Quote Originally Posted by milkbone View Post
Looking to buy a new vehicle in the near future. Heard about the Element today. I have a Honda Civic and I love it.
Just wondering if anyone has any input.

I have two boys (9 and &7), we are involved in scouts, soccer, cycling (all three of us), camping, kayaking and many other various activities.

Thanks in advance.
My friends have one. Great car, but probably not great if you have people getting in/out of the back. See, the back doors only open if the front doors are open. Then you have to close them before the front doors can close. I suppose this might be great with kids? Maybe not. I found it to be rather annoying as an adult sitting in the back.

I test drove one and considered buying one... but it just had NO get up and and go to it. Not to mention, being a box on wheels ensures that it is not areodynamic at all. In a strong wind, it gets pushed around pretty easily (rode in my friends driving into a 30 mph headwind).