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#2602 of 4704 by bowke28 Aug 29, 2003 (9:52 am)
yes, they are out there. your dealer should offer to locate one for you. if they dont, go to another dealer. ive had quite a few people tell me they bought from me JUST BECAUSE i offered to locate a car for them.
#2603 of 4704 by zenzikora Aug 29, 2003 (10:07 am)
Well I emailed around and found one dealer who called and left a message saying he had one in stock, but he didn't specifically say 5-spd so it may be an auto. I'm looking for a 2WD 5-spd. Some dealers have said they can get 4WD in a manual, but the 2WD manuals are pretty rare. I think it's kind of silly when the car is aimed at young people to not have the cheapest EX available. ..    The dealer that said they couldn't get any till Oct. had told me they looked around and tried to get one in. As it is I will have to drive almost an hour if this place really comes through. They did seem very willing to trade cars to get the right color etc., so if they can get me a 5-spd at a good price (still important, I'm not rich), I am ready to drive. . .   edit: he just called and said he does have one in stock. I can come test-drive whenever I want. Yay!
#2604 of 4704 by bowke28 Aug 29, 2003 (10:14 am)
oh...a 2WD...you didnt say that...lol. you cant get an EX in 2WD in a manual...only a DX.
#2605 of 4704 by ateixeira Aug 29, 2003 (11:21 am)
New and popular models generally are sent to dealers with lots of equipment. It's actually what most consumers want, believe it or not.   -juice
#2608 of 4704 by zenzikora Aug 30, 2003 (3:37 am)
I didn't say 2Wd in the first post b/c that dealer didn't have ANY 5-spds. The dealer I am going to today says he has what I'm looking for.   And YES they make them, just not many I guess. . . And I realize most people will want more equipment (though in this case it's only 4WD or an auto that we're talking about, the rest is standard anyway), but if they really want the target demographic to be able to buy this thing, it doesn't seem like only stocking 4WD auto EX's is gonna help much, right? I can't see for me spending the extra 1400 when I would only want 4WD maybe 3 times a year; I don't want it unless I am actually slipping in the snow, and that's not that common really here in PA. This last winter was an exception of course:-o
#2609 of 4704 by anonymousposts Aug 30, 2003 (5:24 am)
bowke: Well that's strange because we test drove a silver EX 2WD and I'm pretty sure it came equipped with a clutch and one of those little doohickeys that you move back and forth on the dash.   Besides, you can build a 2WD 5-speed Element on Honda's website.
#2610 of 4704 2WD vs 4WD by aquaswimmer Aug 30, 2003 (7:38 am)
Yes Bowke, they do make 2wd EX 5spd. I've been driving one for the last several months.   It's very fun to drive..the stick shifts like butter.   I'll tell you what though...if I could go back and buy again I'd get a 5spd 4WD.   The stick 4WD's were not available when I bought my element and since I live in LA I thought I would never need it but I wish I had it sometimes.   The 5spd Element has a fair bit of torque and I find it can be somewhat squirrely on gravel driveways or when going up a steep hill and whenever I take a corner.   There's no limited slip differential and the lack is apparent.   It's not a big deal. It's not as if the E is not going to make it up the road or anything but I think it would have been nice to have power to all 4 corners and to not have to modulate the throttle to avoid wheelspin sometimes.

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