Why don't any of you have an Element?

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 01/23/2019 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

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I am writing a story for A utotr a de r and it could the perfect automobile. It even came available with AWD and a 5 speed manual! With the seats removed you can fit a motorcycle! WHY DON’ T YOU PEOPLE OWN THESE?

HammerheadFistpunch > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 18:58

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ever driven one?

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 01/23/2019 at 18:58

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OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > HammerheadFistpunch 01/23/2019 at 18:59

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Nope. I know someone that has one though. Are they terrible to drive?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:02

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Because despite liking it s quirky looks...

1. I don’t have a big dog

2. I am not a 60 year old woman (I swear in my area these are the only type of people I have seen driving them)

Manny05x > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:02

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One of the guys from the straight pipes has one and he did a burnout on it.

E90M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:03

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Fun fact: the girl I took to prom had one of these. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:03

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When i was last shopping both for my wife and then for myself they were too over priced.

I guess their niche style gives them a bit of cult following, and thus the inflated prices.

Also I wanted a bit more power 

Cé hé sin > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:04

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Well, my local Honda deal er doesn’t sell anything of that name, which is as good a reason as any.

VW Max > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/23/2019 at 19:05

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You could have made your own Element Si or Type R

interstate366, now In The Industry > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:06

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Because when I was looking at one I noticed it was only an inch or two higher off the ground than a contemporary Accord. All that extra height is at the top.

interstate366, now In The Industry > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 19:07

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I have a big dog and I passed on it.

punkgoose17 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:09

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My mom owns one. It was my step-dad's he used it for transporting his cyclocross bikes and his dd. Hers has AWD and an automatic transmission. The fold up seats work very nicely. I think most of the time the rear seats were not in the car since it was used for 1 person and bikes. We used it to transport a papasan love seat. People were surprised how much cargo room it has. It is a big box, why are people surprised?

punkgoose17 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:11

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More fun than a 2004 Saturn Ion, less fun than a 2005 Hyundai Elantra or MKIV VW.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Cé hé sin 01/23/2019 at 19:12

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They haven’t been sold over here since 2010. I looked at one when I was shopping for a new daily in 2017, but I decided I didn’t want an SUV thing that didn’t have much more ground clearance than the (US market) Accord it was descended from. I ended up with an Acura TSX (the most recent Accord in your market ) which I eventually traded in for another Acura that was only sold in North America (and was exported to Japan in very small numbers as a LHD US import).

Steve in Manhattan > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:14

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Recommend them all the time - think I’ve sold two.

Just Jeepin' > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:16

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I researched them for about 5 minutes before deciding I’d rather have a Jeep. The 2k tow  limit made it an easy pass. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:25

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I was interested in one, but by the time I had moved and needed a new car they were discontinued. Also, dealers weren’t dealing, kind of like the Jetta Sportwagen TDI I was also looking at. Instead I bought a Mazda5 Sport with the 6MT at about 20% off list  and couldn’t be happier.

I do have a coworker that has one. F itting the stereotypes, she’s pushing 60 and has multiple dogs...

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > VW Max 01/23/2019 at 19:29

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Nah

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:30

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Because the only good ones were the SC models and not nearly enough were made.

wafflesnfalafel > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:36

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I think they look cool and are super useful, was actively looking at purchasing one a number of years ago - but the er go is weird for me, like it was made for really short folks even though it has a ton of headroom. That and the marginal mileage were kinda of deal killer for me...

Wild > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:39

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Personally, because they hold their value too well and the plastic bits, it seemed, made them unnecessary to wash. The underbody of the Minnesota cars disagrees.

Bu t an AWD with a stick would probably be the one car I could drive forever.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 19:52

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They’re not great to drive, and I’ve never needed a small box on wheels that can’t tow anything. Also, most of the ones I ever seen are more than bit on the ugly side with the grey plastic fenders and quarter panels. IIRC, only the real high level trim ones got painted fenders like in your picture.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 20:28

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Those are mostly owned by old people (they’re so easy  to get in and out of!) and 30-something schoolteachers that have dogs.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/23/2019 at 20:29

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I just made the same exact comment without seeing this one first!

Future Heap Owner > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 20:30

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Too big for my tastes.  But I really, really tried to convince my brother to buy one when he was looking for a used car (he ended up going for a RAV4).

Dogsatemypants > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 20:50

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I thought about it and got a taco instead. The gear shift is oddly placed, the blind spots  are huge, and stiff ass clutch.

random001 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 20:53

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One of my all time best friends had one.  She loved it.  She died, and I think of her whenever I see one.

DipodomysDeserti > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 21:32

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I kind of want one. Small lift, offroadish tires. I have a weird fetish for the silver ones with navy plastic.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > punkgoose17 01/23/2019 at 22:16

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I learned if you take out the rear seats(which are meant to come out easy) it has more interior room than a suburban with the seats folded down(doesn’t come out  as easy)

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/23/2019 at 22:16

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The front seats aren’t very comfortable, and the windscreen is too far away from the driver (the dash is too deep).

That’s why I don’t have an Elemizzle.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > wafflesnfalafel 01/23/2019 at 23:06

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I remember that sitting in one at the auto show years ago. Massive headroom but terrible legroom especially on the passenger side. I seem to remember the seats weren’t great either and they were to expensive for me.

JMKarstetter > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/24/2019 at 00:08

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I owned one for a few months, I loved it and wish I still had it. Same with my Ridgeline. I would give up my car easily to get another of either, but the Land Cruiser I also have is just better than either in just about every way. I do miss the bed of my Ridgeline and the flooring in the Element.

Kim Jong - Healthy > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/24/2019 at 00:49

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my ex had an automatic one, and I whipped it around a few times.

thing has do much body roll it felt as if it could tip  over.

pip bip - choose Corrour > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/24/2019 at 03:39

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never sold here in Australia

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adamftw > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/24/2019 at 06:59

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They drive like a top heavy underpowered less fun base model Civic. Also you sit in like the middle of it... everything is weirdly out of reach from the pedals to all of the windows.

Gordon Peck > Dogsatemypants 01/24/2019 at 08:07

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Not sure what you drove. The oddly placed gear shift is actually ergo perfect.  It had the easiest clutch of any car I’ve driven??  Stiff?? Wtf?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > adamftw 01/24/2019 at 09:36

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Hmmm

Dogsatemypants > Gordon Peck 01/24/2019 at 17:50

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Test drove an 05 and an 07. I am guessing you are on the shorter side? The shelf shifter is a reach if you have long arms and legs. It just didn’t feel right