Originally Posted By: FutureDoc
Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: dblshock
you can buy alot of fuel for the price of a belt replacement or two...I'd lean toward a Tundra on that alone.
Quick look indicates a TB change is about $1,400 at a dealer. $1,400 / $2.2/gallon * 19mpg is about 12kmiles.
It is not only that, it is the fuel economy difference (if any). Assume best-case scenario, Honda will need a 3mpg OVERALL bump to nix out the chained option. So, the Ridgeline would need to get 23mpg compared to a V6 Tacoma's 20mpg (and assume a high fuel price)... that is 3mpg at $3/g must gain that back with 467g of fuel.
At 105,000 miles @ 20mpg, the Tacoma would use 5250g and have a bump of 467g (ie 4,783).
At 105,000 miles @ 23mpg, the Honda would use 4565.
At 105,000 miles @ 22mpg, it would be a wash at 4772g vs 4,783
If fuel prices stay low...
Indeed. I didn't feel like doing out the math.
Tundra tops out at like 18mpg, BTW. Of course, most users of either vehicle will get less.
Ridge will drive and ride much better, and be vastly better in snow. My 2010 is something of a joke--first thing I do is disable TC when driving in snow. I'm sure 2016 has it better, but the VSC is aweful on mine.