Latest New Ridgeline spy shots..

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Yeah, I said exactly that. It "looks" like a minivan with a bed. I didn't say it wasn't strong or didn't have a frame.

The old ones had some ground clearance. This new one looks like if you drove down a dirt road you'd rip the front bumper off at the first little bump, or even a parking brick in a parking spot.
 
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
Yeah, I said exactly that. It "looks" like a minivan with a bed. I didn't say it wasn't strong or didn't have a frame.

The old ones had some ground clearance. This new one looks like if you drove down a dirt road you'd rip the front bumper off at the first little bump, or even a parking brick in a parking spot.


From the info I have read (not a lot available) the clearance on the new model is the same or slightly better than the old one.
Spy shots make things hard to tell exactly...that is often the intention of the disguised vehicle.
Honda would not redesign the Ridgeline and make it lower to the ground...unless they've lost the ability to grasp that we have deep snow in many parts of the country.
I wouldn't be concerned about ripping off a bumper on a normal dirt road....I guess it would depend on if a person was a serious 4x4'er. Then why even consider a Ridgeline when you could just get a little Jeep?
 
SUV based. Unibody. Pickup bed

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Originally Posted By: Nick1994
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
I agree Miller88

It looks like a minivan with a truck bed. Stupid.

I guess mom can drive the kids to soccer practice with their soccer balls in the back.

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So what is more ridiculous...a mom (or dad) driving the kids to soccer practice in a Ridgeline.....or arriving with the kids in a Ford F-250 4x4 that has never seen a full capacity load, pulled heavy trailer, or has a scratch on it??

I have a Ridgeline...and LOVE it. It halls everything I need it to haul extremely well and handles snow, ice, and slippery boat ramps with ease. It also has fantastic seating and endless practicality.

You know, why is it that you and others always seem to feel it necessary to be so nasty whenever a Ridgeline is mentioned? It's pathological. I could post a wimpy little 4-banger Toyota pickup (which I actually like in some ways) from the early '90's and the people on hear will be full of praise.

Just odd.
I don't have a problem with Ridgelines and I don't talk trash about them on here. I like the older ones (like yours). I'm saying I don't like this new one because it looks like a Honda Odyssey with a bed, I think it looks pretty ridiculous.


Same - I think they are what 99% of truck buyers really need.

I don't like the look of the Chevrolet Traverse. Never have. I am still amazed that Honda copied this design for the Pilot and are trying to make the carbon-copy Traverse into their pickup.

The only real hangup I have with the ridgeline is the timing belt.
 
Originally Posted By: Michael_P
SUV based. Unibody. Pickup bed

1986-jeep-comanche-13w.jpg



Man I want one of those so bad.

Those did have a frame in the back, though. It attached to the unibody in the front.

And the Ram Vans were Unibody. As were the 70s and 80s 1/2 ton Chevy Vans.
 
It will come down to gas mileage, something the Ridgeline was never good at. You have diesel colorados, 8 speed rams, aluminum F150s to compete with. 16 pilot is at 27 highway, i expect the ridgeline to be 25 highway or less.

I just don't see it offering anything over the existing pack of trucks. I don't think it will win on Price MPG or Capability.

Honda does not have the infrastructure to make and sell these in the volumes that the big three can. That means you will pay more for less truck, like when you buy a Toyota Tacoma, but you miss out on the Tacoma reputation and resale value.

Maybe brand loyalty will help sell them. You can't even look at or buy a Pilot Touring Elite right now, and those that get the chance, pay full sticker.
 
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I just don't see it offering anything over the existing pack of trucks. I don't think it will win on Price MPG or Capability.


I don't think it'll win on either of those two factors, either. But to be fair, those aren't what the Ridgeline is all about, at least to me. The Ridgeline offers the kind of utility that most pickup owners use, the agility that no body-on-frame truck offers, and at a size that's garageable in nearly any standard household garage. Those are its primary strengths, and it's a segment of the market that so many auto makers have tried to successfully hit. The VW Rabbit truck (remember those?!). The Jeep Commanche. The Subaru Baja. The Ford Explorer Sport Trac. (And perhaps to some degree, even the GMC Envoy XUT). These are vehicles that offer more open-bed utility than a car or SUV, but at less of a size and weight penalty associated with a full-size truck.

Again, if you dig this market segment, then you'll like this kind of vehicle. If you don't, you won't.
 
I usually ride in a Ridgeline once a week with a friend, and I don't see why people hate it so much. If I had a use for a truck, Ridgeline would be 2nd in my list, 1st would be a Tundra. The Ridgeline isn't a full size pickup to many, but so what...!
 
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Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
the bed is still as useless as ever.


Not as useless as your opinion.


dont blame me for your bad financial decisions friend, you should have bought a real truck.
 
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Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
the bed is still as useless as ever.


Not as useless as your opinion.


dont blame me for your bad financial decisions friend, you should have bought a real truck.


You can never seem to control yourself when it comes to entering into threads where you have no interest in the topic. You come into many discussions simply to provoke and behave like a horses behind.....then demand that the mods do something.
You really need to get a life.
 
Another thing i don't like about the current Ridgeline: The 78" width. Its only 2" narrower than Full Size. I think that it too close to full size to not be full size. My truck, 98 T100, is 75" wide. This is wide enough for a sheet of plywood sitting flat, and small enough to easily slide into any parking spot you want.

I would like to see the new one either go all the way to 80" or down to like 74-76" wide. The new Pilot comes in at 79" wide so perhaps the new Ridgeline will be 79-80" wide.

I get the whole comfortable ride argument but i think the Tacoma stomps all over the ridgeline in what i call "Comfortable Size" or easy to park.
 
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Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
the bed is still as useless as ever.


Not as useless as your opinion.


dont blame me for your bad financial decisions friend, you should have bought a real truck.


You can never seem to control yourself when it comes to entering into threads where you have no interest in the topic. You come into many discussions simply to provoke and behave like a horses behind.....then demand that the mods do something.
You really need to get a life.


I have plenty of interest in the topic, I believe the ridgeline is a useless vehicle, and their redesign does not address the useless bed. Obviously you have an agenda against me personally, I suggest you find a hobby or crochet some blankets for christmas gifts. While your at it, enjoy my opinions.
 
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Originally Posted By: dareo
Another thing i don't like about the current Ridgeline: The 78" width. Its only 2" narrower than Full Size. I think that it too close to full size to not be full size. My truck, 98 T100, is 75" wide. This is wide enough for a sheet of plywood sitting flat, and small enough to easily slide into any parking spot you want.


Yes, the Ridgeline is wide, and it feels wide. I don't mind the width. In fact, I appreciate the space. The critical dimension for me is overall length. While it's still long at 207", it does fit nicely in my standard garage that has a workbench at the end. The full-size I'd buy if I wanted one, a Ram 1500, is 229" in the configuration I'd buy (Crew Cab, short box). That wouldn't fit comfortable in my garage with my workbench behind it. The Ram has a 5.5' bed and the Ridgeline has a 5' bed. Both beds fit a 4x8 between the wheel wells, and neither bed can haul a 4x8 with the gate closed, so I see very little difference in utility. The Ridgeline offers me a similar bed size as a crew cab Ram, but at a significantly shorter overall length, which is a win for me.
 
cptbarkey,

I have no "agenda" against you. What I am against is rude posts meant to incite. You don't have manners...plain and simple.
You often come into threads just to insult. I'm not the only one that perceives this about you.
My thread was about spy pics of the new Ridgeline. If you want to express your opinion about that...no problem. But what you did was put a short and nasty opinion about a vehicle while having nothing to back it up. It was just a rude and empty post with no validity to it. Me, and THOUSANDS of others, have used the Ridgeline (and it's bed) for all kinds of uses. Landscaping materials, furniture, lumber, bricks, lawn equipment, ATV, etc.

Saying the bed is "useless" has no value. Then saying that I didn't buy a "real" truck (go down to the county roads department...those are "real" trucks by the way) and that I made a poor financial decision...that's just trolling.

Funny how you won't post what vehicles you drive.
 
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Saying the bed is "useless" has no value. Then saying that I didn't buy a "real" truck (go down to the county roads department...those are "real" trucks by the way) and that I made a poor financial decision...that's just trolling.


Funny aside -- I know someone who makes his living driving real trucks. He jokes that real trucks have more than two axles...
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Joking aside, it points out that everything is relative, and that there's a tool for every job. A Ford Econoline or Transit would laugh at an Odyssey or Sienna -- "maybe you'll be a real van when you grow up!"

Would I ever tell a minivan owner to go buy a "real van"? Probably not. They bought what was best for their situation. True, a minivan doesn't carry 12 or 15 passengers. Then again, most people don't need that kind of capability, so they buy a smaller FWD-based van that better fits their needs.

Remarkable how closely this parallels the "real truck"-or-Ridgeline discussion...
 
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