Honda element for sale by owner11/25/2023 ![]() I have hauled a few things and it does not take much to scratch/gouge the plastic inside. Second, the interior plastic scratches quite easily. I am getting 1 MPG better or so than the sticker indicated but I would have figured a small engine like this would get a few more MPG. I get about 23 MPG city and 26 on the highway. My wife's 20 year old Civic with 20 years old shocks has a better ride on the roads with these little dips in them. The Element SC seems to go over the bigger holes good but some of the smaller dips in the road are really noticeable. Where I live (Northern IL) the roads are pretty crummy. So, not sure if the other models (EX and LX) ride better but the SC has a jarring ride at times. I have the SC, which has lower profile tires, stiffer springs, and is a bit lower to the ground than the other Elements. The only drawbacks I see are the ride, the MPG, and the quality of plastic used inside. My last car was a 4800 lb SUV and it stopped better. With the SC package and the wider, lower profile 18" tires it grabs the road good and corners well. I am still on the original discs with 110k miles but I suspect I'll need new discs in about 4 to 10 k miles and it may be time for brakes again. My original brakes up front and on the rear last about 75k miles. My original Honda tires lasted about 68k miles. Just had new plugs put in at 103k miles and while driving out of Chicago on the Expressway, I just noted to myself that his car drives as good as it did when new. It's the newer 2.4 Liter engine used in the Accords and CR-V's with a TIMING CHAIN, not a BELT! That's a maintenance saver right there. The XM radio sounds great, especially with the 8 or whatever speakers this thing has and the sub-woofer up front. 110k miles and just that one repair (outside of the usual brakes, tires, battery) Seats are comfy, the doors open a full 90 degrees for easy loading and unloading, and with the rear seats removed there is quite a bit of room. I have 110k miles on the car and aside from a problem with the Throttle Position Sensor at about 80k, the car has been flawless. The other dealer had ONE black and ONE blue one. I bought it new in late summer of 2008 and it was HARD to find an SC! There are 6 or 8 HONDA dealers within 20/25 miles of me and only 2 had SC's. I didn't like the ones with the flat black fenders (LX) and the flat black bumpers (EX). I always get looks from other ELEMENT Owners because I don't think many of them knew about the SC version. ![]() Very practical and useful car and at $22,500 (Had a Honda $1500 end of year discount and the dealer came down another $1600 or so), it's not too much cash. I will never entertain purchasing a vehicle from these dealerships furthermore, I will warn everyone about how poorly this transaction was handled. I had my children with me and it a complete waste of time. Needless to say this dealer is extremely unorganized and stereotypical in giving car sales a bad name. I was then told they wouldn’t honor the price on my trade. After the new sales person took all my information I waited for another 15 minutes to be told that the vehicle I had been working a deal on all day was sold. Now standing at Nissan I had to explain my deal for the third time. All this after I was told they were the same dealer. About 15 minutes later he returned with no vehicle and said that I had to walk over to Nissan and buy it from someone at that dealership. They took all my information again and he then told me he had to walk over to Nissan or streetsboro to retrieve the vehicle. I had to explain everything I had worked out with “Jacob” to this new sales person. I asked for Jacob and was told that just a name they give and he could help me. When arriving I was met with a random sales person. During our conversation we set a time to meet and I was told to ask for Jacob. When chatting with whomever I asked about a specific vehicle and we had also talked about my trade. Sent them all my information and filled out a credit application, the whole nine yards. I spent most of my day texting someone at VW of streetsboro. Located in Streetsboro, OH / 116 miles away from Detroit, MI
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