MICKEY KAUS'S GEARBOX REVIEW OF THE HONDA ELEMENT is terrific -- full of useful information and witty Kausisms:
This would be a good vehicle to drive across the country, if you were accompanied by a bunch of entertaining friends and a vast array of salty snacks. . . .
The longer you live with the Element, the more its Honda-esque virtues--reliability, stability, fit & finish, efficiency--grow on you. It's what I think I'd be like as a husband!