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Originally posted by: psteng19
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: psteng19
Your dad sounds like a perfect fit for the Honda Ridgeline.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breathes*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh how I hope that you're joking. Pull a two-horse trailer and feed with a UNIBODY and a V6??

Clue---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------you

ZV
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The V6 is one of the best in class, with a earth shattering 252 ft-lbs of torque available at 4500 RPM.
The Accord-based unibody on the Ridgeline has increased torsional rigidity to handle a payload of over 1500 lbs.
The AWD system is derived from Acura's revolutionary SH-AWD, which on the new RL bested the mystical and elusive Nissan Skyline GT-R at the world famous Nürburgring.

I'd say that's one capable pickup! :thumbsup:
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ZV, hes beyond that clue, hes WAY beyond that. wow.

psteng, you have your "car card" revoked for life now.

MIKE
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
The V6 is one of the best in class, with an earth shattering 252 ft-lbs of torque available at 4500 RPM.
The Accord-based unibody on the Ridgeline has increased torsional rigidity to handle a payload of over 1500 lbs.
The AWD system is derived from Acura's revolutionary SH-AWD, which on the new RL, bested the mystical and elusive Nissan Skyline GT-R at the world famous Nürburgring.

I'd say that's one capable pickup! :thumbsup:
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Ok, the Goofy Meter must have just exploded and hit me in the head with high velocity schrapnel. Did I really just read that?
 
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: psteng19
The V6 is one of the best in class, with an earth shattering 252 ft-lbs of torque available at 4500 RPM.
The Accord-based unibody on the Ridgeline has increased torsional rigidity to handle a payload of over 1500 lbs.
The AWD system is derived from Acura's revolutionary SH-AWD, which on the new RL, bested the mystical and elusive Nissan Skyline GT-R at the world famous Nürburgring.

I'd say that's one capable pickup! :thumbsup:
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Ok, the Goofy Meter must have just exploded and hit me in the head with high velocity schrapnel. Did I really just read that?
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sounds like a good car.

wait, its a pickup? wtf.

MIKE
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
The V6 is one of the best in class, with an earth shattering 252 ft-lbs of torque available at 4500 RPM.
The Accord-based unibody on the Ridgeline has increased torsional rigidity to handle a payload of over 1500 lbs.
The AWD system is derived from Acura's revolutionary SH-AWD, which on the new RL, bested the mystical and elusive Nissan Skyline GT-R at the world famous Nürburgring.

I'd say that's one capable pickup! :thumbsup:
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*small explosion*

Damn it... I'm sending you the bill for my sarcasm meter.
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: psteng19
Your dad sounds like a perfect fit for the Honda Ridgeline.
Click to expand...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breathes*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh how I hope that you're joking. Pull a two-horse trailer and feed with a UNIBODY and a V6??

Clue---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------you

ZV
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The V6 is one of the best in class, with an earth shattering 252 ft-lbs of torque available at 4500 RPM.
The Accord-based unibody on the Ridgeline has increased torsional rigidity to handle a payload of over 1500 lbs.
The AWD system is derived from Acura's revolutionary SH-AWD, which on the new RL, bested the mystical and elusive Nissan Skyline GT-R at the world famous Nürburgring.

I'd say that's one capable pickup! :thumbsup:
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Ah, OK. See, there are so many people who actually do believe that a Ridgeline would be suited to this sort of work that my initial reaction is just to laugh.

ZV
 
wow thanx for all the suggestions...i never thought get so many responces...I guess i gotta start looking for a decently priced cummins desiel sounds like...although i kinda wanted to avoid used but i guess desiels go forever and guys who drive desiels tend to take better care of their trucks than most people, maybe i can find some old person that has one and has used it to pull a tent trailer or something light for a couple years not realizing how much truck they had 😀

I gotta say i had to laugh at the ridgeline comment though as well...thats a pickup/car hybrid has no towing package and the body like said wouldn't be suited at all...although it would be funny to see the frame ripped off the body of a truck hitched to a trailer laying on the side of the road 😀
 
Another voucher for the cummins diesel. We have an RV Dealership and have used Dodge trucks since 94, had went diesel in 97 and will never look back. Get 20-25 mpg highway with a 1 ton dodge ram, can pull ANYTHING, and is just barely broken in with 50k miles. We have drivers delivering trailers and merchandise that have Dodge/cummins up in the 300k range with minimal maintenance. We had problems with the transmission in our 97, at around 30-40k miles it just started slipping, got Dodge to replace it and had no problems til we sold it at around 50-60k. We currently have a 2000 1 ton extended cab, phenomenal truck. I personally liked the 97 better, it was a 2500 series extended cab, no DRW.

I'm sure if you look around you can find some that have been taken care of very well that have "high" miles on them but you have to remember that they arent even broken in until they hit at least 50k miles. AFAIK the engine on our 2000 has a 100,000 mile warranty on it, but we see these trucks daily and have never heard of anyone having any problem except with the transmission. Just do your homework and dont be afraid to buy a well cared for used one.

Just so you know, the 2k4's came out with a brand new version of that same engine that is about as quiet as any gas engine you've ever heard. Just in case you are concerned about the noise factor because they are loud as hell.
 
Just a suggestion no one else has mentioned:
Chevy 2500

My old boss got one last year fully loaded quad cab. The engine is very quiet and doesn't stink like a diesel; plus he got like 20mpg w/it. Not too shabby at all :thumbsup:
That engine had a sh!tload of torque too. We used a 12-foot long trailer as a trash dump to haul construction debris & trash from work sites to the county dump; hauled it like nothin' packed about 5ft high. Nice interior (IMO), great options, and LOTS of rebates from GM 😉
 
As others have said, if you do get the Cummins, make sure to the get 6-speed. A guy I know ordered out a speced 2004.5 Dodge 3500 Cummins auto and he didn't get it for months, because the entire line was stopped for transmission problems
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Ah, OK. See, there are so many people who actually do believe that a Ridgeline would be suited to this sort of work that my initial reaction is just to laugh.

ZV
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Wait a minute, now you have me confused.
Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

I was being sarcastic 😛
 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Just a suggestion no one else has mentioned:
Chevy 2500

My old boss got one last year fully loaded quad cab. The engine is very quiet and doesn't stink like a diesel; plus he got like 20mpg w/it. Not too shabby at all :thumbsup:
That engine had a sh!tload of torque too. We used a 12-foot long trailer as a trash dump to haul construction debris & trash from work sites to the county dump; hauled it like nothin' packed about 5ft high. Nice interior (IMO), great options, and LOTS of rebates from GM 😉
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Word. Another "vote" for chevy.
 
The problem is Dodge has the best engine and GM has the best trans. Which could be solved if anyone made a fricking adpater and controller for the Cummins to mate to an allison. But no! Why would GM want to make money? We can't do that.

ARRGH!
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Ah, OK. See, there are so many people who actually do believe that a Ridgeline would be suited to this sort of work that my initial reaction is just to laugh.

ZV
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Wait a minute, now you have me confused.
Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?

I was being sarcastic 😛
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You're confused eh?

*maniacal laugh* The shoe is on the other foot now!

*composes self*

I thought that the first post was serious. The second post about the engine and all that made it clear that you were being sarcastic. I've just seen too many fanboys who really would believe that a Ridgeline would be capable in this sort of work.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Drakkon
So after renting a truck for the week (dodge 1500) It became clear to me how much more supoerior they are to any car...reguardless of speed 😛 So anyways the only thing that really got me was that the engine on the 1500 i rented felt like it had issues...like in the mornings it would idle hard and in hot (it was 115 today) it was sluggish.

So anyways is there any reviews out there of the various motors? I've tried a V8 F150, 250, triton, hemi, dodge 1500, 2500, chevy 2500,3500 and i guess out of all of them i liked the triton the best but from what i hear (and seen from just the line at the ford service center) it isn't the most reliable. What about the Titan or Any other packages out there? I'm looking for something with a towing package to help dad out, tow horses fairly regularly and need somethat that could pull a trailor + 2 horses + feed for a week up some pretty crazy uphill grades...
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Best engine for a consumer pickup is without a doubt, Cummins B series 5.9L inline 6. Less moving parts than V8 used by Ford or Chevy meaning less things to go wrong.

I would say the Allison is the best transmission, which I don't think is available on a Dodge and I would definitely go with automatic for towing. 4.10 rear differential is prefereble. Don't forget oversized transmission cooler if you're going to be towing a massive load up hills.

 
Overall, the Chevy is the best truck. If you start looking at specific parts of the truck, you can find something that each one has that's better, but as a whole, the Chevy is better.
Fords have lots of engine problems, Dodge has problems with everything.

Chevy has a bulletproof tranny and a good engine. All have enough power to do what you want to do with it, so to me power is irrelevant in this case.

 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: psteng19
Your dad sounds like a perfect fit for the Honda Ridgeline.
Click to expand...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breathes*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh how I hope that you're joking. Pull a two-horse trailer and feed with a UNIBODY and a V6??

Clue---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------you

ZV
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picture

What's that thing the rest of the body is sitting on?
 
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