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Toyota Tacoma vs Honda Ridgeline

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#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.

#522 of 548 Re: Top of my list [gearhead1] by wooddorker

Jun 02, 2006 (11:33 am)

Replying to: gearhead1 (Jun 02, 2006 10:45 am)
"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."
 
Great!
 
I'm also a contractor, and it didn't float my boat...

#523 of 548 I Bought the Ridgeline by silversvt

Jun 02, 2006 (12:17 pm)

So I told you that I really wanted a 2007 Tundra. But since they don't make them yet, I was trying to decide between the Tacoma and the Ridgeline.
 
I researched each truck. I wanted leather and I now live in San Diego. (If I still lived in Oklahoma I could order a Taco with leather). I drove each truck and was not overly impressed with either one. My last truck was a 2002 Ford Lightning and every other truck just feels slugish compared to it.
 
I wanted 4 doors, rear seat leg room, leather, and good resale value. The slow sales of the ridgeline worried me a bit, but I thought that the rear seat leg room in the Taco was Unacceptable. I even like the styling of the Taco a bit more. I went with the Ridgeline thinking it would be a good compromise.
 
I had negotiated a deal of $27,600 (in mid April)for Silver RTL no moonroof. I told the salesman that on average I like to get a different vehicle every 18-24 months. He mentioned that I could get a 24 month lease. I went with the lease. My payments are almost exactly what they would have been if I bought the truck. But I do not have to worry about resale. I,ll just give it back to them in 24 months, or trade early for a new tundra.
 
Suprise, Suprise. I love my Ridgeline more and more with each day. For somone that was not impressed with his first drive, I am now quite taken with it. I actually enjoy driving it now. I open all 5 power windows and enjoy the cool San Diego Breeze. It is a real attention-getter as well. Everyone wants to see the Trunk and the two-way opening talegate. I might even regret having to give it up here in 2 years.
 
Silver SVT

#524 of 548 Re: Top of my list [wooddorker] by gearhead1

Jun 02, 2006 (2:21 pm)

Replying to: wooddorker (Jun 02, 2006 11:33 am)
I'm also a contractor, and it didn't float my boat...
 
It's not supposed to float your boat. It's supposed to tow it.

#525 of 548 Re: I Bought the Ridgeline [silversvt] by gearhead1

Jun 02, 2006 (2:25 pm)

Replying to: silversvt (Jun 02, 2006 12:17 pm)
I might even regret having to give it up here in 2 years.
  
Silver SVT
 
Nah, just trade it in on the 4.0 litre, 300hp Ridgeline turbo diesel with cylinder deactivation.
 
...just trying to throw out some ideas to Honda here. They are working on a V6 diesel though. It will be interesting to see the specs on it.

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