Reason to avoid the Honda Element

[alexm.]

I have had a Element now 10 years and I just bought another one ..and I think is a great veichle..

[VictorySpeedway]

I'm making a list of the disadvantages of watching this video.

I have owned my '06 E since new. It now has 305, 000 miles. I didn't buy it for fuel economy. Driver's seat is worn. I don't tow anything. 22 mpg isn't all that bad for the versatility and storage capacity this vehicle has. I have never had a problem getting parts. There is no rust anywhere, and my windshield has never leaked. I have a center console. I seldom carry any passengers.

You sure whine a lot.

Find another hobby.

[EVIL]

"People will fight to look for parts" What planet are you on?! I've never had any problem finding a part for my Element.

[flip-pin-eh]

You don’t sound happy with the element. I’ll take it off your hands and we’ll both be happy!

[Shamus]

I’ve had 3 of them and about to buy another.

[lhesleysantacruz]

I say to people warching this video, please do more reasearch. I have never had peoblems finding parts, i can find them anywhere, and i always get them at honda dealer, they are not hard to find
my windshild does not leak. And he says the maintenance is tough to keep up??? Ummm, WHAT?
I do oil changes and add fluids, not tough at all. And parts are not expensive.
1 thing he said was accurate, which is gas mileage, is low concidering the new hybrids out there.
This car is made to go out there and have fun take bikes, scooters ice cheast, ive been camping and set up a hanging shower with the tailgate open, i have slept in it, we throw our bikes on top and duffo bags, hiking boots ect. Easy to clean floors, and rubber mats seats are water proff....
we have been to the trails and taking road trips, this car is amazing

[rickroll]

I don't think this video is bashing the element folks. He's just stating the problems that potential buyers face. My 2003 honda element is still kicking with almost 200k on it and I am hoping to make it to 300k. It is the best vehicle I've ever owned. I have experienced the key issues and the seat issues. Another of my pet peeves is that on freeways the car has lots of wind noise so if you are enjoying music or audio you really have to turn it way up. I'm not gonna list my likes because there are far too many. there's plenty of other videos for that.


The good on this car well outweighs the bad (for me) and I don't see another affordable car on the market currently that will suit my needs as well as my E.

[ratrod]

I purchased my Honda Element New in 2011, it has been a Great vehicle, I have done nothing to this vehicle besides the required maintenance, and 1 new set of tires

[albertlilly]

Check the weight limits on the vehicle for passengers and cargo as well. Honda makes every part for my 2004 Element still available, and aftermarket parts are plentiful. Most people who own the Element don’t have three kids...if they do, they buy something else. Where is this magical fleet of SUVs that averages 30mpgs?

[ES-mccc]

I bought my 2010 Element EX new and have just over 58, 000 miles on it. I've hardly had to do anything to it other than normal maintenance. I'd buy them forever if they still made them.

[cesarfranciscomunozvalle]

Where you live bro?, even here in mexico the parts are relatively easy to find

[bw]

Delete this video. So much bad information... but hey I like that most people feel this way. Keep my parts cheap and easier to buy an element.

[sagebay]

We have had our Element since 2003. LOVE IT!

[Atheria]

A Denver area Honda dealer had a 2006 Honda Element (in 2016) on display. A woman had traded it in with 445, 000 miles on it and zero problems. Physically, it was in decent shape too. The dealer was smart to use it as a Honda selling point. They had no intention of selling it.

[charlesadams]

After watching this twice, I think I get what your trying to do - someone got mad at you for making laudatory videos about the Element and driving up the cost of Elements, or you’ve done so many of these, you, be decided to buy one yourself and your trying to drive the prices down.

As to the starter, I had a mechanical engineer tell me long ago, “remember car companies design cars construction to build the cars the designers design, not to make it easy to REPAIR OR SERVICE the cars. There have been a whole litany of cars, SUV’s and other vehicles that have had far, far, far worse repair and even service issues than the issue with the starter with an Element. Anyone complaining about that has never had to work on the many, many modern era cars where the engine had to be unbolted from the frame to change spark plugs or change the oil. The minor work for an Element to replace the starter on one of the most modern engines ever built is nearly inexplicable. A car needing the shocks and or struts changed due to wear? Inconceivable !!!

As to maintaining cars, the majority of Americans, don’t buy new cars every 3, 4, 5 or even 7 years now - they maintain beyond those intervals, and even though they might go 3 years, they still maintain them. The idea of maintaining and even repairing cars is a reality,
Also, even though this maybe able to do some aspects of a pickup, a minivan, an economy car, it’s actually a pretty good true crossover, but it’s not any specific one!
As to the complaint or perhaps the better word is caution, that as a discontent model, parts will be scarce - that’s one of the many miracles of the market; there are so many of them still out their, so there will be parts availability out there for at least the next 30 years

Still no matter, if you don’t have or like an Element, there too expensive! If you have or like/appreciate Element, their not high enough (for trade in value alone).

[russthomas]

This could be the biggest BS video on YouTube. I think the only true statement was the gas mileage.

[sydneyb.]

I bought a 2003 Element new. 235, 000+ miles later it is still going. The only repair I have had other than regular maintenance is a new alternator a few months ago. Great vehicle!

[krisschofield]

Honda did change the seats in 2007 all cloth, I have an ‘07 with 250, 000kms on it and my seat is just fine. If you knew about the element you would know that.

[jeffp]

This guy is clueless. I have 307k on my 2003 element ex awd. I changed the starter, alternator, and radiator. Otherwise all routine maintenance. Easily the best car ever. I have owned 2 2003 crv's which both got well over 200k with the exact same drivetrain. Both still running. The windshield will chip, the seat may rip, big dam deal!

[iliketurtles]

I own a 2005, it has 365k miles and still running great, suspension is worn out though and squeaks a lot but I don’t really care about that so I just turn up the radio and all that noise is gone. It doesn’t have great mileage though besides the fact that the tank is small. Other than that I love it, hope it reaches 400k miles.