I've never had a person get in my Element and not say something along the lines of "wow, this is a lot bigger inside than it looks". There's no vehicle that even comes close to its versatility.

Got my Element in 2008 new and still have it! 165k miles and runs like new. I get people asking me all the time if I would sell it........never!

I’ll never get rid of my element!!!! Best car I’ve ever owned... I love my sweet Fern🌿

I bought a 2003 ex fixer upper for $1300 with 260k miles. put a few hundred dollars in parts and she is still going strong at 300k miles. Body is great and I LOVE it. Does NOT burn any oil and transmission is still smooth. When the engine and transmission does give out im swapping out for a jdm engine. Im never giving it up.

Honda really needs to bring the element back. This day and age it'll sell.

I just recently bought a Honda Element and it’s my third Element!

The company I work for has a fleet of them. Many with over 300,000 miles on them. Great car!

what a mistake to have discontinued such a fantastic model!!

They marketed it to young people and never tried going after the people that really could use it. The Element is with out a doubt one of the best cars I've owned, 2007 EX. Also, I have NEVER talked to a owner that didn't love theirs.

I love my 2005 Element with 5 speed and real time all wheel drive. Hands down the best car I've owned. 210k miles, still going strong. I plan to keep it for a long time.

45 years old and bought a 2006 EX-P (Kiwi Green) last year. Favorite vehicle I've ever owned!

Thanks for the well made documentary of Honda Element. I own a 2004 Element EX AWD which has 260k KM on it. The body still has its original paint with no rust. I love its interior space and vinyl floor. The 2 things I consider imperfections are its fuel economy and its choppy ride -> hence ride noise. The struts of the car have been replaced already, I will start to do same to suspension bushings.

The problem as I see it is Honda never developed the Element. They kept the trims and look essentially throughout it's run. The biggest issue though is they didn't think big enough. If they decided to go more in an off road direction it would have sold better. Beef up the power and suspension and make it a bit competitive to a Jeep and that would have attracted more buyers. Added more adventure accessories like a roof tent, camping, surfing, biking and climbing amenities for the interior and it would have really attracted a demographic.

Some years ago I came across the Honda Element, I was so impressed by the construction of the vehicle and the durability I went and bought one. Since then I have bought my wife one, both used. we use for business and pleasure. These vehicles are almost indestructible with some what regular maintenance. I've been in the automotive business for over 30 years oh, so I do have a pretty good idea what I'm talking about. Oh and by the way, in the Pacific Northwest good luck finding one for a reasonable price.

This is an awesome little car !! I’m buying one soon getting rid of my V8 Dodge Dakota and buying this my Friend Owns one and its the best Surfing vehicle since the Vw bus came out !! This vehicle was definitely made for the outdoors people thank you Honda !!

I'm the owner of a 2005 Honda Element w 185,000 miles...just bought a 2018 Honda Accord...refused to trade in my Element...I love that car...my goal is to ride it till it hits 300,000 or the wheels fall off ...whichever comes first

And after 16 years finally now I have my own Honda Element

When I bought my element a over decade ago, I had no idea that I was their target audience to a tee. The only problem is that we were broke and bought them used. The longer I have the thing, the more I like it. I have an 03, but would love to get an 2011 so I can drive it for years to come.

We're a young married couple who bought one last year to use as a camper. We use it to carry instruments when we're not camping as my wife's a musician.

Bought my 2007 Element EX in August 2018. I absolutely love it. What a keeper!!

When they first came out I considered getting one for my wife. The dealership let me take one home overnight to test. I was sold, until I realized its fatal flaw. Considering all the room available inside, they're made to legally carry only four people! Imagine how many families Honda alienated by keeping them from being able to own an Element just because they were only made to legally seat four people! Kia sold more Souls because having seating for five people, drastically increased its consumer base.

I bought a used Element from my sister-in-law. At first I didn't want to buy it, since it is so boxy, but I started running a small lawn business, and it is great for that. I took out the back seats entirely, just a few latches had to be released, and it has plenty of room in the back for my mower and other tools. The original sound system has given out, after 15 years, so I am working on replacing it, but other than that, the car is still in great shape at about 150K miles. Going to hold on to it for as long as I can.

Bought my 2004 Element used, in 2012. It's 2019, over 210,000 miles, still going strong.

I love my E, ive ahd it for 6 years and I still check youtube for videos about them!Lol

My 2006 EXP just got in a wreck and the insurance wanted to total it. No air bags deployed and it was a minor front end, they just gave me $3300.00 for me to keep it ( or $4400.00 to total it) and I had to put in another $1000.00 even though I had full coverage. It runs great and kept clean like new. Insurance is a scam. It's crazy how many people in the parking lot ask me if I wanted to sell it for around $5,000.00 even with $178,000 miles. No way I was gonna sell it for salvage.

I've had my '03 EX AWD for three and a half years. After owning it for a few months, I had already told myself that when this one dies, I'm going to find the newest, lowest mileage example I can as a replacement. Now we are at over 205K miles. Doesn't leak. doesn't burn a drop of oil. gets over 20mpg... Carries my bikes, camping gear, and does awesome in the snow... This little box is an awesome vehicle!!!

Bring the element back!!!

Did great with your facts on this. You did a lot of research! Bought my 2003 new and she has never been boring. Drove it up to Chicago Midway when it was young and I think it caused a three-car accident as people were always looking. She still looks like new. What a great decision.

I love my 2008 Element. It's comfortable and utilitarian,it's not sophisticated as the CRV or the RDX, but it get the job done. In my opinion the Element needed a few inches in length and extra ground clearance. Maybe a collaboration between Honda and Subaru would give us the ultimate Element.

Resale value just shot up cause of this video looking at a 2011

Better than tesla model X

Stop!!!! Youre making their value rise!!!! Im trying to buy one before it becomes hot item

My favourite car I ever owned. I loved everything from the looks, the awd, the incredible reliability, the utility. With #vanlife and other factors in play now... maybe the Element was just 15 years too early.

I bought my2005 Honda Element with cero miles brand new even with plastic on it ! Until now he have 135000 miles , all this years never give me problems ! I really enjoy my 😘🚗loveeeee ittt !! People ask me ?? If I want to sell it !!! My answer it is ... are u crazy ! Nooooww love it the best car ever ! Honda should make them again !!

250000+ plus miles I love it

The 2011 hurricane destroyed the Honda E factories. The sales were 25% of the 2003 version. Why rebuild a factory for a dying product? Not taken into account, how much love the E owners have for the car. The new E is due in 2022 I think.

bought a Element new in 2005. I was target audience. still have it today. the 4wd rocks in the snow. Flat floor in rear with 6' room to sleep. With the rear sunroof over head. I want to clone my EL.

Two women were walking around my block. They stopped to compliment my new car In the driveway on how the blue paint shined. I laughed and said that's my Honda Element and it's a 2003 with 200,000 miles on it. The woman began to walk away and I overheard one say, " Honda can really make cars."

Love my '09. Bought her brand new with 8 miles on it, 100K today. No plans of getting rid of her anytime soon.

Great documentary on the Honda Element, a master piece

Great freakin video, man!! We are absolutely in love with our Element!!

I still have my 2006 Element that I bought new. I got a great deal on it because it is a 5-speed and today's generation can't text while shifting gears. So it sat on the dealership lot for a year until the dealership manager finally caved in and sold it to me for a song. It was meant to be a replacement for my beloved 1999 CR-V which I also bought new. My daughter has it now. My CR-V was my "Willys Jeep" with 4 cylinders. My Element is my hauler for furniture, BIG dog, drum set, bicycles (I can walk them in and hang them from the handle above the back passenger door without disassembly), garden tools, mulch, etc and bags of clothes for the local Safehome. If you just read everything I use it for, you will see why the Element failed. Honda underestimated its uses when it marketed it for the young surfer dudes and rock climbers. They should have marketed it for people like me, the utilitarian homeowner, pet owner, hobbyist and musician. My local Honda dealership said they sold every automatic Element they ever got, before it arrived on the lot from the distributor and that American Honda was crazy to kill it. They've been trying to get me to trade it in or sell it back to them every time I take it in for service. My Element has been super-reliable and economical in spite of being as aerodynamic as a brick. However, on that note, I will admit that it is a bit scary to drive on the interstate in high winds because it becomes a "box-kite". It is light and it is a broad target for the wind. I will NEVER get rid of my Honda Element.

I just got a 2004 Honda Element and after driving this thing for a few months I am kicking myself in the head and asking myself why did I not buy a new one 20 years ago. It's the most fun of any car I have ever driven and I absolutely love it!

This car was ahead of his time, if Honda bring it back it will be the perfect moment. ((you will living in a van down by the river!! ))

Fantastic vehicle and it looks like nothing else on the road.

I'm 6'4" and when I went to our Auto Show it was by far the most comfortable,roomy vehicle there. Other giants agreed. If I ever sell my pickup I'll get one.

If they brought it back it would never be as good.

Bought one 2010 with 100k really clean I’m loving it, planning to keep it for a long time

The car you love or hate, I love mine! One owner 2003 with 260K and going strong! I don't know of any Element owner that wants to buy a CRV

They need to bring it back

I was going to get one but the only four seats is what turned me away.

61 years old have a '10 Element. My second Element. My 30 year old son drives the first one, an '05 Cargo Khaki.....

Owned both the element and the gen 1 Ridgeline. Honda had amazing quality, innovation, and versatility during those days. Unfortunately never could appeal to the demographics it wanted to. Both vehicles are now highly appreciated...at least in my area of the US now. Cars a decade or two before their time. Would buy a Ridgeline again if it didn’t get 16mpg, have subpar electronics, and cheap interior materials. The second gen Ridgeline is disappointing compared to the OG. I’d buy a new Element if they could 2nd-gen it without destroying it like they did the Ridgeline by pandering to demographics that wouldn’t ever consider it in the first place.

I’ve had my Honda Element since 2006, when the metallic colors came out! Still have’em till this day and still love it! I have the Tangerine Metallic one and named her “Tangelina Jolie”:)

I have a 2006 full blue and love it. You can carry a lot of stuff in it. I've moved cabinets, sofa, etc.

Never sell your E to a person who doesn't deserve such an awesome car. They don't know and never will. Shhhhh

Almost made a mistake of selling it recently for a hybrid. Would've regretted it. Mpg isn't quite there with EPA numbers but I fell back in love with it simply by raising the seat height. Makes the A pillers less of an issue with visibility and makes for better view with increased ride height.

I'm 17 and bout to buy one these it's perfect for both Florida living and Colorado liveing

Back in '17 I drove nearly coast to coast and back, Idaho to North Carolina, camping along the way with my 120 lb Rottie. We camped in a dozen states in my '06 EX-P, as I have set up a very functional bunk system for very little money. Our trip was 6500 miles over a three week span, and all I can say is "Grandad's Microcamper" is the best thing since sliced bread. There's no other vehicle as versatile as a Honda Element. Period. Get one while you can. There's a limited supply.

I hope to get myself a 2003 EX AWD tomorrow. I will call her Leeloo.

Just bought a 2006. Turning it into a camper. It is so much fun. Trying to go to the meet up in April to ride the Dragons Tail in NC.

Owned over 20 vehicles, Element is the best by far.

I love my '08 EX (manual transmission!) and won't part with it. Best vehicle I've ever owned.

Loved Elements since I saw my first one, but wasn’t ready to buy another car. I would’ve been happy with ANY one..... didn’t matter..... but for me, when the SC came out, I made the emotional buying decision to buy one... no matter what! So, my dealer had an brand new Alabaster Silver SC auto on the showroom floor with five miles on it, and I snatched it up! Now.... almost 13 years later, it has 84,000 miles on it. I’ve had 16 Honda’s since 1973, and my SC is absolutely my favorite! And..... as I am an anal car nut, it’s still 100% original and in flawless condition. 100% reliable all these years. Best Honda I’ve ever had.... and I’ve had some good ones! I’m a Honda fan, but I am somewhat irritated that Honda let the Element die..... oh well, like some Element owners say, “ I’ve got mine”!!! One more thing, if you’re looking at a well cared for used one, buy that sucker!!

Have our 2008 Ex, 196k going strong coast to coast to coast! Three labs travel well in it.

I purchased one a year and a half ago, an old well maintained 2003 EX 4WD Auto. It is the best car I have ever owned. I am 44 years old.

Amazing video. I use my Honda Element to help get my lawn care business started.

Love my element, it’s almost at 300k!

Got our ex .p so far we 💕 it. Very fun to drive & went well in the snow ❄️.

About to buy a 2005 tomorrow. Thanks

Bought a new 2005 manual 2wd Element as a dog/snowboard/kiteboard/etc vehicle. At the time I had several very nice cars. I've since parted with the rest and plan to keep the Element indefinitely. Garage-kept, often mistaken for new. Everything stock except ASA AR1 18" wheels which look great but not overdone. I love it for many reasons, including several rarely mentioned subtleties and the extraordinary i-Vtec engine. Finally changed spark plugs at 270,000 km/170,000 miles, and discovered they'd barely deteriorated. The manual transmission allows me to deploy fuel-economy tricks that regularly achieve 30 mi/US gal (>35 mi/imp gal;

Fun video to watch about my favorite vehicle!!! I couldn't afford one when they first came out being too young, but I finally got on a few years back! :-)

The element is a CRV, with a full body and face lift. Internal organs are (exactly the same). So for that reason it goes down as one of the most reliable vehicles ever👍👍👍

Why are people so insistent on bringing it back? It will never be the same as the original and will be too expensive to buy new. I just bought mine, but knowing there aren't any being made makes it special to me.

Bought my 2003 E brand new. Currently has 339,400 miles. I will never get ride of it. My daughter is 15 and my son is 14 and they'll be driving it soon enough!

Bring back the Element!!

Doesn’t stop me from having my dream car. BUT I don’t plan on going off-road with it at all

Had my element for 15 years!!! Till it got totaled this month.😢. I waited for a new vehicle, hoping they would come up with a new element. Hopefully one day ,they do ....nothing out there is like it. ❤ At least bring it back for a year...so I can get mine.

I regret selling my 03 Galapagos Green Element. 18 years later this thing is still engineering magic. Bring it back as a greenymobile. make it battery powered so it can finally appeal to the libs they were seeking in the first place. 🌲 🫂 or for someone like myself that they were targeting in the first place but has now aged like fine wine.

a ltitle misleading about john frye, i actually talked to him about the element and yes he did concept drawings and held the patent it was actually Bernard Lee who is credited with the design, Bernard went on to design all the Telsa's and currently works for tesla. He designed both the honda model x and the tesla model x, how funny.

Still driving the one I bought in 2003. The 5SP manual transmission and AWD are getting rare. Everyone I saw driving them when they first came out were far from young people

Bought one 2 hrs ago! 2008 at 85K and super clean / 1 owner was $11K

The best car I ever owned was a 2006 Element. I put 240k before trading it in for a 2019 Subaru. The Subaru is a good car but it is no Element.

Owned a 2006 EX with a manual. Biggest problem I think was making it a 4 seater.

I still drive my 03 to work everyday. What killed the element was no option for a 5th seat and the terribly undersized fuel capacity while only getting 22ish mpgs.

As the years go buy people are loving the honda element. I have one myself, never regret buying it. It is an amazing car. All my friend that I take with me in my car say that the honda is bigger than it looks. My girlfriend and I went camping in it and we had room to sleep inside and with enough space to have are food, drinks, and other. The best part is that it is cheap on gas. My gas last a long time. Even with me driving it to work 5 time a week and going out. It cost me 30 dollars to fill it the gas tank.

I love my 2011 EX, but I sorely regret not buying the AWD version. I never knew I was going to frequently have desert adventures.

They're now possibly more popular than ever with the explosion of the "van life" trend.

When it first came out, I recall being torn between attraction for its quirky look, but at the same time ridiculing it for the same thing. I didn't think too much about it afterwards. I had a Jeep Liberty around the same time, but I went through a tough time later and surrendered it to the bank. I've had a few great cars since then, but I've found myself craving the extra height for visibility and the roominess when I hauled things around. Knowing how unreliable the Jeep Liberty is (especially after hearing nightmare stories in person from nearly every owner of almost every model of Jeep) I started looking around for something akin to it. One thing that always impressed me about my Hondas were how solid and reliable they were. They all needed to have parts replaced over time, but they were the usual things like bushings, brakes, tires, etc. All the same things as any other vehicle out there. I started looking at different models of Honda. The CRV looked like a good candidate except I disliked how "soccer mom" it looked. I may be a middle aged man, but I don't want something that yells "grocery grabber." It was mostly the same with the Pilot. Then I saw an Element. The boxy look, the quirky styling, then finding out about the interior made it much more attractive. I especially liked that there wasn't any carpet to stress about when I spilled a drink or climbed in after schlepping through snow or rain. I have friends that are incredibly messy and have splashed coffee or dropped food like tacos, fries, etc. I can't count how many times I fumed and spent a lot of time wiping, scrubbing, shampooing, vacuuming, etc, and in one extreme case getting help from a mechanic friend to remove the front seats to take out the carpet so I could power wash it. I ought to tell my friends to walk, but hey, they're great friends in spite of having the manners of crap slinging monkeys. I'm looking around for an Element now but so far haven't found any that are the right one -- yet.

Honda is great. Lots of respect for their design and engineering. Their marketing however, pretty much misfires. My heart goes out to their technical prowess yet the products they choose are not always the best choice for the market. The Indian market for example is a huge one. Honda just needs to dig into its retro car and bike stable. No one seems to be able to tell them that.

Very rarely stolen big plus

Great video... it would've been cool to see the specs on this beauty. (Hp/trq/drivetrain opts/etc)

i have had my 2008 Honda Element, Bluebell, for almost 5 years, and I'm considering converting mine into a camper.

I was wondering what exactly happens when something de-butts?

Nothing like an Orange Toaster!

Worked on me....was 31 when I bought my new Honda Element in 2005...still hav her, 240,000k purrs like an old cat... 😂

Love the video man, great work!!

I feel they were a head of their time, great motor super easy and cheap to work on and you can snag them all day long for 2500$ it makes a great cheap vehicle with tones of aftermarket options

i have a 2006...love it.. i'll get rid of it when it starts to fall appart..

About to buy one of these this month excited 😬 car is so versatile, has a lot of potential to be hooked up nice and WILL be a future collector vehicle