I've been looking at mid sized trucks to fulfill the following duties:
-Homeowner~ New home so we take lots of trips to Home Depot etc to pick up mulch, dirt, plants, wood for shelving etc. Also runs to the compost heap with grass clippings.
- Camping~ We camp multiple times a year and every time we come home our Rav4 is thrashed on the inside from dirty gear and hauling wood etc.It takes hours of vacuuming/cleaning. Granted, a rubber mat in the back of he rav4 would help, but all the camping gear and wood etc bangs up the interior over time. A bed where we could throw that stuff and not worry would be great.
- Biking~ It sure would be nice to be able to throw the bikes/scooters in the back of a truck instead of loading them onto a carrier etc.
- Fishing~ I would like to get a smaller fishing/hunting boat, need something to tow it.
- Dirt bikes~ I would like to get into dirt bike riding with my son. Need something to tow a trailer with the bikes.
So far even though I've historically not been super pleased with my Honda vehicles, it's been around 10 years since I purchased one and the Ridgeline seems to tick all the boxes so i've been looking at the brand again. The car like ride and bed trunk are very attractive along with the FWD biased AWD system for winters here in MN. The ruggedness of a Ford Ranger FX4 or even the new Nissan Frontier is cool, but I don't think I really need that. I don't off road etc. The Ridgeline seems like it could handle some light sand/rocks etc if we need.
Any 2017+ Ridgeline owners, any issues/complaints? How does it do in the snow?
-Homeowner~ New home so we take lots of trips to Home Depot etc to pick up mulch, dirt, plants, wood for shelving etc. Also runs to the compost heap with grass clippings.
- Camping~ We camp multiple times a year and every time we come home our Rav4 is thrashed on the inside from dirty gear and hauling wood etc.It takes hours of vacuuming/cleaning. Granted, a rubber mat in the back of he rav4 would help, but all the camping gear and wood etc bangs up the interior over time. A bed where we could throw that stuff and not worry would be great.
- Biking~ It sure would be nice to be able to throw the bikes/scooters in the back of a truck instead of loading them onto a carrier etc.
- Fishing~ I would like to get a smaller fishing/hunting boat, need something to tow it.
- Dirt bikes~ I would like to get into dirt bike riding with my son. Need something to tow a trailer with the bikes.
So far even though I've historically not been super pleased with my Honda vehicles, it's been around 10 years since I purchased one and the Ridgeline seems to tick all the boxes so i've been looking at the brand again. The car like ride and bed trunk are very attractive along with the FWD biased AWD system for winters here in MN. The ruggedness of a Ford Ranger FX4 or even the new Nissan Frontier is cool, but I don't think I really need that. I don't off road etc. The Ridgeline seems like it could handle some light sand/rocks etc if we need.
Any 2017+ Ridgeline owners, any issues/complaints? How does it do in the snow?
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