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#55 of 547 Re: Ridgeline is NOT as 'butch as any TRUCK' [chuck999] by rsholland Mar 07, 2005 (7:48 am)
Replying to: chuck999 (Mar 07, 2005 7:18 am) The Ridgeline is a midsize truck, and is marketed towards homeowners, not construction crews.   It's got 49.5" width between the rear wheelwells, which no other midsize truck can match. So yes, it can carry 1,100 lbs of sheetrock flat on the bed floor if need be. So what it extends off the rear of the lowered tailgate 18 inches? Just make sure it's properly tied down.   I agree with you regarding the towing.   Bob
#56 of 547 interesting conversations... by dadoftay Mar 07, 2005 (12:44 pm)
Does the Ridgeline really expect to upset the truck world this much?? Man, reading these posts is making me think I can put my Grandmother in a RTS Ridgeline and her broken hip will be cured! Sign me up for one today!! What do I read is this: The Ridgeline IS going to turn the truck world on its ear, simply for the fact that Honda makes it(read engineering). No, it won't pull a stump out of the ground, and no it won't haul a Bobcat tractor, but it will go to HomeDepot and maybe haul some pine bark bags in the bed and three friends to spread the bark. As far as someone posting it's easier to access the bed than Toyota, better try reaching the helmet that slides up behind the cab over those high raking body panels, or the guy who doesn't like the fact Toyota doesn't equip certain safety features as standard and you have to pay for them. Have you seen the stickers on these trucks, Honda is making you pay for them and you DON'T have an OPTION of ordering them. I'm not biased to the Toyota, I settled on a GMC crew cab for towing, hauling and stump pulling reasons. I promise I will use 4-lo to go down hills too!I know my truck doesn't have a trunk in the bed, but I have too many things in the bed to get to a trunk. I'll honk and help you guys out when you get a flat and those sheets of drywall prevent you getting your spare as long as you Ridgeline guys will help me when my GMC breaks down after a few months and GM leaves me on the side of the road!! Replies to this message: bruvyman (Mar 07, 2005 5:50 pm) dieselone (Mar 09, 2005 9:36 am)
#57 of 547 Re: interesting conversations... [dadoftay] by bruvyman Mar 07, 2005 (5:50 pm)
Replying to: dadoftay (Mar 07, 2005 12:44 pm) BEST (Ridgeline) POST EVER .
#58 of 547 Re: 4wd low [6spdtl] by hammaa Mar 07, 2005 (9:31 pm)
Replying to: 6spdtl (Mar 05, 2005 4:42 pm) Hey Vern...what ARE you talking about?
#59 of 547 Re: interesting conversations... [dadoftay] by dieselone Mar 09, 2005 (9:36 am)
Replying to: dadoftay (Mar 07, 2005 12:44 pm) Hit the nail on the head. I agree the ridgeline will fit the needs of many people who don't need/require/ or want a "real" truck. This is not a knock on Honda. I think they may be on to something with this vehicle. Traditional truck buyers may laugh at the thought of a ridgeline, but I don't think that is HOnda's intended market.   I don't think to many people will be buying the Ridgeline for towing, atleast they shouldn't. Realistically 3000lbs is probably more in line with what this vehicle is safely capable of by the time you factor the weight of people and gear.   As for 4low, I've used it on my Pathfinder to pull out shrubs and it was needed.
#60 of 547 you have a garden vehicle too?? by dadoftay Mar 09, 2005 (9:56 am)
And my wife laughed at me for pulling trees and shrubs with our old S-Blazer!! But seriously, I think Honda will, if nothing else, make the other guys sit up and take notice. Truthfully speaking, how many people are going to buy a Ridgeline just because it's got a big "H" on the grill? Not that I'm saying it's a bad thing, I bought an Accord one time sight unseen, just because it was a Honda Accord. I thought "never wrecked, got some service papers- yeah I'll buy". I know I wouldn't do that with too many other makes. Turned out to be a great car until my wife got the SUV bug. I just got a hoot over all these torque and payload and off-road posts that were flying around like this was some kind of mid-size Super-truck that could carry anything but Kryptonite and traverse anything but the Atlantic. Keep it in its element and it will, no doubt, shine.
#61 of 547 towing continued by 6spdtl Mar 09, 2005 (5:56 pm)
What is surprising is that people just don't get it. For the press release honda put the ridgeline head to head with a ford F150 5.6 liter with a 5000lb trailer. The ridgeline matched in straight line performance and simply creamed it in the handling portion of the test. Fellas that is not the plain vanilla f150 this is the optional big block v8. This nonsense about the truck credentials is stupid since the entire press test/presentation is on the internet for all to see. The ridgeline has all the truck credentials of any truck in its category (if not more)plus it has driving manners that no truck even can dream of matching. In addition the toal weight capacity of the truck is over 1500lbs therefore it can carry 1000lbs of cargo plus 4 people in the cab, what is so diffucult to understand about that???? Or are people just plain st-pid? Furthermore carrying that load does not affect handling at all! Try that with any other truck mid or full size. I wish people would read and study before they speak these forums and just sound ignorant.
#62 of 547 Towing by dieselone Mar 09, 2005 (6:30 pm)
6spdtl,   First off, I don't want to sound like I'm bashing the Ridgeline, it looks like a winner.   Since I'm just plain stupid, you do the math. The Ridgeline has a Gross Combined Weight Rating of 10,085lbs. Now subtract the base curb weight of 4,494 from GCWR which = 5,591 lbs. If your towing a 5000lb trailer, subtracting 5,000 from 5,591 leaves you with 591 lbs not including fluids or PEOPLE. Now if your family is very thin, maybe you can put 4 people in the Ridgeline and still be under the GCWR.   Oh, if you don't understand GCWR. It means the max a vehicle and trailer can weigh together.   For comparison, you can equip an f150 to have a GCWR of 15,000lbs. I don't doubt the Ridgeline can pull a 5000lb trailer as quickly as the F150, the F150 is significantly heavier, but if I were to be towing 5000lbs on a regular occasion (which I do) I know which one I'd rather have to tow. Replies to this message: 55535432 (Mar 09, 2005 8:18 pm) dieselone (Mar 09, 2005 9:59 pm) 55535432 (Mar 09, 2005 10:18 pm) and 4 more... 6spdtl (Mar 10, 2005 3:28 pm) dieselone (Mar 10, 2005 7:33 pm)
#63 of 547 ignorance is bliss... by dadoftay Mar 09, 2005 (6:59 pm)
My man, you say you wish people would read and study, yet the battle you just described with the F-150 didn't exactly go that way. The reviewers felt the F-150 had a little more snap off the line and there was no mention of the handling vs the Ford F-150. The only mention was of the Toyota and the review said the Toyota felt stiff, almost sporty. You are confused with the SportTrac that was tested which to me makes Honda look ridiculous. An Accord would handle that thing. By the way, the F-150 would have creamed the Ridgeline if they had taken the F-150 out of 4-lo.
#64 of 547 tow comparison by dieselone Mar 09, 2005 (7:06 pm)
Where can I find this comparison? Sounds interesting..

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