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Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord
LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are superior to anything else on the road. I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 model older Accords. Good luck everybody. |
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Ed and Linda Brown wrote:
> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 > Accord LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one > but mine has been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. > Still not sure what it is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good > build, etc but; I kept asking, "WHY". Anyway they like it and my > experience has been all hondas are superior to anything else on the > road. I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. > Also new and 1 model older Accords. Good luck everybody. There was a thread a month ago or so on here about the load capacity of an Element. Apparently 500lbs is max. Hope your friends travel light and don't eat much on the road! The Artful Codger |
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Ed and Linda Brown wrote:
> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 > Accord LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one > but mine has been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. > Still not sure what it is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good > build, etc but; I kept asking, "WHY". Anyway they like it and my > experience has been all hondas are superior to anything else on the > road. I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. > Also new and 1 model older Accords. Good luck everybody. There was a thread a month ago or so on here about the load capacity of an Element. Apparently 500lbs is max. Hope your friends travel light and don't eat much on the road! The Artful Codger |
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Ed and Linda Brown wrote:
> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 > Accord LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one > but mine has been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. > Still not sure what it is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good > build, etc but; I kept asking, "WHY". Anyway they like it and my > experience has been all hondas are superior to anything else on the > road. I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. > Also new and 1 model older Accords. Good luck everybody. There was a thread a month ago or so on here about the load capacity of an Element. Apparently 500lbs is max. Hope your friends travel light and don't eat much on the road! The Artful Codger |
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Ed and Linda Brown wrote:
> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 > Accord LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one > but mine has been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. > Still not sure what it is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good > build, etc but; I kept asking, "WHY". Anyway they like it and my > experience has been all hondas are superior to anything else on the > road. I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. > Also new and 1 model older Accords. Good luck everybody. There was a thread a month ago or so on here about the load capacity of an Element. Apparently 500lbs is max. Hope your friends travel light and don't eat much on the road! The Artful Codger |
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Hi Ed and Linda,
We traded a '90 Accord (after 140K miles) for an '03 CR-V, and find the new vehicle as solid and smooth as you'd expect from a Honda. We're senior citizens, and found getting into and out of the low-slung Accord more and more of a chore. You just "slide" in and out of the CR-V, which is far more comfortable for the aging bones. The ONLY complaints about the CR-V are a couple we didn't anticipate: the front leg room is a bit cramped for a long drive--not apparent on the test drive, unfortunately. And the vehicle is NOT quiet: engine and road noise intrude. We'd suspected that, but again it doesn't become a problem until after you've driven for a few hours. We think now we should have bought the Pilot instead, so now we're looking at that and the Toyota Highlander as well. (See a recent post in this group for suggestions and advice about the two.) So the CR-V is a bit snug and a bit noisy for us old-timers, and we'll soon put it on the market. Except for these two beefs, it's a fine rig, and I'd recommend to anyone they have a good look. Nice to hear from you. Dick Behan "Ed and Linda Brown" <brownle@olypen.com> wrote in message news:vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com... > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > > |
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Hi Ed and Linda,
We traded a '90 Accord (after 140K miles) for an '03 CR-V, and find the new vehicle as solid and smooth as you'd expect from a Honda. We're senior citizens, and found getting into and out of the low-slung Accord more and more of a chore. You just "slide" in and out of the CR-V, which is far more comfortable for the aging bones. The ONLY complaints about the CR-V are a couple we didn't anticipate: the front leg room is a bit cramped for a long drive--not apparent on the test drive, unfortunately. And the vehicle is NOT quiet: engine and road noise intrude. We'd suspected that, but again it doesn't become a problem until after you've driven for a few hours. We think now we should have bought the Pilot instead, so now we're looking at that and the Toyota Highlander as well. (See a recent post in this group for suggestions and advice about the two.) So the CR-V is a bit snug and a bit noisy for us old-timers, and we'll soon put it on the market. Except for these two beefs, it's a fine rig, and I'd recommend to anyone they have a good look. Nice to hear from you. Dick Behan "Ed and Linda Brown" <brownle@olypen.com> wrote in message news:vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com... > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > > |
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Hi Ed and Linda,
We traded a '90 Accord (after 140K miles) for an '03 CR-V, and find the new vehicle as solid and smooth as you'd expect from a Honda. We're senior citizens, and found getting into and out of the low-slung Accord more and more of a chore. You just "slide" in and out of the CR-V, which is far more comfortable for the aging bones. The ONLY complaints about the CR-V are a couple we didn't anticipate: the front leg room is a bit cramped for a long drive--not apparent on the test drive, unfortunately. And the vehicle is NOT quiet: engine and road noise intrude. We'd suspected that, but again it doesn't become a problem until after you've driven for a few hours. We think now we should have bought the Pilot instead, so now we're looking at that and the Toyota Highlander as well. (See a recent post in this group for suggestions and advice about the two.) So the CR-V is a bit snug and a bit noisy for us old-timers, and we'll soon put it on the market. Except for these two beefs, it's a fine rig, and I'd recommend to anyone they have a good look. Nice to hear from you. Dick Behan "Ed and Linda Brown" <brownle@olypen.com> wrote in message news:vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com... > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > > |
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Hi Ed and Linda,
We traded a '90 Accord (after 140K miles) for an '03 CR-V, and find the new vehicle as solid and smooth as you'd expect from a Honda. We're senior citizens, and found getting into and out of the low-slung Accord more and more of a chore. You just "slide" in and out of the CR-V, which is far more comfortable for the aging bones. The ONLY complaints about the CR-V are a couple we didn't anticipate: the front leg room is a bit cramped for a long drive--not apparent on the test drive, unfortunately. And the vehicle is NOT quiet: engine and road noise intrude. We'd suspected that, but again it doesn't become a problem until after you've driven for a few hours. We think now we should have bought the Pilot instead, so now we're looking at that and the Toyota Highlander as well. (See a recent post in this group for suggestions and advice about the two.) So the CR-V is a bit snug and a bit noisy for us old-timers, and we'll soon put it on the market. Except for these two beefs, it's a fine rig, and I'd recommend to anyone they have a good look. Nice to hear from you. Dick Behan "Ed and Linda Brown" <brownle@olypen.com> wrote in message news:vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com... > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > > |
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In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown"
<brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown"
<brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown"
<brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown"
<brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord > LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has > been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it > is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, > "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are > superior to anything else on the road. > I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 > model older Accords. Good luck everybody. Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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Any vehicle could "turn over if you went around a sharp turn too
quickly." The Element has better skidpad and slalom specs than the Pilot. I'd certainly prefer to be driving an Element in an accident avoidance situation. -B. On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 11:06:55 -0800, billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote: >In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown" ><brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > >> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord >> LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has >> been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it >> is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, >> "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are >> superior to anything else on the road. >> I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 >> model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > >Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot >is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete >with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn >over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the >Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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Any vehicle could "turn over if you went around a sharp turn too
quickly." The Element has better skidpad and slalom specs than the Pilot. I'd certainly prefer to be driving an Element in an accident avoidance situation. -B. On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 11:06:55 -0800, billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com (Bill B. Johnson) wrote: >In article <vv3acm3ctvlc4f@corp.supernews.com>, "Ed and Linda Brown" ><brownle@olypen.com> wrote: > >> Good group! I've been a honda owner since 88. Currently have a 99 Accord >> LX. 77,000 miles. Wish I could justify shopping for a new one but mine has >> been trouble free. I drove a friends 04 Element Ex. Still not sure what it >> is 'trying to be'. Excellent V-tec and good build, etc but; I kept asking, >> "WHY". Anyway they like it and my experience has been all hondas are >> superior to anything else on the road. >> I'd like to hear from owners of 03, 04 CR-V's and Pilots. Also new and 1 >> model older Accords. Good luck everybody. > >Of the Honda vehicles that you mentioned other than the Accord--the Pilot >is the best of the bunch. Don't buy the Element. Honda made it to compete >with the Toyota Scion xB. The Element is poorly designed and could turn >over if you went around a sharp turn too quickly. If you don't like the >Pilot--try one of the SUVs made by Toyota but don't buy the Scion xB. |
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