Daily Driver- 2010 Ridgeline?
04-13-2010, 06:50 PM
#53
Leased one for my business at the end of 2005. Had a RTL w/Nav. Great truck. In bed storage was trick, very good for beer at the lake. You could get a few cases in there.
Handled extremely well, I was very impressed. Handled like a heavy RL to me. The AWD worked good, not as good as Audi or Subaru's AWD systems, but good none the less.
For towing a small boat or motorcycle trailer it's very adequate. For heavy loads look for something else. I had no need to haul heavy loads and the tradeoff was a much better handling truck than anything else on the market IMHO.
Mileage......If I babied it, and took it very easy, I could manage 20MPG consistently but not a dime over that. Road trips in that thing were spectacular. Very comfortable sled for long distances.
I'm debating right now if I want a 2nd car, a dedicated weekend car or buy another one of these. There was heaps of talk about Honda releasing a diesel version of it here. If they do that, I'll pay off the STi and go finance one. I want a small diesel so I can convert it to run off veggie oil or biodiesel.
Handled extremely well, I was very impressed. Handled like a heavy RL to me. The AWD worked good, not as good as Audi or Subaru's AWD systems, but good none the less.
For towing a small boat or motorcycle trailer it's very adequate. For heavy loads look for something else. I had no need to haul heavy loads and the tradeoff was a much better handling truck than anything else on the market IMHO.
Mileage......If I babied it, and took it very easy, I could manage 20MPG consistently but not a dime over that. Road trips in that thing were spectacular. Very comfortable sled for long distances.
I'm debating right now if I want a 2nd car, a dedicated weekend car or buy another one of these. There was heaps of talk about Honda releasing a diesel version of it here. If they do that, I'll pay off the STi and go finance one. I want a small diesel so I can convert it to run off veggie oil or biodiesel.
04-25-2010, 09:10 PM
#54
I have a 2006 Billet Silver RTL/Nav with 103,000 miles. I bought it in 2007 with a lofty 78,000 miles from the original owner in Montana (I am in Canada). I had to replace a leaky main seal along with both rear TPMS sensors just after I got it but have had no issues since. I have had to replace 7 switch bulbs which is an ongoing issue for many RL owners, why Honda did not use LED's is beyond me. Our Garmin Nuvi is vastly superior to the crappy Honda Navigation System, I will not be buying anymore DVD updates that is for sure. Overall, I echo the comments above, great city slicker truck.
07-08-2010, 12:19 PM
#56
I just bought a 2010 RT Ridgeline. I could not find a full 4 door, 4wd pickup for under 30K. Ford F150 was 30K+ and so as the chevy 1500. My Ridgeline including destination (without tax, title, tags) was $25,000. I did not want leather (summer times it's too hot) and I dont care for a moonroof. I dont own a boat or do any offroading (although I hear you can do some light off roading, see youtube). I also wanted a vehicle that had all of it's bugs worked out. Safety was also a HUGE consideration (5 star crash rating for front and side impact, good rollover ratings too). The only downside for this vehicle is MPGs. It's pretty horrible. I figure if I ever needed to haul some really long items, I can always pick up a trailer in the future (you see em at Lowe's all the time for about $400). Go test drive one!
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