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Never hose out a Honda Element
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Re: Never hose out a Honda Element
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was looking at one of these at the dealership in the early 2000's and the sales guy told me I could just hose it out after a day at the beach. It seemed plausible considering there was no carpeting and the seats could be folded up.
Yup, I heard the same thing. My buddy bought one and he would hose his out all the time.
My roommate did the same. I remember him telling me that was one of the key reasons he bought it as he was an avid camper and would take the dog along and let everything get dirty then hose it out.
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#53I'm curious how this is currently the top story on HN. A now-discontinued and otherwise entirely unremarkable family vehicle is not able to be inundated with water without serious consequences, much like the overwhelming majority of passenger vehicles made before or since. Who is the audience for this?
> entirely unremarkable family vehicle That’s blasphemy right there. It’s the best of a group Of vehicles designed by Boomers for millennials that ended up only being bought by Boomers, since discontinued for no good reason. Honda’s major sin here was not updating it with modern electronics or a more efficient engine. It is smaller than the current CR-V. Such a shame.
I agree, the Element was a great vehicle, I think it was a little overpriced, but it is a Honda. I would love an updated version now that I can afford one.
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#54I was curious so I looked up what the floor of an Element looks like:
https://i.imgur.com/Q3zlB6M.jpg
Looks like it's meant to catch all the spills from the rear passenger section but applying any water to the front is no bueno.
Note to self: don't buy a used Element.
Re: Never hose out a Honda Element
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's in the video embedded at the bottom. What appears to be a representative of Honda says the following about the then-concept car (0:40): "It's got kind of a wash-and-wear interior. You can kind of completely hose out the interior if you wanted to."
This is why "kind of" is such a popular caveat.
And why "if you wanted to" is such a brilliant disclaimer.
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#56I had one and remember hearing the rumor but seeing how run off from snow would pool I never believed it. Still one of the best and most utilitarian cars I ever owned. Beach day, snow day, moving it did it all. Especially with the fold up seats!
Loved ours until it got in a wreck, still consider picking a used one up. My only complaint ever was the 4-cyl being underpowered.
Folded the seats up to the sides, moved a full-sized clothes washer and dryer upright in the back, a lot roomier than it looks. (Edit: I luckily was not dumb enough to hose it out.)
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#57Test-drove one when they came out, and I was told you could hose them out. We said it would be an ideal vehicle to carry bicycles, and the sales guy said "I can do you one better. You can not only carry bicycles, but you can hose out the inside when you get home!"
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#58I would love if I could hose out my car or , house, but I would be pretty skeptical if someone told me I could.
Re: Never hose out a Honda Element
#59I'm curious how this is currently the top story on HN. A now-discontinued and otherwise entirely unremarkable family vehicle is not able to be inundated with water without serious consequences, much like the overwhelming majority of passenger vehicles made before or since. Who is the audience for this?
> entirely unremarkable family vehicle That’s blasphemy right there. It’s the best of a group Of vehicles designed by Boomers for millennials that ended up only being bought by Boomers, since discontinued for no good reason. Honda’s major sin here was not updating it with modern electronics or a more efficient engine. It is smaller than the current CR-V. Such a shame.
> vehicles designed by Boomers for millennials
As I recall, they were designed by Boomers for younger versions of themselves, and priced for Boomers wanting to feel young again. That, of course, necessitated ads theoretically aimed at millennials
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#60I don't get it - would you would think you can hose out a consumer car like this, with the fabric seats and all that plastic trim? I've hosed out Land Rovers, but they're clearly an off-road vehicle designed for wading.
It's in the video embedded at the bottom. What appears to be a representative of Honda says the following about the then-concept car (0:40): "It's got kind of a wash-and-wear interior. You can kind of completely hose out the interior if you wanted to."
"I hit a skunk, Karen"