one of my fave cars!!!

I've had it two days and I like it so far.

jesus it's so big D:

I've spent the last five months driving a 99 Chevy Suburban. Compared to that this thing is nothing. This thing stops fast and turns fast. Both of which I've had to struggle to get used to because the Suburban is like driving a marshmallow. It stops.. eventually.. and handles like a barge.

And it came with XM. So there's that.

XDDD why get something so big though? isn't it just you?

I travel long distances for work then end up there for two months or so at a time. So, I need cargo space.

I guess so. XD its jsut stereotypical one person needs giant vehicle. I think my mustang has more than enough room for myself, my dog and all my clothing and computer

Okay, let me break it down to you. I don't pack in bags anymore. I pack into storage containers.

I have two large (28 gal?) containers.
One is clothing. Filled to the brim.
One is cookware. Also filled to the brim.

I have two small containers.
One is bathroom related. Soaps, shampoos, etc. Keep in mind: I have a soap allergy so I travel with multiple bars of soap.
One is entertainment related. DVD player, DVD collections, watercolor pencils, poi, etc.

I have a large laundry basket. During travel, it's FULL, because it containers my personal blankets (again, I have a soap allergy which means I don't touch hotel sheets).

Smaller various include my scanner (yes, I travel with it), my laptop bag and other refinements.

Why so much stuff? I was gone from January until three weeks ago. I was in Louisiana, Nebraska, and Ohio. I needed enough clothes to go two weeks without laundry if absolutely necessary. I carry some cookware because I don't eat fast food or prepared food. I barely eat cereal.

I actually experimented and found the four containers (the important stuff) could fit in a Honda Fit. However, then we start discussing another problem: winter handling. My job is spring/fall sometimes going into winter. Some of the plants are far north. Say what you will, I doubt your mustang will handle a Vermont winter (Vermont has a plant, New York has a few, Michigan has three, etc).

So, that's my situation. I actually wanted a CRV but they were hard to find in my price range. The Element's seats fold flat to the sides so it's all cargo space and it can practically be mopped out. It's a Honda, so it's cheap to insure and indestructible. It averages 25 mpg but come on: the suburban was getting 16 or less in Ohio.

AND: I'll be able to find it in the parking lot. In Ohio, just in the training parking lot, I was one of five suburbans of the same color and body type. I only knew which was mine because of the CB antenna.

I scored this thing for a pretty good deal, too. And I wrote a check so I have no payments.

thats good I guess, ugh the gas mileage, owch.

you do a ton of traveling then ahaha, and that sucks about the soap allergy.

just a sidenote, mustangs do great in the snow. 5 speed vehicles with rear wheel drive always drive better on snow or in rain that front wheel drive automatics. You can downshift instantly without having to brake in a manual care, and the rear wheel drive is much better traction on slick surfaces, since well the ass end of the car is the first part to go sliding when you break your grip on those surfaces.

still its so big XD even if I had to travel maaaaaaaaaaan id condense everything I have and use a rent-a-space or leave my other crap at my dads because I will never be caught dead in a larger-than-necessary vehicle XD I just don't like big clunky things. if I had it my way I'd drive a motorcycle [though you can get away with that in miami for the most part aside from random RAINS]

but yeah I see how lugging around a bunch of stuff could be harder with big boxes and a small car but there are a lot of cars these days with larger insides like the pt cruisers and such [though not my taste at all]

I've reduced down as far as I can. Everything I take with me, I use. *shrug* And honestly, it's not as big as it looks!

And for what it's worth, it's about the same footprint as a CRV, so barely a bigger footprint than most sedans.

Lol. Orange Box..
>.>
I saw a bumper sticker on one of those, that was a tiny picture of one, and under it, it said "I love my Toaster"
It made me laugh.
And now I call all of those toasters. ._.

Scion xBs get the same treatment. A lot of xBs have "this end up" stickers and whatnot.

Mine just as a FSM fish and Cthulu fish at this point. Thinkin bout hanging a My Little Pony from the rear view mirror just to really fark with my coworkers.

Cool ride, take good care of it.

What does it get for gas mileage?

25 mpg ish. I can probably get better out of it on long trips

Best Box Ever. And nothing more. HIP2BSQU