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible.

We love the "E". This is our first Honda (we are glad they are built in Ohio)! We thought the Sebring was a stretch in 2000 as we had always drove GM.

4WD EX

I'm 42 wife's 39, we're picking up a 4WD EX in the Shoreline Mist on Saturday. We're replacing her car, and were going for the mini van market but we HATED EVERYTHING! We decided to run by and check this out and fell in love.

I am loving the comments & reasons so cool what made everyone choose the Element (as well as the people who have converted from VM, GM or other American Manufacturers).

The big fear, has the whole world converted, will we see only Elements on the road now, smiles.. sounds like a horror movie doesn't it??

:D
I am 30 and my Element is Shoreline Mist
Wife is 31 .....

Hey rich is your element a DX or EX & 4wd or 2wd?

How do you like the shoreline mist, I had 1/2 was considered it but online sometimes it appeared champagne other times beige? How does it look?

Enjoy!

I'm waiting for an Orange EX 4WD.

I'm a 29yo male living near Detroit, MI.

My wife and I are deciding to give Honda another chance after a terrible experience with her 98 Accord (terrible car, terrible service).

I love the Element and can't wait for it to get here. Had it not come along, I'd still be trying to top 300,000 miles in my 94 Saturn (was at 276,000!).

Is it wrong for me to hope this car fails so I can be the one of the few who owns one? They're so cool I just don't want to share! :D

I think as of now you are our Youngest, congrats, we shall see if that can be beat.

I am so sorry you had a previous bad experience with a honda, I wish you well & happiness with your new arrival to be.

Congrats (& I know what you mean, i don't want to see the roads populated with the same vehicle, neat to be unique! but odds are it is becomeing very popular!).

31 and male
wife is 32

waiting for AWD manual EX Galapagos Green :cry:

My wife took a while to come around to the E. Now she can't wait either!

I'm 53, my wife is 45. We originally ordered a Silver EX but, it was delayed/diverted. We took a look at a DX in Shoreline Mist and loved it's "chameleon like" ability to reflect the color(s) of the setting.

Picked up our ELEMENT EX - 2WD - Shoreline Mist Metallic last Friday. Traded in a 92' Camry with 123,000 miles - great car.

cool so the shoreline mist is kinda chameleon like eh? I was not sure if it was going to be more champagne colored or beige, the online images were kinda non-descript.. i am thrilled for you guys, and sounds awesome!

27yr old male

Love my Element!!!! :)

Woo hoo new winner (of the youngest) so far age 27 Elementh3!!

Just ordered our Eternal Blue EX 4WD today :lol:. Sure hope dealer is being truthfull and delivery will be within 3 weeks. Wife (46) was complaining she needed something to replace her 91 LeBaron. I had been thinking about Element since I first started reading about it last November. Long story short, I liked Element more than she did so we are still in the market for a new(er) car for her and I will be replacing my '98 Caravan. I think that Honda is off in their target demographics. I am 47 and the Element really appeals to me. It does not particularly appeal to my 18 year old son (thank God), he likes his Accord.

Rick B

45 male South Carollina Shoreline Mist Auto EX :D

RickB: cool anothe EX 4wd Blue Twin of mine, good choice, smiles.

Yeah it is funny when you look at the ages of everyone who is getting the element, the youngest I have seen so far on this site is like 27.. most are over 40! So you are in good company!

I hope it does come in as expected, I picked mine up over a week ago, and I LOVE IT!!

im a 38 year old guy,my green ex is due soon. i hope it will live up to my VWvanagons standards. the original fun mobile.

Almondog I think the Element will surpass your orginal fun mobile, I hope to hear what youthink when you get it, but I place odds on the Element, it is smooth, comfortable, and incredible.. ENJOY!

49 Male
Just ordered black 4wd auto

Can't wait to get it!

28 (will be 29 before taking ownership though...) ~ bday around the corner


Have worked on a few though that belonged to people who couldn't even legally buy cigarettes... (19 in Alabama)

happy pending b-day windowtint!!

so you have "worked on" what the windows of the pre-legal smokers?? I am guessing is what you meant, so they are going to some youngen's eh???

ha Ha!

2WD EX Silver
21 male
in school!
I do have a job though(dang there goes the demographic!)
I live by the beach but I have driven it up to the snow(gotta love SoCal!)

I love my car, this my just be a reaction coming from my previous car(a 92 Mitushibi Expo LRV) but I really do love this car, it has also been quite popular among my friends.

ha Ha!

2WD EX Silver
21 male
in school!
I do have a job though(dang there goes the demographic!)
I live by the beach but I have driven it up to the snow(gotta love SoCal!)

I love my car, this my just be a reaction coming from my previous car(a 92 Mitushibi Expo LRV) but I really do love this car, it has also been quite popular among my friends.

The New Winner.. and Honda would be proud here is their ideal target for the Element.. Darkwing.. now is the D for Duck or what??

I am thrilled you love your element, I wish you two many happy years together!

GYPSEY... these youngin's would be be the typical local kids that are enrolled at the local private Catholic High Schoool all the old Mobile families send their kids to....

rich, no true sense of reality and P/O'd that their dad didn't get them the new smurf blue 2003 M3 their friends dad got for THEM....

I'm 19 and will be ordering my orange or black Element 2wd EX as soon as I can sell my darn 4runner.

I have a job and am paying for it myself however. Do I fit in the demo? ;)

OK Now we have hit the teens with Woot, the winner of the youngest person here, now can we beat that?

Congrats, and I am very proud of you for earning this vehicle on your own.. good job.. you will be even more proud of YOUR Element & the fact that you can honestly say that, rather than someone who it was handed to. The honor is all yours! Enjoy!

Blue EX 2WD 5SPD

Wife 42
Me 41- bday in 3 days! (Hope wife got hint wanted security system for bday)

Traded in another young people's car (97 Civic EX Coupe) for this youth-targeted car. Makes one happy driving it!!

Yeah Another Blue! Woo HOO!

OK here it is, so far, the age, color & type talley... since we are on Page 3 of this Roll Call...

AVERAGE AGE: The Averag Guy Age is 37 and the Average Girl Age is 40, so far.

THE OLDEST: the Winner (so far) for the oldest male is HMRJR at 56 and the oldest female (so far) is Carla at 50!

YOUNGEST: The youngest Guy (so far) Woot at 19 and ga Rich Brooks wife at 31 (again so far).

WHAT COLOR? seems to be a tie between Shoreline Mist & Blue for most popular here. followed by green, then orange and tied for last is Silver & black.

TYPE? Ex is most popular by a landslide! 4wd is so far more preferred than the 2wd.

Male, Age: 50
Blue EX, 4wd

This was the only EX on the lot and I didn't have the patience to wait to see the other colors.

I needed something to haul that big screen tv
back from the electronics store.

The real reason I bought the Element is for versatility. I wanted to have something in between my Chevy K3500 and the wife's Camry.
Traded in a 2001 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab. The Frontier just wasn't doing it. Back seat is too small for adults, rough ride. Wife was complaining about having to wear a jog-bra whenever we went anywhere.

Used to have a Toyota Van Wagon. When that died there wasn't anything on the market like it. So the Frontier was a stop gap thing. As soon as I saw the Element the Frontier's day's were numbered. (14 to be exact).

If Honda comes out with a longer version of this I'll trade up. It needs to be about 2 feet longer to fit 4x8 plywood, but this one is fun to drive.

Sharp you crack me up, now aside from a limited choice do you like your Element (that is my Element's twin, i have an EX 4wd, automatic in Blue)...

I am glad you found that perfect transition vehicle, i hope it works great for you.

One of the things I like on it, is you can load some of that lumber, slide it under the seats and leave the tail gate down.. and just strap it in.. and you are ready to roll.. We do alot of home projects so that is something else I really like!

ENJOY!

I am 40, female and ordered the 2WD Shoreline Mist. The car is actually for my dogs, Ruggus is 6 and Chipper is 5. Does that count??

heck yeah dogs count.. i am adding another topic talley.. it seems we have alot of dog owners here (see goes to prove that Element owners are the BEST!) just to see how many we have with pups.. should be interesting!

Welcome to the clan!

55, black Element. Wife even likes it better then me if thats possible--she is the main driver at 53.

We should do a Age Poll to see the breakdown.

I am 34, Male. I bought a Blue EX 4WD auto. I mountain bike and have two dogs. The Element is the only car I can imagine owning now.

szacherau: well since there are sooo many ages out there, I put up this topic.. and I am keeping talley, I did a count and average the other day and will do another one soon.

I just figured it would be a little much to do a poll with female & male ages from 15 to 100 ya know.. but I am keeping count and I keep reporting them.. thank you for the equal thought, it is really fascinating!

I'm 34 and my wife is 35. Our golden retriever is 5. It took me and the dog and some obnoxious Toyota salesman to convince my wife that the Element was the way to go. We actually bought it as our "family car" for our first, due in March. I must admit it's with sadisitic pleasure that I show it off to friends and colleagues who settled for their minivans.

ctk8 yeah I have soo many jealous friends and passer-bys, too.. i was in the shopping center down the road a couple in the new CRV (in blue like my Element) and you should have seen the look on their face.. and that is just honda-to-honda...

People at my husbands work, people at stop lights, and friends are all in awe!!

Our friends are jealous of us for so many reasons already, it is sad (for them).. they all spent mega bucks on weddings (we went to the Pococons) we have the largest house and spent the least money & it is new.. grin.. and so many other things... i love our friends but well you know it is that human competitive nature,.. and the get older get bigger toys competition too, grin!

:D Well.................I'm 58 going on 18 for the 40th time!

I've been told several times that my Eternal Blue, EX 4WD, looks like a baby HUMMER H2 !

Maybe I'll get some die cut vinyl letters made, for the back hatch. I'll put it right under the "ELEMENT" badge!

"HUMMER 2 1/2"

:twisted:

Elemental Tom: awwwww that is soo cute!

yeah in car 'n driver they said the Element looks like the love child of the Hummer & the mini cooper.. which works for me, i think the mini is cute and my hubbie loves the Hummers! (he was in the military go figure huh?)

and 18 still huh.. grin.. well i was born at 30 (so it was said from my childhood, often, err lack there of a childhood, i never was a kid... about time don't ya think?), and though i have past the actual 30 mark perhaps i am eternal 30, i can live with that! Or I am dropping the "0" and going for my toddlerhood.. eh who knows! I am enjoying my Ellie, and life sooo!

"the poor man's hum-V" is my favorite moniker thus far. However, I don't think Hummer owners get accosted at gas pumps and gawked at in intersections quite like the Element owner. Still getting used to allowing total strangers to check out the interior. Best moment of all was taking the downtown show-off trip the first night we had the car and clearly being able to read the lips of two skateboarders on the corner as they stared wide eyed and inquired (at exactly the same time) "what's that???".

ctk8: Nahh not a "poor man's" hummer.. this is far richer than a hummer could be,... and cooler.. (not to mention not 1 mpg!)

Now "what's that" might just apply, i think we all hear that!

22 m atx (with a good job... good enough to buy a new car)
Generation Y.... and lovin' it.
:lol:
-pdub

About to be 24 in a few weeks. This is my first new car that I have purchased on my own.
2wd EX - black
I am absolutely in love. My last honda left with over 140,000 miles on it. This one has barely 200 (guess I better get to driving). The best part - the paper plates on my new one - 2-22-03 - my birthday.

pdub: another young'en and would make Honda Happy they are getting those young guys eh?

Elementowner: another young guy.. and Hey Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you (in 2 weeks and 2 days) happy birthday to you!

That is soo cool the tags have your b-day awesome!

Perhaps my accessories will be in before the tag date (which i think is for Feb 24th or 25).. sigh!

I'm 55 and my wife is 55 and we feel like 30 again.
I got my wife last month a New CRV and I got what I wanted the most a Element EX Auto in the Shoreline Mist Color. I think she likes mine the best because she is always making excuses for borrowing it.

Dennis1: Cute, and yeah I suffer with the same problem, my hubbie loves it and tries to come up with any excuse to drive it.. it is funny.. then again he always loved the vehicles i would choose, from back to when we first met.. i always had the cooler and more reliable vehicle.. I converted him from the American Cars he had become accustomed to (breaking down).

Well enjoy that.. and either way the CRV is nice too, even if you get "stuck"with that one, grin.. ENJOY & CONGRATS!!

My wife and I are new owners of a silver EX 4WD. My wife is 38 and I am 29. I might be in the demographic, "I don't think so" but my wife certainly is not. We love it so far. I drive to work every day in it and I wish I had further to drive when I get there. It is a pure joy to drive. A few heads have started to turn in the area! I am in rural North Carolina and Virginia. They have not seen many of these for sure. We both like it for the versitility and cool design of the body. GO ELEMENT!!! 8)

49 year old male Sunset Orange 4wd ex...I'm having a new 9'6'' longboard made to match the color of the car then taking it on a road trip to Scorpion Bay in Baja. Check it out at www.juanyjuan.com

Juandelrio: cool site, neat pix.. you sound like you are gonna be a fun one here.. !!

I think the orange is the color to have in CA, whatcha all think?

I am barely 30, male. (Gen X)

I used to watch the Transformers and Voltron. :P

Now I drive a blue box.

That is all.

Welcome Super-Skunk!
Enjoy that blue box!

Looks like most of us are around the same age. I am 47. 8)

Hi kids. I am 70 years and 6 months YOUNG. I am the proud and pleased owner of my Galapagos Green EX Auto AWD ELEMENT. (Yes, kids, you can call me "grandpa" if you want.) Am I in the targeted demographic?

I sold my Red Jeep Wrangler ragtop to buy my Element. I considered buying a red Element until I discovered it was actually orange. Thought I would leave that conservative color for you youngsters under 60.

I am an ex-paratrooper (82nd Airborne Korean Veteran) and an ex-inner city high school principal (very similar challenges). I have always loved the outdoors (I spent a month, when in my mid-40's, at an "Outward Bound" challenge program). I love to camp, bike, and kayak -- and my new green "Turtle" (Hint: Darwin, Galapagos Island) will carry the gear I need to do all of those things at once. When I am egaged in these kinds of activities I am really in my "element." Hope to see some of you youngsters at some Missouri campgrounds this summer.

DrAlbertLee,

I'm 43 and I know one thing, Your in "Our demographics" as Element owners.
Welcome Aboard! :D

DrLee... you rock! 8)

Hope I am as active as you when I am 70!

Derek

Just got my Element Ex and I don't fit the demographic either, 47 yr old female. My 17 yr old snowboarding daughter loves the car, not that she will get the chance to drive it. She can keep on driving her 95 Blazer! :lol:

What a great crew we have here.. led by Doc the 70 year old kid. awesome! I wish i had his energy, and i am close to 1/2 his age.. way to go!

My wife and I are both 24. We traded in a 2002 Jeep Liberty and a 1994 Toyota Corolla just to get our hands on something reliable and something we didn't have to worry about mileage with (Jeep was a lease). We're a one car family now and the Element had to be adaptable to our lifestyle (skiing, hauling crap around, loving to drive, camping, etc.)

This spring, I'm getting the hitch so I can tow my Honda CBR 954 (getting rid of the F4i). Yes, you can say I'm a Honda man.

-Jim

KOnzie: "1994 Toyota Accord " ???

My bad. I fixed it. I also had a 1999 Honda Accord Coupe EX though. That was my fav.... Oh, how I miss stick.

-Konzie

konzie: we are all human.. I just was not sure if that might be a Camry or was it a Honda, soo just curious, thank you so much!

Accord Great Car! It is funny with the BIG HUGE re-do they did to the Accord, they made it sound sooo drastic, but it is not, the coupe is reministent of the prelude, but that is about as extreme as it got with this HUGE CHANGE! Still a wonderful car!

:o

Hi, my name is Eric, I'm 33 years old, I'm from Quebec, Canada.
I ordered my Orange Honda Element 2WD with Y package last week !
I still don't know when I will receive it. I'm very happy to participate to this nice website !

Congratulations !!

Welcome Eric,

Glad to have you aboard!

Hi,

I'm 28 and my fiancé is 23. We fit the demographic kind of I guess. Oh through in one kid and that's us.
It's a cool family car for us. And a biking and camping gem. We love to mountain bike and enjoy the outdoors. So, this vehicle is just perfect for our little family.

Color: Blue
Model: 2WD EX

Cheers,
JR & JD :D

Hey Everyone -

I'm Erich, stereotypic Gen X boy from Kent, Ohio, age 28. Finally got my E yesterday after waiting almost 4 weeks. So far so good, traded in a 97' Toyota Rav-4 and has been decent in the snowbelt of NE Ohio the past 2 days.

Hope this car behaves itself, doesn't end up with the niggling issues some have had - I'm a poor PhD candidate, so can't be messing around with car probs the remaining year and half of school (classes, comps, and dissertation give me enough to stress over.....)

Shalom 8)

Welcome & Congrats to: janus285 & NuBluElement

Welcome & Hope yours comes in real quick to: ericb

As far as janus285 our poor phd, the problems are nothing that will leave you stranded they are minor, and the fixes should be quick... Honda makes extremely reliable vehicles.. so the problems if any willbe superficial! ENJOY!

35 Male soon to be 36 with a Silver and Grey Element :twisted:

Welcome soon to be 36 Philly Element!!

I'm a 28 y/o male and got my Element today! Galapagos green (great name and color!) 2wd EX. Living in NorCal, don't really need much more then that in the valley. Traded in the wife's Focus (we had a much more creative name for it...) and we're extremely stoked about this vehicle. Got it with 11 miles on it! That's a great feeling! First new car I've ever got...way more exciting! Now, just need to trick it out...

remf: Congrats & Welcome.. now do tell what are your plans to "trick" out your Element..

also what was the more creative name for your Focus? :wink:

The nickname for the Focus was the Fu**-us...it was a giant POS.

As for tricking it out...probably too strong a word. Just want to add a couple of things: running boards, front air deflector, privacy blinds and I need to find something to mount an iPod to in the front. Oh and the XM antennae...

remf: ahh kinda what i thought you might call the Focus, just wanted to check... it is Funny about Ford and these economy car nightmares they keep adopting... the Festiva which was a tin can with tires replaced by the Aspire, replaced by the Focus... humm interesting huh? And all of them have been pieces of garbage oh well, ...

OK thank goodness you are not "tricking it out" I know when people say that the vehicle does look like trailer trash.. thank you.. yeah the nice enhancements are cool.. but some of the things people will do to cars, gasp, gag, ack!

Well Im a 32 soon to be 33 year old kid I dont want to leave my youth behind. I still ride my skateboard on the local ramps and at the cement park. I also ride and race Mountain Bikes and enjoy camping and the outdoors in general. The Element just makes me feel good and fits my lifestyle perfectly.

Doug
Nighthawk Black Pearl EX 2WD 5speed manual

I'm 58 and all the others I saw looking at Elements were near my age too.
Salesman told me this morning he had yet to sell one to anyone without grey whiskers!!

utahrex: Welcome & did you get yours yet?

yeah poor honda's marketing team, they are all fired. :P

divorced male 28 with a 19 month old boy this is the perfect car for us its so easy to get in and around he loves it too
Dutchbro

So I'm 35, but I think that the real demographic here isn't the age, but the "gadget-addiction" level of the buyers. I'm curious how many of you are like I am in that I have to have the latest and greatest gadgets as quickly as they come out. Here are some of my early adoptions:

TiVo: Almost 2.5 years
Danger Sidekick: 2 weeks after release in October
Ipod: 2 months after release

How many of the rest of you are early adopters in other areas of your life??

DougUp

I bought a 1974 Civic in 1975 in the Car capital of the World. I was seen as odd.
But I was just ahead of my time.I've always liked the new and different. With the Element I guess it shows.

We are the proud new owners of a 4WD EX Galapagos Green Element. We absolutely love it!! I'm 28 years old and my husband is 29. It does wonders on the snow. Our 2 labrador retrievers (one yellow and one chocolate) are also in love it. I've never seen such happier dogs when they are riding our new Baby Hummer.

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I am 36 (Male), will be 37 next month. I will be selling my Suzuki Sidekick Sport 4x4 and trading in my GMC Sonoma Club Coupe pickup for an EX 4WD Element sometime in May/June. As far as color goes, I am partial to black - both my other vehicles are black. But I am open to blue, silver, green, and orange... but not the mist.

Have you seen the mist in person. To me its such a nice contrast to the fenders. 8)

I will throw in my 2 cents worth, the Green looks super in person. It holds up well against dirt and grime. :D

I am a 40 yr old female w/ 2 small dogs and one tall husband. I wasn't in the market for a new vehicle but I had to buy one before they got to popular and became too difficult to get.

I did the same thing with the last car I bought, a 96 Suzuki X-90. I figured everyone would have to have one and bought one the first day our dealership in Tulsa got it. Well, they didn't sell very well and Suzuki quit making the X-90 after 3 years.

HI! I am 28 (will be 29 March 2nd) and my husband is 31, although I won't be sharing my E with him very often! But I do thank him since he is the one who showed me the car- I was trying to decide whether or not to go for an Outlander. He said, "Don't decide until you see this" and the rest is history! I am now a proud owner of a SO 4WD automatic!

Have you seen the mist in person. To me its such a nice contrast to the fenders.

Hey ibutchman,

No I haven't seen the Mist in person yet. There are four Honda dealerships within 30 miles of me, but I have only had time to visit two of them. The closest dealer has had 2 blue, 1 black, and 1 green that I have seen. All of them sold within days of arriving on the lot (except the green - it has a window sticker that says "Dealer Demo - Not For Sale). The other dealership I went to, an AutoMall BTW, seems to really like silver as they have had 10 of them! The showroom demo they have is black though. A third dealership says they have an orange one on the lot, but I haven't been able to get out their way yet. By the time I get the chance it will be gone! The fourth dealership doesn't have a website, so I don't even know if they have any on hand. I'll have to call them before I make the trip up!

Hello, I’m 35 with my new Sunset Orange EX 5 speed. I traded in my 97 F150 4x4 extended cab. My wife is 33 and just bought her a 2003 Toyota Matrix. I’m glad I test drove the 5 speed at the last min…The 5 speed is the way to go….It’s tight! Love it!

Jessie 23 (Mom)
Erich 28 (Dad)

After 18 years of marriage, I sold my wife's 93 Quest with 150,000 miles on it and bought her her 1st brand new car.....a 2WD Orange EX. I'm 6' and she's 5'2. Even with the front seats all the way back, I can stretch out in the back seats (like a Checker cab).

I'm 41, my wife's 38

35 and male.

I broke three personal rules buying my E:

1. No foreign cars, call me ethnocentric.

2. No 4 cylinder cars.

3. No new cars (Ridiculous depreciation).

Justifications:

1. Yes, I know it was made in Ohio

2. Has as much ooph as my last V6 (although mileage in't much better - yet).

3. I couldn't wait another year for a ride this cool. It rules!

I also don't like the loss on new cars, but I just had to get this one!
My last new car was in 1988. It's been awhile :)

I'm 27 male, my wife is 26.

We have a Black 4WD DX.

33 year old male. Can't wait to get my green EX 2wd 5spd. I live near the worlds busiest airport. Can I put a RSX TypeS 6spd trans in my Element. HA!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Me - female 48
Hubby - male 51

Vehicle - Mine - Element - Was 97 Civic EX

Now - Sunset Orange 2WD EX 5spd

His - Toyota Tacoma

Guess who has the cooler car!

22...male...single...university grad...Should I give my shoe size and address too? :D

47, wife 45. Silver EX AWD. Traded a Montero. Montero had a great 4X4 system but heavy, slow, expensive, rebuilt engin at 59k, insurance crazy. I broke a rule to. This is the first new car I have ever purchased. Same reason as many others, didn't want to wait, it was exactly what I wanted. I also have the feeling that the prices on these things will climb. :lol:

trackboy1001,

It is head size, not shoe size thank you very much. :wink:

Male aged 55 with job. 46 year-old wife works too. Saw the E on line last summer and started looking for ways to rationalize getting one. Went to Yosemite in December and had to chain up three times. Then, like an answer to prayer, the mechanic said my '85 Mercedes diesel, with 120K miles, need $1,400 worth of front end work. That was the cue to sell it and get a replacement.

Our EX 4WD Black Element arrives next week! After the break-in period, we'll go the 360 miles along the eastern Sierra Nevada to June Lake, to ski and hopefully drive through snow. Couldn't justify a gas guzzler. And it's a real bonus that the E is mostly US & Canadian made!

One of the dealers told me that Honda never makes a mistake, but they were off in targeting the E to 18-26 year-olds. He said most of the buyers were near 55.

Male, 23 years old. (24 in a couple of months!) Married, with a bun in the oven! (Part of how we could justifying getting a new car. The Element should be great for baby access!) Baseball over surfing any day!

I'm 42 and my wife is 46. We picked up our EX 4wd in Shoreline Mist last Saturday. We love it!!

42
gay female
ex 4wd
ORANGE

I'm a young, adventerous 55 yr. old female!!! I am so thrilled with my EX blue Element.......today is the first day I've had it..........I do a lot of "side road" exploring, nature-related activities....etc., and this is the perfect ride for me! It suits my needs, is definetely my personality. I traded in a 1999 loaded Ford Explorer that rode like a cloud......but this Element is me!!! I have 2 Irish setters, one bloodhound, one rescue dog and one minature schnauzer....so I can haul these guys to the Vet and wipe it out! I am thrilled! And, I'm not letting my husband take it away from me......he can have his truck!!!!

25 M SOP EX AWD

8) 43 YEARS OLD. ORDER MY E BEFORE THANKGIVING AFTER LOOKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE DURING THE FALL. FIRST VEHICLE THAT FIT ALL MY REQUIREMENTS OF ALL SEASON, CARRY CARGO, DECENT GAS MILEAGE, AND FUN TO DRIVE. PICKED IT UP ON 12/17/2002 WHEN DELIVER NEVER TEST DROVE IT OR SAW IT BEFORE HAND. NOW HAVE 3,200 MILES ON IT.

33 M Blue EX 4wd

I think im the only guy in the target demographic to get one. . . 8) all the otheres ive seen have been driven by middle aged women or families with small children. . .btw im 21 male. . .

44 year old husband and wife with 3 kids. Older daughter is going to college in the summer so a 4 seater is great. We will be picking up our Orange EX in two weeks. Our new element will be sharing the garage with a 1990 Ford Explorer (yuck!) and a pristine 1978 Datsun 280Z (yeah!). Traded in a 1993 Isuzu Trooper with 190,000 miles on it, my best car ever!

Hi, I am 33 years old, and my wife is 29. I got the Shoreline Mist 4WD EX Auto and we love it! I went to the dealer with my father-in-law to get a Pilot and was walking in to make a deal, and the E caught my eye. I test drove it and the rest is history! My 65 year old father-in-law thought it was cooler than I did! We have had no other problems in a month and 1800 miles other than a stone chip in the windshield. We get b/t 22 and 23 MPG which I am very happy with compared to my 2000 Explorer. (Which also had a stone chip within a month btw.) We love all of the stares that it gets, mostly from older guys who have mainly been the ones who have asked about it! (One was at least 70, he said his dealer didn't have one for him to test drive yet!) This is a really good site and I have gotten alot of great info so far! 8)

25 years old. Male. Shoreline mist EX. Is it just me, or do people seem to stare at the Element. I mean, going down the road, people break their neck... Ha Ha. :lol:

I am 35, my wife is 34 from Anchorage, Alaska. Silver 4WD DX. I don't think I was considered part of the target market. :cry:

[quote:93524be290="ibutchman"]Have you seen the mist in person. To me its such a nice contrast to the fenders. 8)[/quote:93524be290]

Yeah, very different in person than in any of the pictures. They had an automatic at the dealership on Sunday which my wife and I drove (I'm 43, she's 46), and our 5sp. Misty is due later *this* week.

-jdef

I'm 36 going on 16, male, and my wife is 37, we love our SOP AWD EX :D

I'm 52, single and just bought a loaded Element in Sunset Orange. I don't have it yet, have to wait. :cry: But I'm told I might get it in a few weeks... :lol:

25 yo male here. I thought a lot of younger people would be buying the E, as it was targeted. But I see a wide range of people loving the vehical.

Nate

I'm 36, female, married, no kids, and no interest in biking, hiking, surfing, camping or any of the other things you're supposed to use your Element for. Just loved it because it was sssooo different.

36 - Male, Partner - 37 - Male, and Chloe the English Bulldog, Age 1.
Shoreline Mist, 4WD (get ours in one week)

My first car was a 1982 Honda Accord, great car! Then have had two Acuras since then.

Now giving up a 2001 BMW 325Ci for our "HONDA H2"... yes that's our CA License plate. We'll miss the bimmer for its awesome performance, but this is so much more practical for road trips with Chloe, so unique and so cool!

Any other San Francisco Bay Area folks out there?

Well, lessee here, I am 57, going on 25, and I am having my second childhood because of this car!! I have installed a LOUD (117 db) back up alarm so people will acknowledge the dump truck they think they hear and GET OUTA the WAY!! I have the rack, alloys, wind deflector, exhaust tip and running boards. I also installed a roof mounted spotlight from a RV accessory store that is controlled from the dash, but mounted the control box on a gooseneck with a project box on top of the neck, fastened to the top of the center console (in front of) the forward drink holder. The remote head of my ham radio will also be installed to the box. The antenna is mounted on the left front fender, at the flat spot forward of the windshield, between the fender and the hood, at an existing bolt holding the inside of the fender to something. No holes to drill!!

Looking for the front bumper guard to put on when it becomes available thru aftermarket locations. Hope they make a really gnarley-looking one!

I am a 50 year old male. I have ordered a black Element Y with manual transmission and traded a 2002 Civic Sedan on it. I just wish Honda had produced this vehicle years ago. I have owned Hondas since 1980 and all with manual transmissions.

I am 39 and my wife is 40. Our Shoreline Mist 4wd EX Element is as good an excuse as any to act 10 years younger. :lol:

We actually went out to the garage a couple of days ago and laid the seats out to see how sleeping in the E would be. We're thinking about heading up to McDonald's Observatory in Fort Davis, TX this weekend to lay back and view the stars through the removable moon roof. McDonald's Observatory is perched upon the highest point in Texas and usually so clear that you can see the Milky Way with your naked eye.

(Psst... Wanna know more about McDonald Observatory? Click here (http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/visitors/)!)

Rob
Life's a beach!
www.2dolphins.com

40, female, sunny Florida, 2WD automatic, big American Bull Dog riding in the back about 90% of the time.

It seems fitting to get a new Honda at 40 since my very first BRAND NEW CAR was a Honda CRX way back in 1987!

Like someone else mentioned, it is hilarious to watch non-element drivers try to get a good look when spotting us in traffic :shock:

32, married... wife if 36 and can't wait to get her own Silver E. Mine is a Shoreline Mist EX 2wd 5-speed, picked it up yesterday :D

Peace...

Tom

I am 45 and Wife 45 ,with twin 6 year old boys. Our Element is our Kids to school car and all around fun car. We call it our Baby Hummer. Have to get a H3 Decal!! We Love it ,had it 4days . Oh yea it is another great looking blue auto EX 4WD.

36 year old male. Married, no kids... dont even have a damn dog :?

I am a GM for a swank hotel (rather not say where... you Element drivers can be a wierd bunch)
I simply love the fact that it isnt the norm.... thats all.

Yeah-I made Honda's Day-24

i'm 25 and my wife is also 25 and our dog weighs 90 pounds. he's 1 year old. we're getting a shoreline mist metallic EX this weekend. i guess we meet the target demographic...

49/m/GG 4WD EX, wil take delivery March 21 (and I absolutely cannot wait to take it out and get it dirty).

... and my 14 year-old is already counting the days until he gets to drive it, 3315 days and counting down!

Male, 67. Will trade in our '02 Toyota Prius, regrettably because it can't be towed w/4 wheels down. Need a dingy for our new 40' motorhome and this works. Will take delivery 3/19.

First off I am a guy I bought the Element on my 27th birthday. I am the previous owner of a 1999 VW beetle, ( so I am used to all the looks ) sold it and bought a 97 Dodge RAM couldn't stand getting 9 mpg's so I sold it to buy the element I had my heart set on for a while. I got the shoreline mist EX 2wd 5-Speed. Wanted the sunroof but Gotta have a 5 speed ( wish it were a 6-speed though ) I LOVE IT!!!

Happy birthday :D

Hi i'm mike, and I'm 17....I got my element this past january. Its a blue 4wd ex. I've put about 3,000 miles on it all ready. I got my senior license this past summer after taking driver education, and so far I love my car. Working on upgrading the Sub inside!!! i'll tell u how it goes.. Till then...LATER

Personally, as a 38 year young male, I was first taken with the Silver....until I opened the door and saw the blue accents on the interior. The Blue was my next choice...not minding the interior so much with the blue exterior. As a long road choice, I decided that the blue would show too much wear. The nighthawk black was definitley out of the question. I currently own a 91 CRX Si in black and will never own another black car. So that left it pretty much to the Elements that had a charcoal interior. That left me with with Nighthawk Black....Ugh....Those panels already look too way out of focus...SOP...Cool, but way too trendy a color. So I have decided on SLM. Perfect! At first I thought of it as a girlie color, (no offense gals!), but in the long run it will still look good five years down the road and has a classy look to it!

22 male from phoenix, az - blue E :roll:

Okie then.

28 Yr old Male,

Elemental Blue 4wd AT

I just still need to get used to everyone staring at my E. One guy blocked me in to a parking spot for 10 mins not knowing i was in it....

M - 35 2WD EX Shoreline Mist

I have on only seen 3 in Houston since I purchased. I feel Honda should cut me a check for all the people I have showed it to. :lol:

hi all,i'm 39,male.love my silver 2wd ex 5sp. formal ford loyalist.(all i've ever owned)wife is 45,she first saw it on motorweek and shown me,and thats how i picked the e over a subaru wrx! later.

I'm 50 husband is 45 - have had our orange Element for exactly one day. Absolutely love it! :lol:

im 26 and I have a Silver 4WD EX

I am 28, and my lovely wife is 24. We have a beautiful 4wd EternalBlue Element with all the fixins.

:shock: Age 34, DINK (one on the way). Black EX 4WD.

Goofyfoot

52 years old, and still a tough old biker with the standard grey beard, tattoos and pony tail. Bought a silver EX. My friends are giving me trouble because I bought something Japanese. My HD is parked next to a Honda. But as I tell them: I am old enough to not care what anyone thinks of how I handle my life and my money. I REALLY LIKE THE ELEMENT. I plan on keeping it for a long while.

I'm close to the demographic. 29 year old male.

Bought a NHB 4wd EX primarily to haul all my crap - bicycles, golf clubs, etc. I like the utility and the gas mileage. The lease was up on my 2000 Isuzu Trooper Limited - a nice comfortable SUV with lots of room, a huuuggge sunroof, and a thirsty engine (14 mpg). I've had my E for 12 days. Happy so far. Haven't had much time to play yet.

I'm a 32 year old male. My wife is 32 also. Ours is (when we take delivery) SOP "Y" package 5 speed.

Can't wait...

I'm 41. I think the ad campaign Honda was running was kinda stupid, I certainly don't resemble the unwashed, boonie hat wearing, slackers that were featured in the tv spots.

21 year old male, SMM EX 4WD.
http://www.e-shen.com/images/blog/element.jpg

I have signed up with the board, but the car ismactually my daughters.
She's 22 and just graduated from College. I think your first car should be weird. Mine was VW Thing that I kept for 17 years.

23 and my wife is 24, we have a 2WD EX in blue.

I am 53 and wife is 51.
We purchased an EX (AWD) March 1st, 2003. Shorline Mist.
I Love it, but she thinks its UGLY! .... So, its mine to drive 95% of the time!!
Its been interesting reading many of the posts on the forum.
I'm not interested in souping mine up, but do want to make a couple of practical mods to mine: Wind deflectors, splash guards, maybe a console.

age: 62 & male

Age 64
Male
Looking to purchase new E, trying to sell My Protege5,Still Young at Heart

My husbands '85 Accord is still going but boy did he need a new one so he'll drive my 93 Accord LX and my son and I get the new Element. I'm 36 my husband is 37 and our 9 year old is the most excited!!

I'm 17...is that the winner? And no...i'm not a rich catholic school boy whos parents wouldn't buy me an m3 (Page 3)...and I take offense to that very much. I put the down paymetn on my car (13k) and the rest of the payments go to my dad. I feel that 13k for a 17 yera old who has been working since he was 10 and then got a stable real job at 15 at the ice cream store and got a better job at a gym at 16 and has been working the whole time is not bad! (run on sentence? :P) So dont be saying that...sorry to sound mean but that was very rude.

Does anyone else sense the built up hostility in elementon18s post? anyone teach anger management? Nah Im just kidding its cool you could pay so much for your car at a young age... By the way for the poll im 20 and drive a blue 4wd ex

27 here... older than the target demo, but not by much!

http://www.arothman.com/pics/element1.jpg

Drew (http://www.electronicscene.com/arothman)

Me: 27 Year old male; single

"Emmy" Eternal Blue 4WD/EX Automatic

got it for my 50th birthday

I'm a female.

I'm a frisky 42.

I'm going to get ....after much deliberation about color (drumroll, please!)

....the Sunset Orange Pearl EX 4WD with sideairbags.

[Audience goes wild!]

28 yo , married female with 2 kids on the eastern shore of maryland
eternal blue EX 4 WD
Impulse buy almost had a black stock nothing in it element until this one rolled of the truck while i was doing paperwork...hate the color ( same as my 2001 Accord)

My husband is 77 (no, that wasn't a typo), and I'm 58. We will soon be replacing our 1999 Toyota Sienna minivan with an auto AWD Element (not sure of color choice yet). We've been wanting a smaller car, but none of the small SUVs can accommodate our dog's crate. We visited a local dealership a few weeks ago and examined the Element up close in the showroom (we had to wait our turn because there was a throng of people ahead of us). We fell in love with it, and we could see that the dog's crate would fit with no problem and not obstruct our vision. Fortunately, my husband will keep his 1988 Saab 900 convertible w/manual transmission, so I'll get to drive the Element most of the time.

23 year old single male
Shoreline Mist 2WD Auto

I guess I fit into that target demo pretty well.
:D

Just got a blue 2wd Blue DX, for getting to and fro work and Court. My wife, who just lost her job is drving the new 5 mile per gallon Trailblazer. I love the Idea of a real stripped down vehicle like the old montero sport, before they made it a luxury SUV.

And by the way if those windshields keep cracking some other industrious lawyer will file a class action suit. So keep your reciepts and be sure to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA of any defects http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ this is one sure way to get Honda paying attention to its consumers post sale

Husband & wife, both 51, and we have two other Honda cars in our family.

I'm 50 - I brought Elmo home 3 weeks ago tomorrow. I still find myself going outside for no reason at all, except to have another look at him (Silver4WDEX).

My partner is also 50 - when he met Elmo it was love at first sight. He will be picking up Elliott tomorrow at 2:30 (GG4WDEX) We're a 2E family!!!!!

Hey..

I'm a guy @ 24 y/o and the E is my first new car...from NJ....

I am the perfect demographic target for the Element:

23 years
male
snowboarding, martial arts, beach, etc...

heheh

42, male. So much for marketing wonks! (grin)

Buying Element EX 4WD Shorline Mist, it's replacing my 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT I just sold, my wife has 2002 Sonata LX, we also have 1950 Studebaker Champion (bulletnose) and 1962 Studebaker Champion Pickup. I'm 57 my wife is 40 we have 8 year old son.

Wow, another Studebaker Nut? :shock:

I too slightly missed the marketing plan. 51 y/o male. Getting older, but haven't grown up yet! :?

There's just my wife and I, but the 'parking lot' outside the house holds the following stock:

2003 SOP EX 4WD (w/side step and fog lights - looks sharp!)
2000 Civic 4-Door Sedan LX
1995 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Club Cab Long Bed (for sale-makes room for E)
1984 Civic 4-Door Sedan (bought new - still in use!)
1959 Studebaker Silver Hawk (work in progress)
1953 Studebaker Champion 2-Door Sedan (fully restored back to original)

I either need more drivers or fewer vehicles (NOT!) :D

I don't know if I count, but I'm 13 and plan on owning an element (prefreably SOP, 2WD, EX, Side Airbags, etc.) as soon as possible. I'm not expecting much help from my parents though, so that might be a while.

37 y/o, since I bought the E, I felt like a 13 y/o.
Wife is 30 y/o
Daughter is 3 y/o and a temper like her mother.


Her car 99 Isuzu Trooper Limited 4WD, a real work horse.
Mine's SSM EX AT 4WD, a real fun car.
Daughter Fire Red Tri Radio Flyer
Not the first Honda I owned and it won't be the last either.

Male, 44yrs old, single again.

With 2 daughters, 11 & 9. The eldest has already commented that I seem to love my E more than I love them!

Traded in my compact 98 Honda Civic Hatchback, you should've seen that car when I packed it to go camping!

Ah! the roominess of my E...

I'm 53 with a EX SOP front wheel drive.... single (divorced) male, My other car is a 1953 Chevy 3100 pickup, that runs like a champ but need a paint job eal bad. I've owened the pickup for over twenty years. 18 years ago I drove it from Santa Barbara to New York City never going over 60 MPH.

Thom Wodock
Sergeantsville, NJ (pop. 250 - Element pop. 2)

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51 year old; ex VW 1969 van owner... deja vu... except it has air conditioning, one more gear, and alot more pickup.

Shoreline Mist 5spd. Great vehicle for a 4 wheeler.

Keep on Truckin'

Don

33

32 for 30 more glorious days. jesus, when did i get so old?

38 Years Young - Traded in my 04' Yukon for Magnesium Metallic AWD AT EX.

Love it.

24 yr old male

Married, one boy on the way, Own home, 2 dogs, one cat

Military officer

37, male, 2003 EX 5sp. Just got it March, 05. Used with 30k miles. Paid $14k.
Traded in my '91 4Runner with 189k miles.
The color is "way dark blue", I'm sure what honda calls this color...maybe Eternal BLue pearl?

35 Female SWD (Single with Dogs)
2004 EX 2WD SOP...had it for 1 1/2 months and it was worth the 2 year wait!


DUV
(DOG utility vehicle)

25 year old male, guess I fit it pretty good.

traded an 03 Civic HX, g/f drives 97 Civic Hatch, got a Honda Mower and Trimmer.

Hondas past: 02 Civic HX, 2000 CRV, 1998 CRV, 1994 Del Sol Si, 1988 Accord

and I live about 40 minutes from East Liberty.

:)

38 (39 next month). Single. 2005 5MT AWD SOP EX. It replaced a 2001 5MT Ford Focus ZX3 (hatchback) and 1989 5MT Acura Integra RS (hatchback). I needed something inexpensive, AWD, stick shift and snow/mountain/ski/board/climb/bikable, as my other car essentially a street-legal race car that never sees rain or snow. R.

(Gulp)... :-o 53 year old female... married, no dogs, no kids. (How's that for blowing their demographic!?) Wanted a practical, reliable car to get me and hubby (and our STUFF) from point A to point B, in town and on the highway. Time to replace the minivan, and the E seemed perfect (or it would be if the driver's seat was power-adjustable!... maybe Honda can come up with the Baby Boomer ["old farts'"] :roll: "comfort-for-my-old-achin'-back" package!) :lol: LOL

36 yr old guy, married (going on 15yr in June) with 4 kids.

Finally decided I needed the next new car and not the wife :D.

Wife thinks I am nuts with the amount of stuff I can come up with to do to my new E.

Me, 50 2005 NBP EX Element, Wife 55 2005 NBP EX Pilot --Obviously we love our new Hondas!!
2 White Cats, Lacy and Lucy (hers)
1 Black Cat, Lazer (mine)
Married 25 years in May!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! FOR THE NEW VEHICLES AND THE UPCOMING 25th ANNIVERSARY.

45 and 48- I married up! :grin:

66 and 53, I married down.

60, male (Would a female use 'WartHog'?)
wife, 2 grown kids, 1 spoiled dog

Element design team did as good a job on the demographics of this project as they did on the aerodynamics!

26 male, '03 SOP 4wd EX. 2 dogs...a golden retriever (Creek), and a black lab (Sisco).

I'll be 80 this year

31 (32 in a couple weeks), male. just picked up our 05 MM AWD EX (19 days old now). It's my "grown-up" car - other cars include 97 civic (modded - my kid car, with 138K on the clock - looks, runs new) and 01 A4. I love this thing - fun to drive, hauls my 7-6 surf board, mountain bike, bmx bike, snowboard, etc. i guess you can say i somewhat fit the demographic - just a slightly older kid.

Age 44, male, 04 NBP EX

Found my 04 EX in February of this year, apparently it was one of the last 04 NBP EX's around. My first Honda auto purchace, replacing a Durango, I wanted something with good milage, but could still fit my bill, needing to do some light towing and get me through the winters in MN. I love the look of the black on black, and had my front windows tinted to match the rears. Looking to do some camping and will be ordering the tailgate cabana. I will be taking the dog to sturgis this summer pulling a Shadow Aero 1100. I know it's wimpy to pull a motorcycle to Sturgis, but last year I rode the whole way, so at least I can say, been there, done that. Can't wait to see the looks I get with the E pulling a sibling 2-wheel cruiser. Now I'm tempted to paint my cycle to match my E!

I'm 34 and my wife is 35. We each have an element - mine is an 03 SMM EXAWD and hers is an 04 GGM EXAWD - each has hood deflector, sidesteps, tailpipe finisher, home made grille screens, splashguards and of course the car seat for the 2 year old. We bought the 03 primarily for my wife but when our other car was getting a little long in the tooth, we both loved the E so much - we went for number 2. I'm shopping around now for more accessories - a dash kit, OEM style matts, and maybe even a home made liner bed for the back. Also might install some dynamat in a few places to dampen road noise.

We love our Es !!!

I'll be 46 in a few weeks, the wife is 29 (14 times). We have one spoiled dog, no kids, married 16 yrs this summer.
The new E is an 05 Mag MetalicEXAuto2WD. Lots of fun and more room than I could have imagined in a car/truck/small apt.

Male, 38, 05 EX nighthawk black

'03 SOP EX AWD

I'm 33 Yrs old and my wife is 30. My Labrador is 3, she's the one who enjoys it's ride the most. She's not often allowed in Wifes 4Runner, but always finds a spot in the Orange Crush.

My E just rolled 35,000 mi this morning. I figure another 3 weeks and I'm responsible for everything.

I have had my E for over 2 years, i am 27 but feel like i am 18.

I'll be 55 in July.

Male and 55. Switched from a Dodge 3/4 ton 4X4 deisel. Love the FireBox.

The average age appears to be going up, and I thought I was joining a young group.

I am a male and I am 19, whoop de whoop!

26 Male, 04FBPEX4WDAUTO

Me: Male, Age 39, Married 18 years
Wife: Female, Age 29 (for nine years now)
Son: Age 6 next month (adopted him when he was 6 weeks old)
Dog: 2 year old Yellow Lab

I am a 30 year old Male living in NYC. 03 E EX AWD. Sold my infiniti FX for the E. My 3 yearl old english bulldog loves it.

My dad is 59 years old living in Kirkland washington. He keeps an 04 E EX AWD at his condo in New Jersey

Male, 46 years young, 1 wife, 2 kids, 1 dog and LOTS of toys! Traded in full-size Montero (loved it, but too expensive to run). Wife still has a Monty...working on her...

Biggest jolt... My 10-year-old son and his friends think my Element is the coolest thing on 4 wheels. (2005 Rallye Red EX Auto)

MontclairBobbyB

33, 34 in October.. :D Female in Haymarket, VA
4 dogs, Pit mix & 3 Old English Mastiffs...

39 - Male - 1st Honda. (Toyota/Lexus for the past 10 yrs) :roll:

24 male employed

I'm a 54 yr old woman with a huge 136 pound dog.
We both love the E, Named "Ellie", I just wish I waited one more year until the bugs were worked out. Tired of going to the dealer, it's one hour away.

Own: green, 4wd, with fog lights, and side steps.

I'm a male age 47 (48 June 28 ) and have a Sunset Orange Pearl, 05 EX 5spd 4wd...and love it!

I'm male 43 with wife and 2 kids...we love our 2 day old Element!!

SOP EX AWD 4AT

Welcome!!!

I've gone back to the beginning of this thread and calculate the average buyer to be 37.98 yrs. old. I counted husband and wife if they appeared to be asingle car family. I counted 181 ages . I don't know the male-female breakdown.

I've gone back to the beginning of this thread and calculate the average buyer to be 37.98 yrs. old. I counted husband and wife if they appeared to be asingle car family. I counted 181 ages . I don't know the male-female breakdown.
Interesting. The other age related post http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?p=126704&highlight=Average came up with an average age of 36.89 years after 109 posts.

Your calculations yield the average age of Element owner/couples that visit this board. We may be significantly--in a statistical way--different from Element owner/couples who do not visit this site.

"Younger men get older every day." Ritchie Havens :roll:

Your calculations yield the average age of Element owner/couples that visit this board. We may be significantly--in a statistical way--different from Element owner/couples who do not visit this site.

"Younger men get older every day." Ritchie Havens :roll:
True! I wonder what age Honda came up with??

61 going on 18.
2004 EX AWD SMM Auto.
Replaced my 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan.

I'm a 53 year old female "kid" with 2 grown-up kids who wish my E were theirs !!! Sorry, gotta earn it babes. And Momma don't share well anymore. :lol:

55 years young, male. Converted from a 4 wheel drive, 3/4 ton cummins deisel Dodge. My wife is 49 drives a Subaru Forester.

The "FireBox" is the new work rig and FUN!!!!

Male and I'll be 28 when I take delivery of my E... But next week I'll be 29. My Fiancé(did I spell that right?) is 27. The E will be replacing a pair of Passat wagons, (92 GL and 97 GLX). It'll be our only 'regular' car. The Ghia is for 'fair weather driving' (better way of saying that it leaks). :razz:

I was 38 when I picked up my new Element a month ago. I just turned 39 today :grin:

I think Honda was marketing this vehicle mostly to the young, West Coast crowd. I live on the East Coast and see mostly an equal number of males & females, over 30, driving the E. Go figure?

18 Year old Male
2005 Orange AWD EX

The Target market of the Element was deffently to the younge. But I think the greater number of older (meaning 25+ crowd) owning them is simple because of the funcuality, price, and the ease to maintain it. I gusse the older you become, the less responsabilty you want to bring on ur self, if that makes sence.

27 married no element yet, plan on having one by fall

18 Year old Male
2005 Orange AWD EX

The Target market of the Element was deffently to the younge. But I think the greater number of older (meaning 25+ crowd) owning them is simple because of the funcuality, price, and the ease to maintain it. I gusse the older you become, the less responsabilty you want to bring on ur self, if that makes sence.

HEY, HEY, HEY.....
It's going to be tough for those 25+ year olds to accept "older" status. My catcher's mitt is older than that. :lol:

43 Male
05 AWD EX

I've had it for just over a month now and have really enjoyed it. Replaced a 94 Trooper.

greater number of older (meaning 25+ crowd) owning them
OLDER??? I AM SOOOOO INSULTED!!! Yes, I was 10 when you were born but I am FAAAAAAR from old! You want old - go talk to Cpt. Kangaroo (if you even know who he is!)

Heck you probably didnt know that Astropops were made with the pointy side away from the stick or know what "Sprouts Ritz" were.

I just turned 30 (aaaggghhh) a couple of months ago, bought my E last year a month after I turned 29. First car EVER!!! And I love it!

37 yo male, I had no intention on buying my 04 element shoreline mist ex 4x4 5spd, (what a mouthfull) Drove into the dealership to "look" at 5pm, left at 730pm. To enhance the "had no intention", traded in my 2001 subaru legacy wagon with a full tank of "costco" gas, just got the "gold" car wash and was full of costco purchases..........see what I mean........I love my "e"........

Male, 48,Married, No kids,Big dog,OBX beach house, New ck element tomorrow, Life Is GOOOOOOD

I am 43 years old and I wanted a practical vehicle with cool looks. I really enjoy this site for all of the DIY tips because I am having a blast with my new hobby - My E!

We released our Nissan Quest and Nissan Frontier for two Elements.....2005 EX 2WD. We are 51 & 52....my wife carrries her Grand Concert Harp in her Red Element. I carry our recumbent bikes on my Blue Element.

OLDER??? I AM SOOOOO INSULTED!!! Yes, I was 10 when you were born but I am FAAAAAAR from old! You want old - go talk to Cpt. Kangaroo (if you even know who he is!)

Heck you probably didnt know that Astropops were made with the pointy side away from the stick or know what "Sprouts Ritz" were.

Thank god someone said it!!! Older crowd..Jesus I'm only going to be 27!

32 Male
want badly: 05EXFWDATSOP

38 Male with '05 SOP 2WD EX

I'm 34 - the wif is 31 - the dog 5 - the cat 2
2004 GGM 4WD EX AUTO

Well, I am 56 and traded in a MINI cooper "s". My wife is a little younger, can't say her age on here(I am not suicidel!)
Have the sop '05 ex with 1600 miles, Tim

what are the statistics from this poll?
Was wondering if I had to go through all the pages.
I'm curious.
Thanks,
jurn

Am 41 (M).

On an interesting side note, my other car is a Mazda Miata, and I have noticed several other E owners on this board also own miatas.

My reason is the Miata is a fun car to drive. The E is a vehicle to do fun things (hiking, surfing, biking, light camping, etc).

17 Male. Just got my 05 Rallye Red a month ago, and I have enjoyed puting every single one of the 21xx miles on it :-D

27 Male
Laplata, Maryland
04 NBP EX 4WD
:grin:

30 male
Uncasville, CT
BTW, I've seen about five or six other E owners in the area and have only gotten one wave the rest look at me like I have three heads :confused: I guess people just aren' :confused: t nice anymore. And yes I love my E!

Me 47 + Her 43 = 90

Male, 21 (11-20-83)
04' SSM