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Toyota Tacoma vs Honda Ridgeline

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What is this discussion about? Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline, Car Comparisons, Truck

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#512 of 548 Re: High above the ground? [mrjjgittes] by ustazzaf

Apr 09, 2006 (10:19 pm)

Replying to: mrjjgittes (Apr 09, 2006 2:58 pm)
I would have to spend about $31k to get a 4 door tacoma 4x4 with side airbags, here in SoCal, if I could find one that is. You pretty much have to buy a completely optioned out tacoma with multiple packages to get the side airbags. The Ridgelines however all come with side airbags, even the $25k rt. Toyota is behind the curve on side airbags (a must for my next vehicle), I believe. I hope toyota catches up on this in their 07 models.
 
Guess it is a regional deal. Up in the NW the 4X4 Toyota is offered with SR5, TRD O/R and TRD Sport. No option of muliple "packages". Of course you can still get three different cab configs as well as different engines. Also, my TRD O/R was $28K with the side bags compared to $31K (or $32 as you posted on the other post). And, the RT was $32 compared to the $25K you quoted.

#513 of 548 Re: High above the ground? [ustazzaf] by mrjjgittes

Apr 10, 2006 (8:53 pm)

Replying to: ustazzaf (Apr 09, 2006 10:19 pm)
By multiple packages I mean an SR5 package and the TRD off road (or the sport) package. I have never seen a tacoma on a lot here with side airbags that was anything but completely decked out. For instance, go to Longo Toyota's (HUGE dealer) website and see if they even have a 4 door 4x4 Taco with side airbags on the lot. If they do, it'll sticker at about $32k, and probably sell for not much less since they are so rare. Regarding the Ridgeline, I see RTs advertised in the paper every weekend at multiple dealerships for $25.6 to 25.8k. The Ridgeline forum has people reporting buying them for as low as $24.7k. Heck, you can buy an RTL (leather etc.) for $28,7xx per ads in the paper every weekend in LA and San Diego. An RTS goes for half way between the two. If people where you are are paying $32k for a Ridgeline RT -- which is the base package, they are getting ripped off. (ps, thanks for pointing out my inconsistency between $31 and 32.)

#514 of 548 Re: High above the ground? [ustazzaf] by thegraduate

Apr 18, 2006 (5:59 pm)

Replying to: ustazzaf (Apr 08, 2006 7:24 pm)
There is no such thing as a "V-4" engine in today's production cars. They are inline-4s. If you go shopping and tell the dealer you want a V-4, they are liable to take you for a financial ride. Be aware (say: inline four).

#515 of 548 Re: Top of my list [silversvt] by lijuice

May 29, 2006 (6:28 am)

Replying to: silversvt (Apr 09, 2006 11:28 am)
The base model goes for about 25-26k. i have the rts model and its by far the best mid-size truck i have ever driven from foreign to american inside and out. ever manufacturer has its problems, but honda is still up there. i drove the toyota's and i'll still take my honda any day. plus how can you beat having a trunk in the rear bed, lets see if toyota steals that idea?

#516 of 548 Re: unimpressed so far [gearhead1] by lijuice

May 29, 2006 (6:41 am)

Replying to: gearhead1 (Jan 31, 2005 2:50 am)
i didnt like the ridgeline at first, but after looking at it a few times i bought one. i drove ford's(rangers,150's, etc.,chevy's, gmc's and dodge)they have no comparison to the honda. a way better resale value plus american is junk.

#517 of 548 Re: Top of my list [lijuice] by wooddorker

May 31, 2006 (4:15 am)

Replying to: lijuice (May 29, 2006 6:28 am)
"plus how can you beat having a trunk in the rear bed, lets see if toyota steals that idea?"
 
How do you change a flat, or get something else you need out of the trunk with a load in the bed?
 
I test drove an RL as well. It's very nice but didn't fit my needs. I didn't want a quad cab truck, and I wanted a minimum of 6 feet of bed with the gate closed.
 
Folks have different wants and needs...
 
Be careful with the smug, or you'll become the subject of a South Park episode.

#518 of 548 Re: Top of my list [wooddorker] by ustazzaf

May 31, 2006 (4:07 pm)

Replying to: wooddorker (May 31, 2006 4:15 am)
How do you change a flat, or get something else you need out of the trunk with a load in the bed?
 
Simple, don't use it like a truck. I asked the dealer the same question. He said that 95% of people buying them never put anything in the bed. Why buy a truck? I can only imagine the look on the driver's face when he has a pile of dirt in the bed and the tire goes flat on the highway. I remember a few times that we had to empty out the rear of our wagon to get at the spare, but it was bagged stuff like groceries that didn't cause many problems. Of course you can get a subscription to triple A to go with your truck. That way it is someone else's problem. Or you could jack up the truck and walk to the repair shop to get the tire fixed (or is the jack in the trunk too). I think that trucks with trunks is a fad that will go away, but I thought the same about cv joints on trucks. After alot of mods, they became the standard. Go figure!

#519 of 548 Re: Top of my list [ustazzaf] by fmontana

Jun 02, 2006 (9:43 am)

Replying to: ustazzaf (May 31, 2006 4:07 pm)
"How do you change a flat, or get something else you need out of the trunk with a load in the bed?"
 
To change a flat it is simple. Before you load the bed of the truck, remove the spare tire and mount it in the bed in the provided mounting holes. You have to think ahead obviously. While you are doing that you can move any items in the trunk you might need to the area behind the front seats.
 
Simple.

#520 of 548 Re: Top of my list [ustazzaf] by gearhead1

Jun 02, 2006 (10:45 am)

Replying to: ustazzaf (May 31, 2006 4:07 pm)
He said that 95% of people buying them never put anything in the bed.
 
........which is just like the rest of the truck buying population. Stop pretending even most truck buyers use their trucks. I live in the heart of truck country and seldom see anything in the bed of that full size domestic truck that wouldn't fit In my Fit just as easily.
 
sighting of the day: some woman hauling only a baby stroller in a HD Ford 250 turbo diesel.
 
I'm not sure, but I think my Fit could have done that and got 33 mpg doing it as well.
 
America, gotta love it, and super size it as well.
 
You want to haul gravel? The lanscape people will deliver it for practically free. I wouldn't dirty and ding my F250 if I had one with that stuff.
 
Want to haul thousands of pounds of 4x8 anything? Guess what? Professional builders just have the supplier deliver it to the building sight.
 
I had some contractors at my house the other day and they flipped over my Ridgeline. Especially the tail gate and trunk. They looooved it. They couldn't believe how cool it was. Just goes to show ya, people that really use truck appreciate the ridgeline greatly.
 

#521 of 548 Re: Top of my list [gearhead1] by varmint

Jun 02, 2006 (11:10 am)

Replying to: gearhead1 (Jun 02, 2006 10:45 am)
Silly, but relevant.
 
I was talking trucks with my neighbor, who owns a big Silverado (dunno which specific model). He's had a hard tonneau on for the 4 years I've lived there. I was telling him about the trunk under the Ridgeline's bed and he just couldn't picture it.
 
He goes to open the tonneau so I can point out exactly where the trunk would be, how big it is, etc. But he can't remember how to open it. Best I can figure, nothing has touched the Silverado's bed in years.

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