It's a truck in the sense it has a bed on the back, but it really ends there. I'm an import fan, and I think the Ridgeline is an excellent vehicle. But I wouldn't trust it for the work a real truck does. No construction worker, or carpenter, or electrician is going to go buy a Honda Ridgeline for his line of work. It's not durable enough for real work.
For hauling around a small camper or doing some light off-roading, the Ridgeline is a great vehicle. For the average person who goes to Home Depot to get some 2x4's or gardening tools every once in awhile, it's a good vehicle. But if you need to tow over 5,000 LBS. on a regular basis or travel offroad a lot, then the Ridgeline simply won't cut it.
In the sense of being a truck, you could call it that. But it's not a very good work truck. But it also was not designed to be. It was designed to be a light duty vehicle for someone who needs a good amount of utility, but isn't going to be using it for severe duty work. I think that's what the commenter's on here are trying to say.
7th Nov 2009, 12:42
It's a truck in the sense it has a bed on the back, but it really ends there. I'm an import fan, and I think the Ridgeline is an excellent vehicle. But I wouldn't trust it for the work a real truck does. No construction worker, or carpenter, or electrician is going to go buy a Honda Ridgeline for his line of work. It's not durable enough for real work.
For hauling around a small camper or doing some light off-roading, the Ridgeline is a great vehicle. For the average person who goes to Home Depot to get some 2x4's or gardening tools every once in awhile, it's a good vehicle. But if you need to tow over 5,000 LBS. on a regular basis or travel offroad a lot, then the Ridgeline simply won't cut it.
In the sense of being a truck, you could call it that. But it's not a very good work truck. But it also was not designed to be. It was designed to be a light duty vehicle for someone who needs a good amount of utility, but isn't going to be using it for severe duty work. I think that's what the commenter's on here are trying to say.