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Opinion Summary
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Honda misses its target
by mkaresh | Nov 23 '03
Pros: Distinctive character, roomy, very functional
Cons: Sluggish responses, not suited to those with conventional tastes, load capacity, minimal off-road capability
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Re: Limited cargo capacity (Reply to this comment)
by mkaresh,  in Cars & Motorsports
Found this useful table at CR:
http://www.consumerreports.org/main/content/display_report.jsp?FOLDER<>folder_id=338337&bmUID=1069685816285
The Element appears a couple hundrdd pounds shy of the class norm, which itself seems a bit low. A 180-pound guy with four similarly large friends could easily overload many of these vehicles.
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Nov 24 '03
7:03 am PST
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Re: Limited cargo capacity (Reply to this comment)
by mkaresh, in Cars & Motorsports
Excellent point, Bob. I noticed this on the door jamb (trying to estimate curb weight), but somehow it didn't strike me as unusual. It should have. Of course the 2wd will have a higher capacity, but it shoulkd be much higher given the vehicle type.
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Nov 24 '03
6:53 am PST
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Limited cargo capacity (Reply to this comment)
by pvreditor,  in Cars & Motorsports
I'll join the chorus and agree that this is a nice review. However, I'm surprised that you didn't mention the limited cargo capacity of the Element. It's my understanding that this vehicle has a carrying capacity of 675 pounds, including the driver. This rather limits the utility of the vehicle.
Nice review, though!
--Bob
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Nov 24 '03
6:18 am PST
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Hey, hoser! (Reply to this comment)
by scmrak, in Cars & Motorsports
From researching the 2003, I seem to remember that the EX comes with water-resistant materials throughout the interior, but they're limited to the front seat in the DX (I could be wrong).
As for target market "miscalculation," I heartily concur. Don't think I've seen a single Element being driven by someone without at least a few strands of gray (except a couple of logo-plastered company cars). Perhaps the Element has supplanted the "little red sports car" as a mid-life crisis symbol - at least it's a heck of a lot easier to climb in and out of an Element as your old body stiffens up!
Superb, per usual.
Rex
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Nov 24 '03
5:55 am PST
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Great work mkaresh (Reply to this comment)
by tch7
I enjoyed reading your review, as usual. Nice job.
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Nov 23 '03
9:12 pm PST
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