I'll also be in the market for my second Element at some point. 115,000 miles on mine, and still going strong.
For those who haven't driven one, the Element is somewhat unique among small SUVs in that you can roll a full-sized bike into it without taking the wheels off. Two bikes fit inside easily; you can fit three bikes and riders with a little doing. Changing into/out of bike clothes is also facilitated by the height of the cabin, and in a pinch you can fold the seats into a sort of lumpy bed. All this, and the inside is also easy to clean (but don't take a hose to it -- that's an urban legend). --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com On May 6, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like to think my bike and car preferences are well-aligned... I go for > functional, practical, comfortable, fun... > I'm on my second Element, and (since it has been discontinued) I'm always on > the lookout for the 'next' one with low miles to drive for the next 10 years > (unless something better comes along... NAH... not likely)... > > > > > On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:47:34 PM UTC-4, Tom Virgil wrote: > If you are going to say "I ride a Rivendell bicycle, I don't need an > automobile", God bless you. Seriously. > > But, assuming that your obsessive, compulsive personality (I have one of > those) compels you to carry the threads of your pursuits to their extreme, > logical conclusions, I believe that there are some choices out there. As > with our bicycles, they would not be obtained through "standard outlets". > > Just my opinion, but I think that as an Atlantis, A. Homer Hilsen, or Sam > Hillborne owner, you might gravitate to this. > > > > Note that the owner has a beard (working on that for myself). I heard that > the owner managed to convert the Seagrave fire truck engine to propane, so > perhaps that helps with fuel costs. > > There is really only one choice for the owner of a Hunqapillar. The Hummer > would be much too yesterday's trendy. To hades with the cost of fuel or > effort. It must be a Dodge Power Wagon. > > > > This bad boy will go anywhere you want, albeit with an unsynchonized manual > transmission. Well, heck, we don't need no stinking SIS, do we? > > Betty Foy and Cheviot are more subtle. They demonstrate a certain amount of > class and an attitude of nonchalance about girl's bike/boy's bike. They are > nevertheless robust vehicles. Not having one, my suggestion would be the > following. > > > > > > I can only imagine Vancouver librarians rolling up to the book repositories > (or straight through them, if desired) in Canadian state issued editions of > these contrivances. > > ~Tom > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
