Your thoughts: Most underrated/overrated Hondas in history

[SQ is the SQUAD]

overrated : ridgeline (its not a real truck)

Underrated: not sure, they are all pretty popular in their own way.

[Dr_Snooz]

Lexus is pretty overrated in my book.

[2oodoor]

Lexus is pretty overrated in my book.

No way man, several models are the tits
And but those arn't Honda

[cygnus x-1]

overrated : ridgeline (its not a real truck)

I almost said the same thing. But then I didn't. In the traditional sense, no it's not a truck. It doesn't have a solid rear axle. It doesn't have a huge engine with stump pulling torque. It doesn't have the typical stiff truck style ride. But it will do all of the things that most people do with their trucks, just as well as a 'real' truck. And beyond that, when it came out I remember hearing far more criticism of the RL than praise, so from that perspective it's maybe more underrated than overrated.

No way man, several models are the tits
And but those arn't Honda

Like the LFA.


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[Dr_Snooz]

And but those arn't Honda

I know you won't believe me when I say that I looked for that and didn't find it. It was in the thread title though. Doh!

Lucky you, I'll leave my Lexus bashing to another day.

[stat1K]

ridgeline isn't really overrated as it's not really rated. underrated i feel is the crv and overrated is definitely the civic.

[Hauntd ca3]

over rated- integras full stop.
under rated- 3 and 5 g accords

[MessyHonda]

over rated: honda element
under rated: 3rd gen lude and 2nd gen legend coupe

[stat1K]

over rated: honda element
under rated: 3rd gen lude and 2nd gen legend coupe

what's overrated about the element messy?

[MessyHonda]

what's overrated about the element messy?

the car just has too many problems.(recalls) it has a 4 banger and it still gets 18/23mpg. its not the most practical(can only hold 675 pounds of cargo in the back) a 3gee hatch could do that. just google and you will see all the flaws it has. my friend is going to get the toyota FJ and sell his element

[stat1K]

well i don't need to google it as i have one. and it's been great. the only real recall for my year 04, was the windshield and that wasn't a recall but a class action suit.

Also i guarantee you that the rating for cargo for the accord was way less than what it CAN hold. Same goes for the element. It's not meant to be a truck or something similar to a jeep or FJ. It's meant to be what it is, a light duty occasional awd vehicle with low end torque that the l/r/any other civic motor can produce.

i don't find it overrated is my point, it's not really considered an amazing vehicle which would be how something is "overrated." you know? like how does the accord keep winning awards? that shit is overrated.

[2oodoor]

Yup the term "overrated" is misinterpreted easily here.
The Element had potential for a wide market but it lost it's way I believe because of the grey crash dummy look it shared with 1st gen Gm Avalanche. By the time Honda finally painted the fenders they lost the niche and desire for the market IMO ... And consumer interst due to the sticker price. Ford Transit Connect blew everybody away with the mini cargo, Scion and Gm HHR , among others...took the attention away because the ugly fender reputation never went away IMO.
I like the Element with painted fenders.

[dieselgus]

Overrated: The Ridgeline. It is a nice vehicle and all, but if you need to do a lot of actual truck type activities, this isn't the vehicle for you

Underrated: Going to have to go with the 3G sedan. I just finished a quick 5000km trip home for the holidays through the mountains and a few days of brutal -26ish temps. Damn thing started fine without being plugged in, rides great, handles better than a lot of the newer shit on the road, and is great to drive. There are still a lot of them on the road to this day with hundreds of thousands of km on them and they tick along just fine. One solid little car.

[stat1K]

Yup the term "overrated" is misinterpreted easily here.
The Element had potential for a wide market but it lost it's way I believe because of the grey crash dummy look it shared with 1st gen Gm Avalanche. By the time Honda finally painted the fenders they lost the niche and desire for the market IMO ... And consumer interst due to the sticker price. Ford Transit Connect blew everybody away with the mini cargo, Scion and Gm HHR , among others...took the attention away because the ugly fender reputation never went away IMO.
I like the Element with painted fenders.

i personally don't mind my unpainted fenders. i think the element really didn't catch on too much with the honda crowd because it was a GM design. i personally think mine is great, i did have a flat tire in the sand today. that was no fun.