I have an Element and a Fit and yes the Fit can swallow an amazing amount, a couple of LWB Rivs with the front wheels off and all of the luggage that two people need for a short trip. The Fit gets 37+ mpg on the highway (depending on speed)and the Element gets about 25 mpg. I paid $7,000 for the 2006 Element EX-P last November, but it is sort of a Unicorn, having the manual transmission, AWD, fully painted body, and rear sunroof. I plan on putting the E-camper pop-top on it (kind of like a Westaflia VW camper top - I have seen pictures where people put "Eastfalia" decals on them) that will allow sleeping on the roof. Another option would be the Ford Transit Connect. I have rented them several times when I was working in the Seattle area - got 28 - 30 mpg on the highway. If they were available in AWD or 4WD, I would have bought one instead of the Element. The long wheelbase version is available with a huge stationary skylight. The E-camper pop-top is available for them as well.
Laing Cocoa, FL On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 12:40:05 PM UTC-4, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > Just be aware that the Element has developed somewhat of a cult status, > with used prices stubbornly maintaining at unusually high levels. > Nevertheless, it's one of few vehicles whose interior is somewhat > water-resistant (bucket and sponge), thus making transporting bikes after > (wet) mixed-terrain rides less of a hassle. > > A friend has a Honda Fit. This is essentially a mini-mini van with fold > down rear seats, and he had been able to fit all but the longest bikes into > the car without removing the wheels. Given that we are on the Riv forum, > I'm sorry to report that the newer Rivs with their long chainstays are the > bikes that cannot fit into the Fit without removing the front wheel. > > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:20:34 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: >> >> I bought my Honda Element for precisely this reason. Bikes roll into the >> back with the wheels on. No disassembly at all. Carries a bunch of stuff, >> durable and very dependable. >> >> Unfortunately, Honda stopped making them a few years ago. But … they made >> a lot of them, so you should be able to find one used. They all look pretty >> much the same; the later models had some minor exterior changes that >> included a switch to having the entire vehicle painted in the same color. >> >> I’m planning to hold onto mine until gas goes out of style. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
