# Opinions, please: 2008 Honda Element, manual transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-please-2008-honda-element-manual-transmission/121752>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** element, honda\
**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-please-2008-honda-element-manual-transmission/121752 "2018-07-27T03:18:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![PamKydes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@PamKydes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PamKydes)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-please-2008-honda-element-manual-transmission/121752/1 "2018-07-27T03:18:40Z")

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Opinions on Honda Element, 2008, manual transmission?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opinions-please-2008-honda-element-manual-transmission/121752/2 "2018-07-27T11:59:03Z")

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The Element was essentially identical–in a mechanical sense–to the better-known CR-V, and that is a good thing. However, with any used car–no matter what its make and model might be–the most important factor is the way that it was maintained by the previous owner(s).

I would not be interested in buying a 10 year old car unless it came with hard copies of its maintenance history that I could compare to the mfr’s maintenance schedule–which can be found in the glovebox. And, even with maintenance receipts, I would not buy a 10 year old used car unless my own mechanic inspected it and gave it his approval.  
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