Honda Ridgeline

[stacy'snsx]

Just wondering what you guys think of the new truck by Honda(Ridgeline).
I took one for a drive today and loved the look as well as the storage in the back,but found it to be a little slow.It has the 3.5 litre motor with 255HP and 252lb-ft torque.Should go good but didn't IMO.
Stacy

 

[Veleno]

Hi Stacy,

You can read about it here: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47669

 

[evof575gtc]

:smile: i checked one out today while i was at honda world.
mom's 98 accord coupe v6 had a AT transmission recall and they're going to replace it or something...

anyways. the interior on the ridgeline is pretty cool i guess. better than any chevy dodge or ford that ive ever been. the leather is very nice. the bed is kinda stout. would i get one? NAH.

i still kinda like the nissan/infiniti armada/QX56 as far as any japanese TRUCK/SUV.

haven't checked out the Lexus line yet.
can't wait to check out Lincoln's mark lt when its out.

on a similar topic while at Honda World. The honda civic did do some whopping improvments. the steering wheel now is ACTUAL LEATHER. even on an LX. and nicely appointed shiney silver cluster rings, that many of would DIE for(thanks stacy/SOS) and pretty cool MP3 player.

thats all i really noticed and a silver s2k in the showroom.

when i came back out to the service area ready to leave, there was a large group gathered around my NSX trying to guess what year it is. :smile:

i told them 91, but they kept insisting, "you mean 01?"

It feels great to have such a BAD ASS CAR :biggrin:
sorry to trail off, but it was a good day today

 

[NSXLNT]

I looked at one at the New York Auto show last week, and yesterday at Greenwich Honda. I am considering replacing my ten year old Chevy Silverado Z71, which is my daily driver/work vehicle. With the cost of gas going up and up, the Chevy is costing me @ $100.00 per week, and I would like to find something else with much better mileage, to justify the expense of purchase.
I like the design/look of the Ridgeline, but it seems too nice to work out of, the bed design is cool but somewhat impractical for a working guy, and the mileage, at only 16/21 is way too low to justify the 32K cost of the truck. Guess I'll hold onto the Chevy till it falls apart or blows up. FYI, I had to replace the motor in the Chevy at 95K, as it blew ( they claimed oil starvation ), the tranny went at 125K and the rear end went last year at 140K. Between tires, shocks, brakes, etc. , plus all of the major stuff, this truck has been very expensive to maintain and keep on the road.

 

[Da Hapa]

I feel like a traitor saying this but...

I'm not a fan. I just don't like the way that rig looks and as shallow and superficial as it may sound, I can't imagine buying any kind of vehicle that I didn't like the way it looks.

I think Honda has some excellent, innovative ideas in the truck (the bed, for example) but it looks like a botched cross of a Subaru Baja and a Chevy Avalanche to me and neither of those vehicles makes me want to do anything other than puke.

 

[ChrisK]

I'm not a fan of trucks so I would say looks wise I'm not feeling it, but I think it would look as good as any other truck if they just changed the front grill. The rest of it looks like a any other normal truck to me. That aside, the interior is real nice. I like the way the back seats are. It is just like a car. I was really surprised at how deep the inbed storage is. I can see people putting it to good use. The bed itself doesn't seem to have too much length, but it looks like it would fit most peoples needs who are looking for a light duty truck. This looks like the perfect vehicle for people who want an SUV but rather have an open bed to haul taller cargo like refrigerators, dressors and such. When I saw it in person it definately looked a lot better to me than in pictures. I'm still not a huge fan of the style, but now I could actually think about buying one if I ever needed a light duty truck.

 

[White92]

I too hated this truck when I first saw pics of it. I've seen a few around town now and sat in one at a Honda dealership on Saturday. It was black with tan interior. I must say that I was pretty impressed with the interior and the exterior has really grown on me. I don't think I would ever own one though. If I was going to buy something like this, I would probably just go with the new Tacoma, quad cab. Those are pretty nice.

 

[FuryNSX]

I'm not a fan of trucks so I would say looks wise I'm not feeling it, but I think it would look as good as any other truck if they just changed the front grill.

Chris,

Just like I said in the other thread. I like the Honda optional grill.

-Randy

 

[Stradale]

Hi Stacy,

You can read about it here: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47669

Oh, that one again... :frown:

 

[hlweyl]

Can you say Pontiac Aztec?

 

[caseycarson]

For me personally, you couldn't pay me to buy a foreign made truck.....My everyday driver is a gas-guzzlin' V8 Chevy 1500 single cab short bed. 148,000 miles on the clock and NEVER been in the shop.

 

[steveny]

For me personally, you couldn't pay me to buy a foreign made truck.....My everyday driver is a gas-guzzlin' V8 Chevy 1500 single cab short bed. 148,000 miles on the clock and NEVER been in the shop.

Drive the Titan! You will never drive domestic again.

 

[ChrisK]

Chris,

Just like I said in the other thread. I like the Honda optional grill.

-Randy

Its amazing what a grill and color can do. Now in it looks like any other square truck on the market and that black color actually looks pretty good :smile:

 

[Da Hapa]

For me personally, you couldn't pay me to buy a foreign made truck.....My everyday driver is a gas-guzzlin' V8 Chevy 1500 single cab short bed. 148,000 miles on the clock and NEVER been in the shop.

No offense intended but you're lucky.

I have quite a few buddies from high school that our contractors. All of them use full size pickups for work. They used to be pretty evenly spread between Chevy and Ford guys (although quite a few switched to Dodge when the semi-look Ram came out). All of them but one, and I'm not exaggerating have since switched to Toyota or Nissan. They got tired of problem after problem with the domestics (mostly as soon as the warranty expired).

Frankly, a few of them say they miss the heavy duty nature of some of the domestics (as neither Toyota nor Nissan offer anything to compete with a dualie) but the trade off of not having their rig in the shop all the time is more than worth it.

Personally, I wish I could buy American and the CTS-V almost got me there. But not yet. The Domestics are getting better, no doubt, but the Japanese aren't just standing idely by.

 

[hlweyl]

For me personally, you couldn't pay me to buy a foreign made truck.....My everyday driver is a gas-guzzlin' V8 Chevy 1500 single cab short bed. 148,000 miles on the clock and NEVER been in the shop.

Going off on a tangent here but what is your definition of a foreign made truck? The Nissan Titan is designed and built in America. Is that more American than say a Dodge Ram (owned by Diamler-Chrysler)? Or buying a Tahoe built in Mexico?

I consider myself patriotic but am torn when it comes to buying cars. My experience with Ford and Chevrolet have been terrible. I've owned 5 different Honda's now and have had terrific luck. I do prefer to buy cars built in America but at this point, I could care less where the profits go.

 

[White92]

I don't think luck had anything to do with you having good experiences with Honda vehicles. They are just great designed and built vehicles.

As far as buying American goes. I'm still not sure how these auto makers get away with saying they are American. Alot of them are not even made here anymore. Unless they mean North, Central and South America. Then I could see that as being more truthful.

 

[steveny]

I could care less where the profits go.

I think you mean couldn't?

 

[NSXLNT]

No offense intended but you're lucky.

I have quite a few buddies from high school that our contractors. All of them use full size pickups for work. They used to be pretty evenly spread between Chevy and Ford guys (although quite a few switched to Dodge when the semi-look Ram came out). All of them but one, and I'm not exaggerating have since switched to Toyota or Nissan. They got tired of problem after problem with the domestics (mostly as soon as the warranty expired).

Frankly, a few of them say they miss the heavy duty nature of some of the domestics (as neither Toyota nor Nissan offer anything to compete with a dualie) but the trade off of not having their rig in the shop all the time is more than worth it.

Personally, I wish I could buy American and the CTS-V almost got me there. But not yet. The Domestics are getting better, no doubt, but the Japanese aren't just standing idely by.

See my above post. The engine blew up literally two weeks after I sent in the final payment on my loan.

 

[steveny]

FYI, I had to replace the motor in the Chevy at 95K, as it blew ( they claimed oil starvation ), the tranny went at 125K and the rear end went last year at 140K. Between tires, shocks, brakes, etc. , plus all of the major stuff, this truck has been very expensive to maintain and keep on the road.

Cheaper and eaiser to budget a payment than it is to budget a vehicle out of warranty.

 

[White92]

IF (and a big IF) I ever owned a Tahoe or something similiar, I would get rid of it as soon as the warranty was up. That's about the life of those vehicles in my experience.

 

[queenlives]

IF (and a big IF) I ever owned a Tahoe or something similiar, I would get rid of it as soon as the warranty was up. That's about the life of those vehicles in my experience.

***
i have a '95 yukon (tahoe) with 63k miles on it. aside from the generator croaking the **week after** the warranty expired, i've never had any trouble with it. in general, it looks nearly new.

wrt the ridgeline, depending on their target audience, a hybrid version might be a nice option to have.

be well, all.

 

[hlweyl]

I think you mean couldn't?

Ok grammar nazi :biggrin:

Just a figure of speech:
I could care less - I take this figure of speech to mean that one does not care, hence caring less.
I couldn't care less - this seems more of a double negative. Could not care less, meaning you actually care more.

How about: I do not care who ultimately gets the profit from the car I choose to purchase. :wink: Would the American company use the profit to build another mexican plant or the Japanese company use the profit to build another plant in the US?

 

[JonBoy]

I didn't like the look of the truck in pictures but I saw one in person yesterday (in white) and it looked a lot better. I'd definitely consider one.

My dad is a consultant with a drilling company in northern Alberta. He's considering it for driving in the back country because it's so stiff/rigid. All the guys there buy big-dollar trucks and end up beating the crap out of them because of the condition of the roads - the frame/chassis just doesn't handle it very well. He figures the Honda will last a lot longer and still keep him from getting stuck in mud and snow, all the while staying reliable and troublefree.

We'll see, I guess.

 

[steveny]

I would have to say my brother-in-law has the worlds most kick ass truck. Chevy crew cab dually 4x4 lifted 3" with a 454 and a Whipple super charger. Flashlights that plug in the floor, flip down and head rest monitors DVD with PS2. Remote swing in and extend mirrors. Billet polished rims ~9k in wheels and tires. Fifth wheel. A 9 foot Curtis V plow. Remote controlled extendable running boards. Underbody mounted remote wheel lift for towing cars. yada yada yada... The worse part is the truck gets 4 MPG without and 2 MPG with the plow mounted . For this reason the truck spends most of its life sitting in the garage. LOL

 

[ncdogdoc]

I have a '97 Suburban with 182,000 miles, just rebuilt the transmission for a whopping $1200 at 178,000. Lots of electrical gremlins, but it goes where I want and when I want, and tows a 24' enclosed trailer and NSX to boot. I think the biggest problem with modern trucks is people want them to be cars. Buy a truck with the best transmission, no options and use it for what it was built for, hauling all the dirt and $h!t you would never put in the trunk of the car