Well I finally went to the Honda dealer today, and took out a brand new Honda Element EX. No matter what people say, I love how the E looks, and wanted to see how it drove, and how it performed for me. I was very impressed with the ride of the E, very comfortable, very quiet.

For the Element owners out there, did the exhaust seem kind of noticeable to you though? I thought when I gave it a little gas, the exhaust seemed a little noisy... maybe it's just me.

Well, sorry for wasting everyone's time, just thought I'd let anyone else halfway interested in this thing that it is definately worth the money.

 

the exhaust doesn't seem noticeable to me, just a little bit of engine noise when you step on it.

 

Well, I'm strongly considering it. I have to get the car, and the bike sold before I can do much else, but I guess I'm reallly looking hard at getting this thing.

 

I also love the way the element looks, i'd buy one if I had the money to just burn away. I'd get a black one with black 18in volks or something with a nice lip...maybe lower it a tad.

 

yeah I thought a lot about lowering it, and just putting some nicer wheels and tires on it. But honestly, I would actually like to leave a car stock for once. I spent far too much money on my civic, and would like something that actually has a WARRANTY!

But yeah, the black looks awesome on the E, I'd have to go with black as well. Definately tint the front windows though. and put a K&N drop in filter on it. Thats it, I swear.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MEANB18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tint the front windows though. and put a K&N drop in filter on it. Thats it, I swear.</TD></TR></TABLE>

more like thats where im gonna start soupin i t up .. "i swear" LOL

 

I think they look really good with those black plastic body panels painted.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HiRevn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think they look really good with those black plastic body panels painted.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha the local honda dealership had one of those deep blue Elements in the showroom with painted moldings, and chrome wheels. The paint work looked like it was done by a three year old, and there was SOOO much orange peel in it, very un-professional.

 

I own a black E and I really love it ! I bought it brand new 3 months ago and all I can say is that the E is a really versatile car... it feel very sporty to drive in term of handling !

the engine is really torquey ! I killed a few Civic with it !

I have to say that the black is by far the greatest color you can get ... I wont paint the panel it look really great when he is clean !