Honda Elysion. Anyone got/had one?
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That looks great!! Can see why you're chuffed. If the TV is like my Crown then it's analogue so can't get it working over here, but you maybe able to replace the feed somehow?
Honda Elysion list price in 2006:
Honda Elysion list price in 2006:
| Model | Chassis | Engine | List price (new) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDD Navi | RR1 | K24A | 3,000,000 |
| HDD Navi | RR2 | K24A | 3,294,000 |
| HDD Navi Aero Edition | RR3 | J30A | 3,500,000 |
| HDD Navi Aero Edition | RR4 | J30A | 3,794,000 |
TommoAE86 said:
That looks great!! Can see why you're chuffed. If the TV is like my Crown then it's analogue so can't get it working over here, but you maybe able to replace the feed somehow?
Honda Elysion list price in 2006:
Thanks for the info, not that expensive then. About £21,000 in Japan back in 2006. Impressive quality for that price.Honda Elysion list price in 2006:
| Model | Chassis | Engine | List price (new) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDD Navi | RR1 | K24A | 3,000,000 |
| HDD Navi | RR2 | K24A | 3,294,000 |
| HDD Navi Aero Edition | RR3 | J30A | 3,500,000 |
| HDD Navi Aero Edition | RR4 | J30A | 3,794,000 |
I think I'll just leave the infotainment as it is. It plays CD's so that's good enough for me for the occasional use the car will get.
wolfie1978 said:
Can i ask how you're getting on with the Elysion? The engine in my 2012 Caravelle has just grenaded itself so i need to replace it. These seem a lot of car for the money
I'm still waiting for DVLA to register it.They certainly are a huge amount of car for the money.
Only downsides I'm expecting is certain parts availability, windscreens, body panels.
But many mechanical parts are easily available, and I think even the other parts are becoming more available.
I spoke to a breakers yard last week who have a container full of Elysion parts they've bought in from Japan, and they are planning on getting windscreens.
The beauty of the Elysion for me is that it's lower than the others, so it's fits into a garage.
Sitting inside it, and looking closely all over it, it's a quality thing, and has some nice touches, and lovely seats/trim.
If you take the plunge be careful though. There's a couple of people on the Facebook forums who visited some dealers selling them recently.
They reported that one dealer had quite a few, but all had issues/faults, and were not nice examples.
Another dealer had various vehicles, all in different states of repair.
So you need to be careful. I'll imagine there's some dealers bringing in damaged vehicles and repairing them.
And I'll imagine the auction sheets are easily doctored, take their "grade 4" with a pinch of salt.
A grade 4 should have very little damage, and no evidence of major body repairs. It should be a lovely example.
I'll report back when I've had a chance to run mine for a bit, it's sitting there waiting to go.
Trevor555 said:
I'm still waiting for DVLA to register it.
They certainly are a huge amount of car for the money.
Only downsides I'm expecting is certain parts availability, windscreens, body panels.
But many mechanical parts are easily available, and I think even the other parts are becoming more available.
I spoke to a breakers yard last week who have a container full of Elysion parts they've bought in from Japan, and they are planning on getting windscreens.
The beauty of the Elysion for me is that it's lower than the others, so it's fits into a garage.
Sitting inside it, and looking closely all over it, it's a quality thing, and has some nice touches, and lovely seats/trim.
If you take the plunge be careful though. There's a couple of people on the Facebook forums who visited some dealers selling them recently.
They reported that one dealer had quite a few, but all had issues/faults, and were not nice examples.
Another dealer had various vehicles, all in different states of repair.
So you need to be careful. I'll imagine there's some dealers bringing in damaged vehicles and repairing them.
And I'll imagine the auction sheets are easily doctored, take their "grade 4" with a pinch of salt.
A grade 4 should have very little damage, and no evidence of major body repairs. It should be a lovely example.
I'll report back when I've had a chance to run mine for a bit, it's sitting there waiting to go.
Would one of these dealers be located in Enfield by any chance? They certainly are a huge amount of car for the money.
Only downsides I'm expecting is certain parts availability, windscreens, body panels.
But many mechanical parts are easily available, and I think even the other parts are becoming more available.
I spoke to a breakers yard last week who have a container full of Elysion parts they've bought in from Japan, and they are planning on getting windscreens.
The beauty of the Elysion for me is that it's lower than the others, so it's fits into a garage.
Sitting inside it, and looking closely all over it, it's a quality thing, and has some nice touches, and lovely seats/trim.
If you take the plunge be careful though. There's a couple of people on the Facebook forums who visited some dealers selling them recently.
They reported that one dealer had quite a few, but all had issues/faults, and were not nice examples.
Another dealer had various vehicles, all in different states of repair.
So you need to be careful. I'll imagine there's some dealers bringing in damaged vehicles and repairing them.
And I'll imagine the auction sheets are easily doctored, take their "grade 4" with a pinch of salt.
A grade 4 should have very little damage, and no evidence of major body repairs. It should be a lovely example.
I'll report back when I've had a chance to run mine for a bit, it's sitting there waiting to go.
wolfie1978 said:
Would one of these dealers be located in Enfield by any chance?
I can't remember now.All I remember is the chap saying they had around 10 or so, but all had issues, and their vehicles looked cheap compared to all other dealers.
I'll have a look back on the Facebook page and PM you if I can find it.
It's worth joining the FB page, there's a couple of people on it who import and they're helpful when people have questions.
Trevor555 said:
I can't remember now.
All I remember is the chap saying they had around 10 or so, but all had issues, and their vehicles looked cheap compared to all other dealers.
I'll have a look back on the Facebook page and PM you if I can find it.
It's worth joining the FB page, there's a couple of people on it who import and they're helpful when people have questions.
Thank you for the PM, i'll have a look for the FB groupAll I remember is the chap saying they had around 10 or so, but all had issues, and their vehicles looked cheap compared to all other dealers.
I'll have a look back on the Facebook page and PM you if I can find it.
It's worth joining the FB page, there's a couple of people on it who import and they're helpful when people have questions.
wolfie1978 said:
Can i ask how you're getting on with the Elysion? The engine in my 2012 Caravelle has just grenaded itself so i need to replace it. These seem a lot of car for the money
Did you get one in the end?Still waiting for my registration.
They sent my application back as by the time they opened it the insurance had expired.
Another 6-8 weeks wait I guess.
Trevor555 said:
Did you get one in the end?
Still waiting for my registration.
They sent my application back as by the time they opened it the insurance had expired.
Another 6-8 weeks wait I guess.
Not yet, I'm still in the process of dealing with the mess my VW has left us in. I can't believe you're still waiting though, I will definitely be looking at one that's already registered after reading how long it's taken you to get yours sortedStill waiting for my registration.
They sent my application back as by the time they opened it the insurance had expired.
Another 6-8 weeks wait I guess.
wolfie1978 said:
Trevor555 said:
Did you get one in the end?
Still waiting for my registration.
They sent my application back as by the time they opened it the insurance had expired.
Another 6-8 weeks wait I guess.
Not yet, I'm still in the process of dealing with the mess my VW has left us in. I can't believe you're still waiting though, I will definitely be looking at one that's already registered after reading how long it's taken you to get yours sortedStill waiting for my registration.
They sent my application back as by the time they opened it the insurance had expired.
Another 6-8 weeks wait I guess.
I'll give an update in a couple of weeks with thoughts about it.
Hopefully the lockdowns will end soon, need to load it up and go over to Ireland on a fishing trip.
Perfect height for the ferry bookings, under the 1.8m threshold for larger vehicles.
Trevor555 said:
I finally got the registration through today.
I'll give an update in a couple of weeks with thoughts about it.
Hopefully the lockdowns will end soon, need to load it up and go over to Ireland on a fishing trip.
Perfect height for the ferry bookings, under the 1.8m threshold for larger vehicles.
So how have you been getting on with it? I'll give an update in a couple of weeks with thoughts about it.
Hopefully the lockdowns will end soon, need to load it up and go over to Ireland on a fishing trip.
Perfect height for the ferry bookings, under the 1.8m threshold for larger vehicles.
I finally got my broken VW back last week so i can get shot of it
wolfie1978 said:
Trevor555 said:
I finally got the registration through today.
I'll give an update in a couple of weeks with thoughts about it.
Hopefully the lockdowns will end soon, need to load it up and go over to Ireland on a fishing trip.
Perfect height for the ferry bookings, under the 1.8m threshold for larger vehicles.
So how have you been getting on with it? I'll give an update in a couple of weeks with thoughts about it.
Hopefully the lockdowns will end soon, need to load it up and go over to Ireland on a fishing trip.
Perfect height for the ferry bookings, under the 1.8m threshold for larger vehicles.
I finally got my broken VW back last week so i can get shot of it
The Elysion is a lovely thing and runs like clockwork.
I've also found it stores all your music onboard once you've played your CD's, surprising for an 06 car.
Only negative is the rear seats are not clip in and out, theres bolts to undo to remove them.
As I use it for fishing trips it would be nice if I could easily remove the seats, and then put them bank on with out a socket set.
Other than that I love it. Its lovely inside and feels quite luxurious.
If you're going to get one join the facebook forum as theres talk on there of a dealer selling very substandard ones. Easy to spot as they're clearly much cheaper than all other dealers.
Good luck with the hunt, get a good one and I reckon they're great value.
Edited by Trevor555 on Saturday 15th May 18:31
Trevor555 said:
That's good news for you.
The Elysion is a lovely thing and runs like clockwork.
I've also found it stores all your music onboard once you've played your CD's, surprising for an 06 car.
Only negative is the rear seats are not clip in and out, theres bolts to undo to remove them.
As I use it for fishing trips it would be nice if I could easily remove the seats, and then put them bank on with out a socket set.
Other than that I love it. Its lovely inside and feels quite luxurious.
Biggest plus is it goes in my garage. Elgrand and Alphard are too tall for the garage, as are combi Van's.
If you're going to get one join the facebook forum as theres talk on there of a dealer selling very substandard ones. Easy to spot as they're clearly much cheaper than all other dealers.
Good luck with the hunt, get a good one and I reckon they're great value.
Glad you're enjoying it, I have joined the Facebook group, I assume it's the same one anyway. I know which dealer you're refering to though and have noted to give them a wide berth when I'm ready to buy. The Elysion is a lovely thing and runs like clockwork.
I've also found it stores all your music onboard once you've played your CD's, surprising for an 06 car.
Only negative is the rear seats are not clip in and out, theres bolts to undo to remove them.
As I use it for fishing trips it would be nice if I could easily remove the seats, and then put them bank on with out a socket set.
Other than that I love it. Its lovely inside and feels quite luxurious.
Biggest plus is it goes in my garage. Elgrand and Alphard are too tall for the garage, as are combi Van's.
If you're going to get one join the facebook forum as theres talk on there of a dealer selling very substandard ones. Easy to spot as they're clearly much cheaper than all other dealers.
Good luck with the hunt, get a good one and I reckon they're great value.
Challo said:
It’s a shame on the rear seats. I really like these, but lack of seating functionality means I’m looking more to a Stepwagon or Alphard / Elgrand
Yes, the rear benches in some of the others simply fold up.I removed the Elysion seats today, it took about 20mins.
Some photos to show what it's all about inside.
All seats in, but pushed all the way forward for maximum bootspace.
The way the seats fold up.
The seat bolts, 14mm.
And the space when three of the four seats are removed. Still able to seat 4 people.
If you took all of the seats out you have seven and a half foot of space in the back.
And a few general pics.
The bigger Jap wagons like the Elgrand and Alphard won't go in my garage so couldn't leave all my fishing kit in them.
Challo said:
Thanks for taking the time to post the details and pictures. Quick question, do the middle row or the front seats rotate at all?
Not on my one.I think it's an option for the middle row to rotate, but people said on forum it's quite a rare option.
I've seen a camper conversion with a swivel front passenger seat. But I think the swivel base is an accessory that you can add.
I think the Alphards have a swivel centre row of seats.
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