2006 Honda Element EX-P from North America - Comments

Few screws on body panels weren't tighten all the way, I fixed this without the dealers help.

Battery lost its charge for unknown reason and car didn't start.

We are getting sick after riding in the car for more than half hour. This could be due to strong smell of the plastics or the ride quality. Will know more when we put more miles on it. This may take time as nobody wants to take it on longer trips :)

Built quality is ok, this car feels more domestic and fit and finish are substandard.

Very slippery plastics on the floor, incl the trunk. Things slide all over the place. Carpet kit is a must!

Lots of room. Good cornering and engine/transmission performance. Poor visibility, small windows, low seats not for short drivers.

I'd check and make sure that you don't have exhaust coming into the cabin and making you sick!

I also wonder if you have exhaust coming in.

I took mine immediately from the dealer on a 1200 mile trip and it was so comfortable.

Carpet is not necessary, but perhaps placing things in appropriate places is... the lack of carpets is one of the great perks of this vehicle. Another is the ride!

I moved to this vehicle from a Subaru Forester whose life was ending at 170k and had been through a lot of repairs early in its life.

To suggest the CRV is a better vehicle is rather odd since it is not even a similar vehicle. I can't easily shove my bike in the back of a CRV.

The CRV is not a utilitarian vehicle like the Element.

2 of my co-workers own Hondas. One is a CRV, and one is an Element. The CRV is smooth, comfortable, plush and feels like a car. The Element looks, rides and feels like a 50-year-old army Jeep. I can't fathom the appeal of these things!!

Whoever think the CRV is a better choice that the element, that's who's wrong. The Element is a better choice than the CRV. I love the Element, it's roomier than the CRV as well.

Thanks.

I have to say that this review reads as though someone didn't actually test-drive the car before they signed the papers. The Element is meant to be an easy to clean car for active outdoorsy types, not a suburban soccer mom's grocery getter that's trimmed out with a bunch of "luxury" crap. The ride quality, smell, and the idea that things might actually slide about on plastic are all things this reviewer should have been able to discover on a test-drive of anything longer than across the dealer's parking lot.