Honda Ridgeline

[fusionrx]

Don't see any threads on Honda Ridgelines. Are they not considered good 4x4?

 

[Jacket]

I'd rather drive a Subaru.

 

[fusionrx]

At 6'9" I don't fit in a Subaru, unless my knees are by my ears.

 

[Jacket]

Hmmmm....a Cruiser is probably not for you then. Leg room is not something the Japanese made a priority for the model. I can't offer anything on the Ridgeline except that I laugh every time I see a guy driving one.

 

[Michael Hanson]

Mechanically excellent. Designed for what? MIke

 

[fusionrx]

Then you will ROFL when you see me driving the Honda Odyssey.... not alot of offroading here but want a fun and reliable second car/suv that can haul my family and whatever else I throw at it. Considering the sequoia as well.

 

[taccruiser97]

Depends on what you will use the vehicle for? Sequoia and Ridgeline are two significantly different vehicles. If you haul family and gear and have a need for security, then the Sequoia is for you. If you are after a vehicle for light hauling and around town usage, then the Ridgeline is the choice. The Ridgeline is unibody construction and the Sequoia is body on frame.

Personally, I am not impressed with the Ridgeline, it strikes me as an Accord platform with truck body attached to it.

If you are after a SUV that kind of follows the Ridgeline in construction, then consider the Highlander.

 

[fusionrx]

Light hauling and around town usage. Mainly construction materials etc. No boat to tow, no trailer (but may use a trailer from time to time.

Had an 95 GMC Jimmy that we loved, but my wife put an end to that with a corkscrew rollover.

 

[Combat Chuck]

It's really just a bigger, uglier CR-V.

 

[fusionrx]

I thought that was the Pilot. Pilot is on my list as well.

 

[Combat Chuck]

I thought that was the Pilot. Pilot is on my list as well.

The pilot and Ridgeline share a common platform. Same fugly upside-down bathtub look, same engine, same driveline.

If you're looking for an economical around town car that can occasionally crawl over a mole hill, then they're good, but they're not actual 4WD vehicles, you have no control over the engagement of the rear axle, it engages when the car feels like it.
I think that's crap, I want my t-case engaged to prevent getting into trouble, I don't want to wait for a computer to go "oh, s***, I should have prevented that" to engage.