Wife and I test drove an element EX today. I've been wanting one of these cool little cars for years now. We have 6 dogs plus many foster dogs come and go. They have taken a toll on our 2000 CR-V. It's time for something new.
Dealer is offering a GREAT price - 20,050 + tax for a 08 EX 5 speed manual. Not too easy to find a 5 speed these days.
Car drives great, very smooth, much quieter inside than I thought it would be. The deal breaker for us (for tonight anyway) is the lack of covered storage in the thing. My wife has a lot of dog stuff and little things that she keeps in the CR-V. There's tons of little covered bins and drawers and hidden cubbyholes in the CR-V. Not so in the element.
I'm not too crazy about the armrest bin. It looks flimsy. I can see a 100lb half crazy pit bull mix snapping it right off. What I DO like is the console from the SC. I'll show her some pics of it tomorrow. I'm still undecided if I want to take on that project though. I'm pretty good with that kind of stuff, I put in factory sirius radio in my BMW and I've put in other car stereos before...but I just don't feel like I should have to go through the aggravation of obtaining and installing the thing in a brand new car.
So we're still undecided at this point. Thought I'd share this with the group!
Dealer is offering a GREAT price - 20,050 + tax for a 08 EX 5 speed manual. Not too easy to find a 5 speed these days.
Car drives great, very smooth, much quieter inside than I thought it would be. The deal breaker for us (for tonight anyway) is the lack of covered storage in the thing. My wife has a lot of dog stuff and little things that she keeps in the CR-V. There's tons of little covered bins and drawers and hidden cubbyholes in the CR-V. Not so in the element.
I'm not too crazy about the armrest bin. It looks flimsy. I can see a 100lb half crazy pit bull mix snapping it right off. What I DO like is the console from the SC. I'll show her some pics of it tomorrow. I'm still undecided if I want to take on that project though. I'm pretty good with that kind of stuff, I put in factory sirius radio in my BMW and I've put in other car stereos before...but I just don't feel like I should have to go through the aggravation of obtaining and installing the thing in a brand new car.
So we're still undecided at this point. Thought I'd share this with the group!