'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder Loves the Honda Element More Than Anything

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RealSunglassesGuy@reddit

She's right! If Honda would bring back the Element and the Fit, they'd be printing money.

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fka_specialk@reddit

Especially in the age of car camping!

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Thomas_633_Mk2@reddit

Tbf if you can afford a new Fit you ain't poor

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untrustableskeptic@reddit

How do you buy a new Fit?... They stopped making the car six years ago.

Also, I bought my 2018 new for 18,500, making $50,000.

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Thomas_633_Mk2@reddit

How do you buy a new Fit?... They stopped making the car six years ago.

Live in Japan or Europe, other markets do exist. And a salary of 50k USD in 2018 is not poor dude, that's firmly middle class outside of a few cities.

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untrustableskeptic@reddit

Too bad I lived in town... thus the Fit.

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PitchNorth3167@reddit

No, it’s a lot bigger than the original Ranger.

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HAD7@reddit

Going by Honda’s track record of reviving models, it would be trashed on by the community.

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RealSunglassesGuy@reddit

Well the Fit still exists overseas (as the Jazz) so just bring it back here to the US. There is already even a hybrid version.

As for the Element, they just need to remember what made it so appealing in the first place. The VW bus looks cool, but it is almost TOO modern which makes it less functional...and much more expensive.

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Thomas_633_Mk2@reddit

Apparently the 4th gen Jazz has lost some of the practicality (it's also auto and hybrid only outside of Japan).

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RightSideBlind@reddit

I'd buy a PHEV Element in a heartbeat. I had to get rid of my Element because it couldn't tow a camper, and I've regretted that decision ever since.

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NetWorried9750@reddit

I just got the camper installed as a pop top!

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bikedork5000@reddit

And your dataset is what, the Prelude? And that's it? The Fit and Element are qualitatively different endeavors than a decades old enthusiast car that people remember through rose colored glasses.

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HAD7@reddit

Prelude, Integra, rumored RSX, NSX

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SonnyG696@reddit

Prelude & integra were two of the biggest fumbles considering both were more expensive repackaged civics. Art this point I expect the element to essentially be a rebadged crv with no interior amenities

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plug_in_atheist72@reddit

Who knows. They’d just need to really get what makes the Element so popular and not be lazy by giving us just a boxy HRV/CRV based crossover. Theres a larger market segment for lifestyle crossovers so maybe they’d actually try and invest real R&D into it?

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bush_killed_epstein@reddit

Dude the fit is so underrated outside of Honda circles. I own a 2nd gen sport auto and it’s so fun despite being automatic. Barring stop and go traffic I use the paddles almost 100% of the time. I put a sway bar on it and now it’s super neutral if not oversteerey in corners.

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Thomas_633_Mk2@reddit

Dude the fit is so underrated outside of Honda circles.

I have literally never seen a negative comment about the Fit/Jazz on this sub, it's one of the cars that consistently gets people gushing. It's a somewhat sporty mini MPV that's got a lowish centre of gravity and it's primary rivals never made it to the US (the country that decides the English speaking zeitgeist), of course enthusiasts like it.

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thetrappster@reddit

I took loved my first gen Fit Sport manual. Versatile, surprisingly fun to drive, awesome mileage. My only complaints were cabin noise and the headache of replacing headlight bulbs.

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Gummyrabbit@reddit

My 2007 Fit still hanging in there. I’ve carried unbelievably large items in it. I even fit a ladder in it. I wish Honda would bring it back. I’d be first in line to get a new one.

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RealSunglassesGuy@reddit

My 2010 is going strong. Aside from the AC dying twice and critters chewing through wires, no major issues.

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ConfusingCaulk@reddit

I'm waiting on my '08 LX AWD with 160k on the clock to give up the ghost at any point here soon.

I would love to replace it with something just like it, albeit with more power, an off-road package, and some extra creature comforts. Don't need an EV; a hybrid V6, or even a 4-banger, with more than 200BHP and a decent AWD system would be perfect.

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Pkock@reddit

I'm leasing this Crown, and I just don't identify with it at all. I hate the safety features. I'm trying to create an environment in my car for my guests, and you're just, like, yelling at them?

Absolute gem of a take regarding the need for many modern cars to seemingly react, ping, and notify about EVERYTHING.

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ConfusingCaulk@reddit

Unfortunately, it's a self-perpetuating cycle. Add nannies ~> people drive worse ~> add more nannies to protect those people from themselves ~> people drive worse, and so on.

There's a not-insignificant portion of the population who would be much better off with fully (or mostly) self-driving cars; much better for them AND us.

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Astramael@reddit

Remember when Honda made, at the same time:

NSX
S2000
Civic Type R
Insight
Fit
Element
Civic Si
Accord Coupe

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ConfusingCaulk@reddit

Prelude

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A_Literal_6_Year_Old@reddit

Based on your list, this would apply to 2003-2005.

People love to talk about the late 80;s-90's as the golden age of honda, but they were really doing something special in the early 2000's as well.

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Astramael@reddit

Yep, it seems like the 2008 financial crisis decimated Honda. Not quite sure how that all worked out, but it’s very sad.

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ThatGuyBudIsWhoIAm@reddit

I miss the Del Sol

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ej102@reddit

Miss the Accord Coupe

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consolidatedBD@reddit

My mom had a 3.5L Odyssey around that time too

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bobj33@reddit

Hacks is a great show. Season 5 starts tonight.

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1975hh3@reddit

A Honda Element was the champion of the Coventry Festival.

There was a huge Phish festival on a farm in Vermont which was cancelled due to days and days of torrential rain leading up to it. But the fans said fuck that and abandoned their cars on the highway and walked 20 plus miles to the festival, so Coventry went ahead as planned. (It was an unmitigated disaster…That is a whole other story.)

Back to the Element. The grounds were mud bogs. Hundreds and hundreds of cars and trucks stuck in the mud in and around the grounds. This one field had lifted Tacomas, 4Runners, F150’s, you name it, stuck in the bog. This one brave insane person was driving their Honda Element and said “Fuck it. I’m doing it.” People started to gather to watch this Element try and make it across this giant mud bog field. This motherfucker just drove through that shit like it was nothing, passing all the big trucks and SUVs stuck in the mud. People were cheering this Element on and going apeshit when it made it across. It was the greatest thing I saw that whole week. Haha

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iatekane@reddit

Awesome.

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copy_run_start@reddit

I was wondering when Road and Track would do an in-depth 15-minute interview with the star of a show about stand up comedy that features a, uh

... behind the wheel of her Chevrolet Bolt...

Chevy Bolt. Which, to this show, sounds kind of like its version of Brian's Supra or KITT or the Transformers Camaro.

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strangway@reddit

I think it's rare for Hollywood stars to express strong opinions about cars that aren't super/hyper/exotic. It's refreshing, and I felt the same way about my first car—it's about freedom. Although she had a couple of Prius' after the Element, and now drives a Crown 😝.

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copy_run_start@reddit

True, but the article is just an ad for the show. It's not a bad read or anything, but it's clearly a very low effort press tour ad for the show that's starting a new season.

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strangway@reddit

Mission: accomplished. Now I know what to watch tomorrow. I just finished season 4 a few weeks ago.

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copy_run_start@reddit

Glad it worked out haha. I'll say, if we're lacking anything in this world, it's more ads disguised as news.

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strangway@reddit

Lol well she did start the interview by saying she didn't need to talk about the show at all, and didn't.

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copy_run_start@reddit

Because the first words in the article were:

Two days ahead of the April 9 premiere of the fifth and final season of the HBO series "Hacks,"...

She's great and the show sounds good but this was a 15 minute phone call paid for by HBO and called "News" by R&T. I understand they have to pay the bills, but it's pure r/HailCorporate

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TanguayX@reddit

Hi Hannah! We love you!

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JALbert@reddit

Posting some highlights because it feels like most comments are ignoring the article

T: I grew up in Portland, Oregon, primarily, and all of the most beautiful bisexual plant freaks drove Honda Elements. Were you already becoming that before the Honda Element, or was the Honda Element helpful in your journey towards that?

HE: Thank you so much for that. Yeah, the Honda Element chooses you. You know, you're either sapphic in some way if you drive it, or you're a guy with a calf tattoo who loves ska. Those are the main demographics of the Element driver. I think I should have known I was bisexual when I wanted to wrap my car matte black. That maybe should have been a little tip, but it did take me a couple of years to figure that out.

R&T: You posted about spending your time on the Honda Element subreddit. Is it a kind space? Why do you spend time on there?

HE: It's a joyous space. It's one of the most positive communities that I'm a member of. It's kind of the inverse of my [Philadelphia] Eagles fandom, right?

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driftking428@reddit

The crown is disappointing.

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Sesspool@reddit

None car person liking point a to point b car?

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r_golan_trevize@reddit

Sounds like we’ve got a level 7 susceptible!

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Kongary@reddit

Always liked the Element and would love to see a true successor. Friend found a used base model with stick some years ago that was truly like the name, nicely elemental (not even A/C) and fun for it. Except for driving on the highway on a windy day apparently lol.

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Valiant-For-Truth@reddit

I drive an 03 Element with 225k miles. I will never get rid of it as long as it drives.

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a49991@reddit

The Honda element is so overrated.

Its max weight capacity is 675lbs. It’s not even technically supposed to haul 4 adults.

It’s a car with a larger body and no different than the modern CUVs that this sub hates.

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HAD7@reddit

The cargo capacity is amazing. The rear seats can be folded against the side of the car

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RightSideBlind@reddit

I absolutely loved being able to put two bikes in my Element without having to remove their front wheels.

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a49991@reddit

Too bad after you have 2 people in there you run out of weight capacity for said cargo.

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jse000@reddit

And yet a friend used one to haul his various bikes out for track days for years on end.

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Beencho@reddit

Except that you can Stowe the seats down and create a perfect bed to smash you fuckin nerd.

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a49991@reddit

Like every minivan ever?

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Anteater_Reasonable@reddit

Why buy long minivan when short Element do trick?

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Teledildonic@reddit

Yeah but u/a49991's mom is going to exceed the weight rating by herself.

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Martinprizzle@reddit

Can’t beat that, my guy. ^

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AmNoSuperSand52@reddit

It turns into a fuckin mini camper van

What more could you want, you utter troglodyte

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a49991@reddit

Like you can do with any minivan?

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AmNoSuperSand52@reddit

What’s the length of your minivan

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HeyyyyAbbott@reddit

Honda Element with a 2027 upgrade as an AWD EV and sliding second row doors would be fun to see.

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RightSideBlind@reddit

I'd agree on the sliding second row doors. The only thing my wife didn't like about our Element was the rear suicide doors- getting someone in and out of the back seat was difficult in a parking lot. Great for opening up the interior, bad for loading.

Actual working rear row windows would be nice, too.

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FourEyesAndThighs@reddit

You just described the 5 seater ID.Buzz.

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Zoidburger_@reddit

I didn't even know this was a thing. Why tf did they even bother with the long wheelbase? The short wheelbase captures the soul of the VW Bus far better than the big-ass cinderblock that is the long wheelbase model.

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FourEyesAndThighs@reddit

The entire launch of the car was a disaster. It’s supposed to evoke the original bus, which was very affordable and is heavily popular (along with over VW vans) for camper conversions.

Instead it is incredibly unaffordable for what you get, and has such a piddly EV range, you’re gonna be camping in your driveway.

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