I Test Drove The 2006 Honda Ridgeline Today
 

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Fuck what a nice truck! I am not a real big truck kind of guy but let me tell you this truck was a nice ride! Very quiet inside, tons of useful features, decent power and had great curbside appeal. :)

I think we're going to buy one as I need a truck for my property management business and also we need a vehicle to pull around my stepdad's boat and our snowmobiles... Anyone else bought one of these yet?

DH

how much are those goin for?

Look at anything else ?

please dont tell me you are going to buy a japanese styled truck? :(

It's nice dude, you should stop by a honda dealership and check it out. I personally think it resembles a Chevrolet Avalance more than anything else

DH

each to there own, :winkwink:

personally i am into tradition, and in tradition the japanese do not make trucks. just like driving a lexus SUV, all seems kind of tacky imo.

my buddy drives a 2005 dodge RAM loaded and i am telling you that is a REAL truck.

also the Chevy Avalanche is MAD tacky imo, i like urban and stylish look, not boxy. :)

Japanese trucks :Oh crap

Didn't even knew Honda made trucks. It's not like they would sell any around here anyways.

Chevys are real trucks ... and this one looks awesome ... is it teh first year honda is gonna make a truck ?

I would skip it and buy a gm/chevy/ford. If your thinking of trucks go with these guys. Otherwise get a sedan

I test drove on back in april or so. Very nice truck, but the inside resembled a minivan. :(

Those things are about butt ugly.. I saw one the other day and well that's what I thought about it. If you are looking for a ugly truck then that is one for sure.

It's not bad at all actually

I'm not a big fan of foreign trucks...

"Honda Truck" Oxymoron?

I love Hondas. I miss my Civic - awesome gas mileage and that thing went through all kinds of hell before it finally died.

i got a japanese truck and it drinks as much gas as those fords/chevy/dodges too :)
$70 to fill up today.

Ford truck or go home. I saw an editorial on that truck last week, were they said its great and all for city driving, take it anywhere resembling off road and forget about it. No low 4 wheel drive will get you nowhere fast. Let's not forget that styling is a ridiculous rip off. F250 or F350 is the choice made by millions for a reason

Shouldn't you end your posts with DM now? ; )

I'm not a big truck person, but that's not bad looking.

someone here in town has one of them. I think they are ugly. Just get a nice Chevy Silverado or something. Would do the trick for you.

Good fucking luck with these gas prices

It has 4 low what are ya talking about? :)

DH

Truck isn't for me, it's for my mother. :)

DH

The choise is made by million becaue Fords are cheap and they give loans to people Chevy and Dodge wont touch.. Fords also have terrible resale value.

reminds me of something....

http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/p...caladeEXT.jpeg

na because at least that one looks decant :1orglaugh

yeah, car companies sure are original
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looks like shit, i'd never drive a rice truck.

i really like the looks of it, as far as trucks go. much cleaner lines than the others mentioned.

you need to watch the Top Gear episode where they try to kill a Toyota truck by setting it on fire, putting it in the ocean, putting on top of a building for a controlled demolotion, ETC and the truck NEVER dies. Did you ever notice in africa they all drive really old unkillable toyota trucks?

You could always Get that ever promised el camino! Very Useful!

:1orglaugh

I give the Ridgline 2, maybe 3 months before you can buy fartcan exhausts and poorly made ABS plastic bodykits.

Having said that, if I was ever in the market for a truck, I'd buy the ridgeline, simply because when you decide you want to sell it, you wont get a return of something similar to pennies on the dollar the way you would if you bought a Ford. Don't get me wrong, my dad owned a Ford for a while when I was younger, and it was a nice truck. Except there was always something going wrong with it. And it cost something like 100 bucks to fill up, BEFORE filling up was considered being raped.

1mpg better then a ford f150 or a toyota tundra isnt that impressive. btw, ford sucks. id rather buy a toyota and get my moneys worth then worry about selling it a year from now cause i just gotta get the new model with different tail lights. its also a good sign when you're looking in the paper for used trucks for sale and see 1 toyota surrounded by 20-30 chevys and fords 2-3 years old. toyota :thumbsup

Can you really use it as a "truck"? I know I can put more stuff in my Exploder with the seats down than I could in my Ranger and the Ranger seems to have more room than the Ridgeline.

Honestly, if you're looking for something truly useful for "trucking", I'd get a single cab 150 or something. Once you start making the trucks comfy, you lose their utility abilities.

Then again, if you're going to use it mostly for driving and ocassionally for hauling, I think it's a damn good looking vehicle! :)

He's gonna put the spinners on and go Stylin around Orangeburg :1orglaugh

250 and 350 diesels are virtually undestructible and have excellent resell value. That said, they are the ONLY things from Ford I would ever consider buying after owning 2 Rangers and an Explorer. If you don't need the size/towing abilities/etc. then the Toyotas are the way to go, IMHO.

honda's are pretty nice cars, think you'll like your purchase

I've never owned a truck. Are American trucks way better than American cars in terms of dependability?

not looking that bad

i would go for it if you liked it

dont hasitate just because of the brand name
that would be bullshit

japanes cars are almost more relieable then german cars

The look does look pretty clean

Some more pics for the " honda haters" LOL!

http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtes...ne.int.500.jpg

http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/Ridgeline_Trunk.jpg

http://www.williamsburghonda.com/ima...20022765-E.jpg

http://info.detnews.com/dn/pix/2005/...05_I8429N5.jpg

http://automoto.tiscali.fr/img/photo...g_706_7407.jpg

DH

sorry but if you buy that people will laugh at you as you go by.

go with a ford

german cars > jap cars > american cars

Looks like a nice solid truck, not that I know anything about trucks..

Don't like it, dodge ram, ford, chevy, they all make great trucks. No reason to stray

NICE! Looks good, but I like the Nissan Titan :)

I really don't like the look at all. Get the ford explorer that is similar. You looking for a 4 door just with a bed to haul stuff?

The Nissan Titan is a really nice truck, I have heard very good things about it.

DH