My understanding is that the Element has many common parts with established vehicles. What does it share with the CRV? Civic?
I'm finally getting a chance to see an Orange element this week. Have seen all of the other colors...at the moment I'm favoring the green, but if the Orange is subdued enough (not too freaky), I might go for that. The 4wd is of interest to me, but that's only because I want the sunroof!
I'm in Orlando....anyone else? Man, talking to car salesmen....whew!....it can be downright insulting! I'm hoping to pay $23,000 tax, tag, and everything else for a 4wd with a roof rack. Substract 1,400 for the 2wd. The dealer of interest charges $85/hour for labor!!! So I'm ordering other accessories from one of the site recommended in this forum and either doing it myself or having a body shop do it.
I've been waiting for a frigg'n car like this all my life....don't like carpet! The short american cargo vans were my only option, but horrible MPG and not terribly reliable. Station Wagons are too small.....SUVs are too big on the outside AND they don't have enough space on the inside! (go figure). I've been hunting for a rust free old VW camper van for some time.....but that would create a situation where I would have to own two cars (the practical daily driver and the camper). Thankfully, a car maker is making something that I can dig! Hopefully other Japanese makers will create models to compete with the Element.
Alright, look forward to any responses regarding any of the above!
Kelton
I'm finally getting a chance to see an Orange element this week. Have seen all of the other colors...at the moment I'm favoring the green, but if the Orange is subdued enough (not too freaky), I might go for that. The 4wd is of interest to me, but that's only because I want the sunroof!
I'm in Orlando....anyone else? Man, talking to car salesmen....whew!....it can be downright insulting! I'm hoping to pay $23,000 tax, tag, and everything else for a 4wd with a roof rack. Substract 1,400 for the 2wd. The dealer of interest charges $85/hour for labor!!! So I'm ordering other accessories from one of the site recommended in this forum and either doing it myself or having a body shop do it.
I've been waiting for a frigg'n car like this all my life....don't like carpet! The short american cargo vans were my only option, but horrible MPG and not terribly reliable. Station Wagons are too small.....SUVs are too big on the outside AND they don't have enough space on the inside! (go figure). I've been hunting for a rust free old VW camper van for some time.....but that would create a situation where I would have to own two cars (the practical daily driver and the camper). Thankfully, a car maker is making something that I can dig! Hopefully other Japanese makers will create models to compete with the Element.
Alright, look forward to any responses regarding any of the above!
Kelton