I agree 100%. My Element was bought to replace my Subaru Legacy Wagon, not
my Vanagon.  It did not carry my upright bass and music gear as well which
was a surprise.

Yeah, that Aztec was a cool vehicle; they even had a camping tent, etc. But
it was just SOOO ugly. Buick tried to pretty it up but.... They have like
the worse resale value of all vehicles.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeff Lincoln
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 4:52 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon vs Element..from digest mode..

Yeah, I don't really see it as Vanagon vs. Element as much as just pointing
out that Honda has produced a unique "multi purpose" vehicle - and is doing
fairly well with it where as VW seems to be, IMHO, ignoring that market.

An Element could never replace a Vanagon, Westy or not. However, if one were
to want a new vehicle the Element is an option out there with a similar
spirit - even with its pros and cons.

I think that Pontiac had a similar idea when they came out with the Aztek -
although god awful ugly there were a lot of options available that made it a
versitile vehicle. Although I think they fell short of the mark it was a
step in what I consider the right direction.

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Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus