Comments on: Honda Ridgeline vs Toyota Tundra

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:33:16 +0000

Steve – Good points – I understand where you’re coming from.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:30:43 +0000

I would consider the rigeline and the Avalanche as trucks but are small pick-ups. I did see in consumer reports that the Tundra had only good reliability and was pretty expensive. It had very good performance though. I personaly think it looks cheap. The rigeline has excellent reliability and very good owner cost. I like the Rigeline better but do think the Tundra is a pre sick truck.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:25:38 +0000

07 Crewmax Limited in Nautical Blue. My truck was features here on Tundraheadquarters I think back in either Feb or March 2008. Look for Mickey’s traveling Crewmax. Since this article I started looking at ridgelines on the highway and they don’t look to bad but it’s not what I was looking for. I haul wood and Palm trees to my house. A 12 ft palm wouldn’t work well in a ridgeline. I had two of those and two 6 footers also. They were the washingtonia type palms to go with my 15 ft Queens I got last year and used my crewmax for. Strapped those puppies down and had the wife follow with her flashers on. I did use a red flag also and did a whopping 35 for 5 miles to the house from Lowes. But if you read Consumer reports this years ’s top honors go the Avalanche.. Yes the Avalanche is the best truck according to them. Not to mention they rated the Avalanche as the third worst gas mileage vehicle. The hummer was the worst followed by a SUV then the Avalanche. Funny you would rate a truck the top honors but it’s the worst thing on gas and this day and age of gas prices going up again what was C/R thinking? Also I don’t rate the Avalanche and Ridgeline as trucks anyway. So now my ability in believing C/R words on anything is out the door. Steve enjoy your ride. As long as you are happy that’s what I call piece of mind. You can’t beat that. Happy Trails…..

By: Steve H

Steve H — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:19:04 +0000

Micky, you do have a point about the towing. And Admin has a point about the size. I guess it’s not a full size pick-up and it has kind-of a short bed. I will say though, I see about just as many Ridgelines as Tundras where I live. Maybe I was a little too enthusiastic about the rigeline, I just really like it. What model Tundra do you have Mickey?

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:18:02 +0000

Stephen – I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Ridgeline, and I think it’s a fine vehicle. However, a full-size half-ton truck – as Honda likes to claim – it is not. Not even close. The Ridgeline is not in the same class of vehicle as an F150, Sierra/Silverado, Ram, or Tundra. The Ridgeline sits somewhere near the Ford Explorer Sport Trac and the Dodge Dakota – not quite big enough to be a full-size, not quite small enough to be considered a “light truck.” Incidentally, you and your family should enjoy the Ridgeline as long as you can. I’m betting that Honda drops the slow-selling Ridgeline very soon…

By: Mickey

Mickey — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:57:08 +0000

Stephen want to try again. My sticker in the window which I do still have has 16 – 20 mpg on a 07 Crewmax Limited which is better than your ridgeline V6 and still having a beast of a V8. I have more room in the back seat than you have and my back seat reclines also with the back glass down. The two don’t compare Stephen. I sure my truck will reach the same mileage. I have 50,500 miles now. As for cooling system you seen the superbowl ad for Tundra then that answers that. As for Bobby he had his own agenda about American made products. As for towing people have different needs and some do tow near that 10,000lbs just going camping in a 5th wheel. So Stephen you need to use all the towing power you can get when towing something like that. Yes my tailgate will be fine. You have to remember others use cables to hold theirs and the cable corrodes……….

By: Stephen Hadley

Stephen Hadley — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:47:24 +0000

I bet you in about 5 years the hydrolic tailgate on the tundra will be just like any other tailgate. (thats what I meant to say)

By: Stephen Hadley

Stephen Hadley — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:44:07 +0000

My dad owns a Honda Ridgeline and it’s the best truck he ever owned. Me and my two brothers can fit in the back very comfortably (two of us are over five feet). My dad sometimes will tow a 13′ whaler or a 2500 lb pop-up camper. It’s a very nice truck for the average guy. The tailgate can come down of swing out for easy storage. I bet you in a few years that hydrolic tailgate on the toyota tundra. The ridgeline does have a small bed but can surprisingly fit more than you think (a couple of dirt bikes or a big a.t.v). It may not be to powerful but it only has a 3.5 liter V6 and still has a good 5000 lb. The Ridge also has a really powerful cooling system for towing and an independant suspension. If you put a 5.7 liter V8 on it, it would pull the tundra straight across town. Also remember the ridgeline has 15 – 20 mpg vs. the 13 – 16 on the tundra. For those of you who say the rideline’s not a truck, I disagree. It may not be as powerfull as the others but this will be the one with 200,000 mi and last 12 years. This truck has five star crash rating and a wicked four wheel drive system. We go on the beach once and a while and you can’t even tell your on it. It hasn’t slipped of got stuck once. I’m sure the tundra is a very nice truck and very powerful, but as Bobby said, whos gonna pull more than about 8000 pounds?

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:00:13 +0000

Tote Barr – Keep em’ coming! You’re batting 1000!

By: Tote Barr

Tote Barr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:46:12 +0000

Lets see, we could chop the top off the Sienna, add a few gimmics instead of a decent size bed and then sit back and call it a pickup.
NOT!