Took a Ridgeline out for a spin yesterday.

[MercenaryForHire]

Gripe all you like about the "styling" or the "it's not a V8" ... but expect to see a lot of these on the road replacing domestic trucks.

- M4H

 

[Hecubus2000]

I'm sure they ride nice, but alot of people find them ugly. They look as if they would fall apart if subjected to any real work.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
but expect to see a lot of these on the road replacing domestic trucks.

Isn't that the same thing they said about the Titan?

 

[DougK62]

They do look better in person then on print.

I'm not really surprised that you liked it - all of Honda's vehicles are nice to drive.

 

[alien42]

honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
but expect to see a lot of these on the road replacing domestic trucks.

Isn't that the same thing they said about the Titan?

The Titan was designed to challenge the fullsize market, IIRC. Honda knows not to bother trying to get a piece of that until they've got a better plan for an V8 than "Weld together two CRV I4s" 🙂

Originally posted by: Hecubus2000
I'm sure they ride nice, but alot of people find them ugly. They look as if they would fall apart if subjected to any real work.

As DougK62 mentioned, they look much better in real life. I didn't get a chance to actually "tow" anything comparable, but we hooked up a dead Accord on a trailer and it pulled really nicely even with the extra weight. Rode nicely over the bumps on the backroads (the one upside of living on the Canadian Shield) and eerily quiet inside.

I'll try to get some Real Life pics.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

 

[BadNewsBears]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

 

[imported_Hi]

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

yes

 

[rh71]

do people really have no qualms about paying so much for something so ugly ? There's a reason why the econoboxes are ugly... but come on... this isn't chump change...

 

[Vegito]

at least element isn't an aztec.. (RIP)

 

[gscone]

come again?

 

[JDub02]

For $30k, I'll take a nicely equipped Dodge Ram quad cab w/ a Hemi .. And have a real truck in the end.

 

[AMDZen]

I can imagine it looks better in real life, so I'll reserve judgement. However, your definetely right about it stealing sales from the dumbestics. And the Titan has, and will continue to as well.

You can get a fully loaded Titan for less then the equivelant GMC or Chevy. I just like the styling of the GM trucks better, too bad they want such a premium for them.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: JDub02
For $30k, I'll take a nicely equipped Dodge Ram quad cab w/ a Hemi .. And have a real truck in the end.

well, for $30k, i got the base Ford F250 w/ crew cab, 4WD, and a 6.8L V10 at an MSRP of $29,645, invoice of $26,636.

for ridgeline, i selected base and added no options. MSRP of $28,215, no invoice provided.

im not sure about anyone else, but i think i'd go for that ford if i were hauling stuff around. for an everyday driving, foreign trucks and crappy domestic ones are fine. if you wanna haul though, domestic is the way to go

 

[desk]

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

i like the element. i wouldn't buy one. but i like the styling.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: Hi

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

yes

yep

 

[gar3555]

Definitely the ugliest pickup hack job I have ever seen...I would never buy one, plus you don't get anything, for your money besides plastic and a honda emblem.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Bassyhead

Originally posted by: Hi

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

yes

yep

yeap.
wait...what am i agreeing to again?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

Funny, the Element is one of the few Honda designs that I think is alright.
I would expect to see the Ridgeline replacing domestic trucks driven by people who really don't need a truck.

 

[cjgallen]

I like the Element 🙁

 

[gscone]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: Bassyhead

Originally posted by: Hi

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: alien42
honda is 0 for 2 in styling recently in my book with the element and the ridgeline

(i drive a prelude and love hondas)

I'll give you the Element, but after seeing it in person, the Ridgeline gets a thumbs up.

- M4H

I think we can all agree the element is fugly.

yes

yep

yeap.
wait...what am i agreeing to again?

Love your SN, Harami....lol

 

[Jzero]

Element is my next car. Although the Ridgeline will be worth checking out when the time comes.