Honda Ridgeline Truck (luxury, vehicles, brake, AWD)

[Troublemakerca]

If you put a K&N Airfilter on & cut off the Muffler, + Add Splitfire plugs!
It will do 15.0 in the quater mile! (it's quiet)







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Trunk close up

Trunk

Tailgate in side swing

Tailgate in down mode

Loaded with my garden supplies

Side view with Mount Shasta in the distance

Side view in driveway[/quote]

[Troublemakerca]

06 made in canada
If you put a K&N Airfilter on & cut off the Muffler, + Add Splitfire plugs!
It will do 15.0 in the quater mile! (it's quiet)

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Has anybody found a cabover camper that can be made to fit< a ridgeline?

[johna01374]

I have to say that I really like the concept of the Ridgeline. When they where first released I considered getting one and test drove two different trucks. After the second drive I had the dealer put the "truck" up in the air so I could have a look. I was seriously disappointed in what I saw.

I use my truck as a truck meaning it's used to haul items, tow stuff and most often it's used offroad to get me to lakes, cabins etc so I need a "truck" with some clearance and under body protection. The Ridgeline fit the bill fine for my hauling and towing needs but I was really shocked to see the underside. Everything is hung low and nothing it protected by anything more than a couple of plastic panels.

If Honda where to build a truck like the ridgeline on a real frame with some underbody protection i'd buy on in a heat beat. Until then I cant say I care for it.

[Coldjensens]

I lked the Ridgeline ok whe I test drove one some years ago despite the ugly. Why is is uglier than avalanche when it si kinfd of a minature copy? I do not know. However avalanche is a pretty ugly thing too, especially with that stuhpid body armor.

I found it far less comfortable than the Silverado, Avalanche, F-150 or RAM, especially the back seats. I am not looking for plush seats or anyhitng, but I am big (6'1" and 220) and I do not want pain when I get out of my vehicle after a long trip.

I alwys thought that Honda is kind of a prissy looking truck (no offense intended to those who drive these, just my unfounded opinion and personal reaction). A truck should look tough.

However I was surprised the see that it gets only 18/21 MPG. Chevy Silverado is roughly the same with a bigger engine, higher paylod/towing capability and much much more comfortable seating. I do not know wha the new Ram gets. No idea what the current Ford truck gets either. I do not know what Ford trucks offer the new Ecoboost engine, but that may get good mileage. However I do nto buy a truck based on getting 2-3 or even 5 MPG difference. Trucks get bad mileage. A couple miles per gallon is not going to make a difference to me.


What I really like right now is the new Dodge Ram. they are the best lookking trucks out there IMO. They have storage in the footwells for the rear seats as well as storage in the side walls of the bed (like an avalanche). One thing that always bugged me was the lack of storage space in a pick up truck. Unless you wnat to eat up your bed space with a lockable tool box, there is no room for anything. The Dodge ideas are great. Too bad it is a Dodge. they always made chintzy trucks, great ideas, poorly executed. Everything breaks or just falls off. HAve they improved? Not sure, how can we know? Will they be around long enough to honor their?warranty? Who knows that either?

Chevy probably makes the best combination of toughness, fit, comfort etc, but their trucks are just palin boring, except the Avalanche which is Ridgeline ugly, and absurdly expensive.

The new F-150s have some fresh ideas and Ford just really seems to have their act together right now. I suspect that Ford may surpass Chevy in the toughness/reliability reputation area.

I am not sure I will ever find a Truck. I want the ideas of Dodge, The size, toughness and drivetrain of Chevy, the reliability of Toyota and the direction of Ford. I guess I want a Dotoyevyord.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

The new F-150s have some fresh ideas and Ford just really seems to have their act together right now. I suspect that Ford may surpass Chevy in the toughness/reliability reputation area.

The contractors I worked for in 35 years in my trade (I worked out of a hiring hall; that's LOTS of contractors) bought more Fords than anything else, followed by Chevy. I can't recall working for a contractor that bought Dodges or Japanese trucks.

One outfit that had a huge pressure vessel and pipe fabricating shop used to rebuild all their trucks themselves and run them forever; their trucks were V-8 Chevys with stick shifts.

[ferretkona]

Originally Posted by TheDragonslayer

I sold my gas guzzler 74 Chevy Cheyenne 4x4 and 98 ford ranger in July of 2005 and bought a 2006 Honda Ridgeline 4x4 allwheel drive truck.,,,,

Well, you only get one or the other. All wheel drive or 4x4. You will know the difference when you look for low range.

Originally Posted by TheDragonslayer

,,,,I am sure there are some older members that remember when toyota and datsun came on to the truck scene and were not accepted because they were not of the big three and if anything was ugly just remember how those mini trucks looked. Don't Knock my truck, just appreciate it as a revolution in the way trucks are made. Molds were made to be broken.

When Toyota and Nissan came out with their trucks only a dwarf could drive one. Ultra tiny cabs with no leg room. Leg room increased a inch each model until Japan realized Americans were taller.

Real trucks are not unibody.

[charger62790]

Originally Posted by TheDragonslayer

I sold my gas guzzler 74 Chevy Cheyenne 4x4 and 98 ford ranger in July of 2005 and bought a 2006 Honda Ridgeline 4x4 allwheel drive truck. It has a 244 hp V6, gets 16 city and 21 highway, has a 1,550 pound payload and can tow 5,000 pounds. It has an 8.6 cubic foot trunk, not including the slideout for the spare tire. The tail gate open two ways and the trunk locks and is integrated into the security system. The truck drives like a large Subaru in that it does not slip on the road. It is not a serious off road vehicle, but I did not need off road. The truck had worked great for my garden business and has not dissapointed me one bit. The ridgeline is made in America just like the big three are.

Trunk close up

Trunk

Tailgate in side swing

Tailgate in down mode

Loaded with my garden supplies

Side view with Mount Shasta in the distance

Side view in driveway

Glad the ridgeline is working out for you. I need a real truck, I mean bed size wise. A silverado crew cab for example generally has to small of a bed for me. However if the ridgeline meets your needs than I hope it lasts and is a great "truck" to you.

[charger62790]

Originally Posted by TheDragonslayer

I find it interesting that people like the Avalanche and Escalade and other than their disign and larger size have the same supposedly hidious body style. I think the ugliest truck, though it is a good truck, is the Titan. What one sees as ugly others see as a practical and intelligently designed truck. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

lol I think the Titan is the best looking truck out there. funny how opinion varies I guess.

[charger62790]

Originally Posted by TheDragonslayer

To answer your last question, I was happy with my combination of the Chevy if I needed to haul and the ranger for just taking my tools to work, but the ranger was too small and wimpy and the Chevy, though it had loads of power, got 12 highway and 6 city. I read an article on the ridgeline first in popular science and then read an outstanding review of in consumers reports. I was waiting for subaru to come out with a truck that was not a joke like the baja is. We own a forrester and it is a great and safe car, if subaru had come out with a good sized truck and not a mini, it would have been my choice. The ridgeline is the first truck to have a five star crash test rating by the NHSTA and is also an ultra low emission vehicle.

HUH? Funny my whimpy little Ranger performed well under all circumstances. And the day the Ranger died was at a very high speed collision. I was hit at (police estimate) 74 MPH. In the explosion of glass and sheet metal I walked away with a broken wrist and some bruises. cops were shocked. I can never consider a Ranger whimpy under those circumstances and still believe that was the best truck I ever owned. I keep 2 trucks. a 2004 GMC Canyon (replaced the ranger, ok truck but I miss the ranger) and a 1998 Chevy Silverado 2500. I use my smaller truck 90 % of the time and the silverado the other 10%.