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2025, for $38,250 excluding tax/registration fees.

Just realized I never posted what I got--went with a Ridgeline Sport AWD after all. Did a lot of research and realized that my mountain road trips would be relatively few when all is said and done, and thus the Ridgeline was all the truck I needed. The tie breaker was the back seat---it puts...

The Ridgeline is pretty much the Pilot with a different body. From personal experience, it will shake itself apart if you frequent rough mountain roads. I don't mean to offend anyone, but it's basically a station wagon that looks like a truck--not for serious use.

Those are all 4wd prices, for dealers with ratings above 4.0--check out the various car websites (don't buy from rip-off dealers). I just confirmed the price on the Frontier SV, though the dealer does add a $600 doc fee.

Thanks everyone. It seems I'm narrowing down to a Titan ($40K new); an SV Frontier ($33K new) or a GM2500 ($47K)--all base models and best prices found. Leaning towards the Frontier, just because I'm done with expensive vehicles. The pause I have is which one will last the longest with fairly...

I considered the Titan-still am. Why do these things sell in such low numbers?

I think I need body on frame--the mountain roads are pretty tough.

Will only need room for 5 when the kids come to visit (not very often).

I've owned a LOT of cars in my 60 plus years--never had one make those noises before. Plus at the time is was a relatively new engine, and a GM product. Enough said. Further, I got rid of it during the Covid vehicle shortage, so the bath I took was very, very mild.

I usually have bad luck with used (even toyotas) so now I only buy new.

Hi all. I have a Pilot and a Camry. Recent circumstances require me to get rid of my Camry and replace it with something that has more utility. A pickup truck seems to fit the bill. 80% of the time this will be used for mall crawler duty, but I will need to drive on poor mountain dirt roads...

I do like to redline it. A lot, as it's rather slow otherwise.

Thanks for the suggestions. The 1200 mile trip will be made about 4 times a year, so about once every 5K OCI. I was planning on using Castrol Edge or PP, but wanted to know if there was anything better.

Toyota 2.5L 4 cylinder, non turbo. OCI would never be more than 5,000. Trips would vary tremendously from city (5 miles or so) to 1200 miles on the highway continuously.

I know many on here think 0w-20s have better formulations than 5w-20s. But just out of curiosity, who is making the highest quality 5w-20 right now (excluding the "premium" brands that cost a fortune). Just curious.

Guys, rings break in at way less than 100 miles--any engine builder knows this. And please stop with the warranty nonsense--I'm a lawyer, and I when I say there will be no warranty issue, I can assure you there won't be regardless of what oil viscosity I'm using, and how often I'm changing my...

On mine, I'm getting crazy fuel dilution. I've got another thread on it.

That's funny, because that's exactly the oil I'm using. It's good stuff.

Thanks. Since I already changed the oil, I'll wait until I go to the dealer as they will never believe I've already changed the oil 3 times at 3,200 miles anyway. I'm going to change the oil again at 5K miles and do an oil analysis to see just how bad things are. I was concerned about the direct...

Purchased a 2023 Honda Pilot about 6 months ago--it has the new v6 with direct injection only, plus VCM. Changed the oil at 400 miles to 5w-30, then changed oil again at 1,500 miles. After the 1500 mile, change, the level on my dipstick kept rising, and the oil smelled like gas. Dumped the oil...