My buddy bought himself a thing...

"JeepJeremy" (jeepjeremy) 03/14/2020 at 21:08 • Filed to: Honda Element

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2008 Honda Element AWD

I’m extremely jealous

Only 118k on its clock too

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:14

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It's even the correct color too! Is it the correct transmission?

smobgirl > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:14

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I love these little boxes.

facw > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:19

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Looks great. I’m stuck by how often these really do seem to be the right answer to Jalopnik’s “which car should I buy?” posts. The right combination of modern, affordable, safe, reliable, practical, quirky, and capable.

JeepJeremy > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/14/2020 at 21:25

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Unfortunately for all of us on this forum, no, it’s an auto-tragic transmission.

My buddy is not really a car guy. He has very good taste but he's not an Opponaut. 

Boxer_4 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/14/2020 at 21:27

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While the blue is nice, the correct color for me will always be Sunset Orange Pearl:

Galapagos Green wasn’t bad, either:

BeaterGT > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:29

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Know how much he paid? I love these things, considered them heavily  as my adventure vehicle.

smobgirl > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:32

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Eh, a t least he got something interesting, car guy or not. That’s half the battle.

JeepJeremy > facw 03/14/2020 at 21:34

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This is actually his second Element. The first one he bought brand new when they first came out. We trucked that box EVERYWHERE. It made multiple trips to Michigan, a trip to Seattle and back, a trip to Allentown then Buffalo and back, multiple camping trips to Red River Gorge, multiple trips to the Smoky mountains in North Carolina, a trip to Omaha and back, a trip to Denver and back, and he lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains for several years and worked at Mammoth. That Element was a jam band and heavy metal show finder and saved our asses from terrible weather, dark and stormy nights lost out in nowhere country and smoky bear law men that never gave us a second glance even though we were riding so dirty!

I highly endorse the Honda Element. They are bigger on the inside than anyone would guess. Comfortable. Great sound systems. And just a fun vehicle. A modern hippy bus. 

VincentMalamute-Kim > Boxer_4 03/14/2020 at 21:34

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You’re right.  Orange and green are better.

JeepJeremy > Boxer_4 03/14/2020 at 21:36

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His first element was the green and he was really looking for an orange one but this blue one popped up and he had to get it. It’s just in perfect condition and checks off all his personal want boxes

JeepJeremy > BeaterGT 03/14/2020 at 21:36

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He told me he got it for $9200

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:40

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I have a personal dream of getting one of those car top camper conversions of one of these with a stick and a supercharger. But just a stock one is neat too.

JeepJeremy > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 03/14/2020 at 21:44

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I like this dream!!

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Boxer_4 03/14/2020 at 21:46

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I wonder what the mod scene is like on these 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 21:50

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So he went for the Otter-magic ™ transmission?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Boxer_4 03/14/2020 at 21:51

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I may have to give that to you, orange is good

JeepJeremy > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/14/2020 at 22:10

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Hehehehe 

jminer > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 22:24

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I’ve always liked those - they’re tempting as a nice mix of daily with some utility but not over the top, also Honda reliability is always an awesome thing.

dogisbadob > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 22:38

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awesome color

punkgoose17 > JeepJeremy 03/14/2020 at 22:39

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It is a good thing. I don't understand why these are having a sudden rise in popularity. Maybe Honda will make another one in the future.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > JeepJeremy 03/15/2020 at 02:39

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Wow, a late model Element, nice

SmugAardvark > JeepJeremy 03/15/2020 at 03:21

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I’ve always thought these looked totally different (and SO much better) with the paint-matched fenders. Nice pick up for your buddy!

Boxer_4 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/15/2020 at 14:11

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I’m thinking more geared towards camping and outdoorsy. I believe there was a company that made a Westfa lia style tent at one point - it used the rear sunroof as an entry point.

carcrazydan738 > JeepJeremy 03/16/2020 at 14:51

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I used to have a 2007 Element EX in silver and it was probably the car I miss most that I owned. They truly are the Swiss Army knife of SUVs.

JeepJeremy > carcrazydan738 03/16/2020 at 20:41

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Aren’t they? So versatile. So capable.

We went to an outdoor festival that got rained out and we were parked in a field. After sitting for awhile watching everyone get stuck in their big four wheel drives...we decided to make an attempt to leave....we drove right out of the muck and never got stuck.

And there’s so many compartments and room for storage. There was NEVER a time where we had to abandon an essential item because there was no room for it. There was always a cubby or spot to put something we needed for an adventure.

And the fact that the seats fold up and fold flat....we used it to help more than one friend move from house to house or apartment to apartment.

We hauled muddy ass dogs one time and it was a disaster on the inside. But we took a garden hose to the interior and seats and it cleaned right up.

It’s a heroic vehicle!