"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
03/13/2018 at 18:17 • Filed to: None
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"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
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I have never driven one. I just like how it looks like some kind of kei car wierdo retro future thing and has a huge square cargo area.
I want to daily a green one and do some sick mods like maybe only wheels and taking care of the plastics like a fanatic.
Are they good to drive or terrible?
I bet that 4 speed auto sucks right?
What is the chassis based on?
How does the AWD do in the snow?
Chariotoflove
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 18:29 |
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What I remember is that they had lots of room inside for being pretty small cars, and they were cheap. Not a luxury car by any means, but I imagined if I were still in college, I’d look for one.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 18:30 |
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IIRC, they were based heavily on the Civic, weren’t they? Good for modding and reliability. I’ve never heard anyone say they didn’t like the Element. It’s either love or indifference.
vicali
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 18:39 |
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My cousin had on for awhile, they lived in Baja out of it and I always sent him these to torture him..
Eventually they got tired of the crappy awd and bought an Xterra instead.
TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 18:39 |
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CRV based, can be had manual AWD.
cberg
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 18:41 |
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My dad has 220k plus miles on a 2004 FWD DX auto. It really needs another gear but the rest is good.
Alfalfa
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 20:05 |
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My dad had one right up until last week when it was totalled by a tree branch. Pretty versatile and spacious cargo area, he bought it because he wanted something that wasn’t an crossover that could still transport a bike upright.
smobgirl
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 20:20 |
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They drive like a Civic with terrible gas mileage but they are gigantic inside. I want one for my camping/mountain biking car.
E92M3
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 20:27 |
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I’m trying to convince my sister to buy one for my 16 yr old neice. She only has $6k, wants a CRV with under 150k miles, and in decent shape. Impossible to find, but I’ve found a couple Elements in her budget.
boxrocket
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 20:31 |
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Same platform as the civic & cr-v, but feels more like driving a panel/cargo van. Not fast, AWD system is so-so, but on the upper side of Honda reliability. I don’t remember if you can get AWD with the manual like you can in a Suzuki or Mazda.
Cheap but hard-wearing interior materials, strange ergonomics, definitely not a fancy car and very much shows its age.
If you can, try the SC model, which at least looks better.
wafflesnfalafel
> Frank Grimes
03/13/2018 at 20:53 |
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Brother-in-law has one of those gold/bronze colored ones - they are pretty cool. We considered buying one but as someone mentioned earlier the ergo is a bit wonky - it’s set up for shorter folks even though it has acres of headroom. I really liked the functional interior. The only issue he’s had is that he gets w/s dings/cracks super frequently.
ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
> vicali
03/13/2018 at 21:39 |
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Funny. I have an Xterra and have a deep want for an Element.