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I've been a lurker for a couple years and only started really posting recently because I finally went out and bought an Element. Anyway, I never really introduced myself outside of the "2010" subforum so I figure now is the time!
As a lifelong Ford driver, I have to admit that I feel a little bad admitting to myself that I'm now a Honda person. I just love this little Element so much that I just HAD to own it. My previous truck, a lifted '05 F250 Super Duty, was the best vehicle I'd ever owned up to this point. I put 120,000 excellent and problem-free miles on it, but it was time for me to look for something more economical and new. After a long search, I found myself really drawn to the Element for a lot of reasons. First and foremost, it gets more than twice the gas mileage of the F250, and that is a big thing for me right now. Secondly, I absolutely love the way it looks. Thirdly, aside from almost zero towing capacity, the Element has almost all the utility that the F250 had in a super cool little package. It'll help me to continue to haul all my music equipment with ease anytime I need to go anywhere. It's really different from the Ford, but it's a wonderful little vehicle that will hopefully last me for years to come.
Here's a picture of the 2005 Ford F250:
And here's a picture of the new 2010 Element at the dealer when I picked it up last week:
So here's a little bit about me.
I'm 29 years old and I live in Sussex County, New Jersey near the NY State Line. It gets snowy up here, so I'm eagerly anticipating the Element's snow-driving abilities. I work as a police officer (I generally don't enjoy this line of work much anymore though) and used to work for the State Park Service. I love the outdoors and camping and I plan on taking the Element all over the country with my beautiful girlfriend. I spend my free time playing music with friends in a couple bands (We play a lot of heavy metal and hardcore/punk type stuff) and I collect CDs/Vinyl. I love to read. Lately I've been reading a lot of Richard Dawkins's stuff. I'm a huge JRR Tolkien nerd at heart too.
Thanks for this awesome community. Everyone is really nice and helpful! EOC was invaluable to me during the buying process and I'm sure it will be great to use for any questions or concerns I'll have in the future.
-Jesse
As a lifelong Ford driver, I have to admit that I feel a little bad admitting to myself that I'm now a Honda person. I just love this little Element so much that I just HAD to own it. My previous truck, a lifted '05 F250 Super Duty, was the best vehicle I'd ever owned up to this point. I put 120,000 excellent and problem-free miles on it, but it was time for me to look for something more economical and new. After a long search, I found myself really drawn to the Element for a lot of reasons. First and foremost, it gets more than twice the gas mileage of the F250, and that is a big thing for me right now. Secondly, I absolutely love the way it looks. Thirdly, aside from almost zero towing capacity, the Element has almost all the utility that the F250 had in a super cool little package. It'll help me to continue to haul all my music equipment with ease anytime I need to go anywhere. It's really different from the Ford, but it's a wonderful little vehicle that will hopefully last me for years to come.
Here's a picture of the 2005 Ford F250:

And here's a picture of the new 2010 Element at the dealer when I picked it up last week:

So here's a little bit about me.
I'm 29 years old and I live in Sussex County, New Jersey near the NY State Line. It gets snowy up here, so I'm eagerly anticipating the Element's snow-driving abilities. I work as a police officer (I generally don't enjoy this line of work much anymore though) and used to work for the State Park Service. I love the outdoors and camping and I plan on taking the Element all over the country with my beautiful girlfriend. I spend my free time playing music with friends in a couple bands (We play a lot of heavy metal and hardcore/punk type stuff) and I collect CDs/Vinyl. I love to read. Lately I've been reading a lot of Richard Dawkins's stuff. I'm a huge JRR Tolkien nerd at heart too.
Thanks for this awesome community. Everyone is really nice and helpful! EOC was invaluable to me during the buying process and I'm sure it will be great to use for any questions or concerns I'll have in the future.
-Jesse