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Originally Posted by kennyt

Most people assume the Element gets great gas mileage, I guess because it is pretty ugly, in a really cute sort of way. When people ask me if it gets great mileage, I usually laugh some, as the thing is a box, there's nothing aerodynamic about it, in fact I have a sticker on the back that says "aerodynamics are overrated"....

yeah, but virtually none of those aerodynamic vehicles will hold anything even remotely close to what you can stuff into an Element! I recall that Brent Butterworth bought one for the simple reason that it was the only vehicle he could find that would allow him to haul two of his recumbent bikes.