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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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Still ugly.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Interior is much nicer, but I miss the old, quirky exterior appearance. It was uniquely Element.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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I had one in 2004, really liked it. They sure haven't changed it much since then!

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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSkyVert
Interior is much nicer, but I miss the old, quirky exterior appearance. It was uniquely Element.
The new exterior is very quirky too IMO.
(That's my nice way of stating my opinion.)
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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New? It's not that different from my '04. Wel, a little, but not that much!
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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we had a 2006 ex-p awd model for awhile. As quirky looking as teh interior is, its so friggin functional, its honestly impossible to describe untill youve spent any amount of time in it.

That one says 4WD on the back, are they chagning it up instead of being hte hydraulic activated AWD? Also my biggest complaint was the power, they could have put the accord v6 motor in it and been perfectly fine in my opinion.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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We really need a smiley that yawns and pukes at the same time.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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This is SO Honda. My wife has a 2003 CR-V. It is incredibly functional, incredibly practical, and incredibly boring - like every other Honda I've ever been in. (never been in an S-2000). So well built and never a mechanical problem with them though.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by V8Mike
This is SO Honda. My wife has a 2003 CR-V. It is incredibly functional, incredibly practical, and incredibly boring - like every other Honda I've ever been in. (never been in an S-2000). So well built and never a mechanical problem with them though.
The S-2000 is the exception, which is why it's sad that the car's been largely ignored by Honda for nearly a decade. Small, underwhelming updates don't make a good car worse, but it is a real shame when you think what they could have been doing for this car. Seems like it's destined to live a life eerily similar to the Mark IV Supra: a good car that was left to rot until it was more liability than asset.
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Still ugly.
Yup.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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Still ugly.
Really stupid looking. Reminds me of the first xb
Originally Posted by V8Mike
This is SO Honda. My wife has a 2003 CR-V. It is incredibly functional, incredibly practical, and incredibly boring - like every other Honda I've ever been in. (never been in an S-2000). So well built and never a mechanical problem with them though.
Originally Posted by Moosetang
The S-2000 is the exception, which is why it's sad that the car's been largely ignored by Honda for nearly a decade. Small, underwhelming updates don't make a good car worse, but it is a real shame when you think what they could have been doing for this car. Seems like it's destined to live a life eerily similar to the Mark IV Supra: a good car that was left to rot until it was more liability than asset.
The S2000 is the only Honda I truly want to own someday. Good power, handling & braking and a really good looking machine. Even more fun than a Miata.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Ugly as sin...
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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At least they ditched the "primer-look" body panels, but as others have said, still ug-leee!!!
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