Thank you for the article and great videos. I learned to to drive in a 1982 120L, It was red, rectangle headlights. Driving this car in the Jizera mountains on barely plowed roads in the winter was the most fun I have ever had in any car. The older generation 130RS was a beautiful race car, did great in on ralleys and…

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I don’t think they intend to compete for the heavy duty trucks or F150, Silverado and Ram 1500 business. Also not intending to sell to government agencies, municipalities, rental car companies, cable providers etc. The Ridgeline is not a strip down work truck that haul cars, mowers, plumbing supply etc. I live in…

FWD, 20 bags of mulch, no my front end did not lift. RAM Promaster vans are FWD and doing just fine. A FWD Ridgeline with a bunch of mulch will make it from Home Depot or mulch yard to the house just fine. They are not targeting contractors, off road enthusiast, landscapers or horse people. They are targeting the vast…

Had a 2000 TRD, 5 sp. stick. One of my favorite vehicles I have ever owned. I am 16 years older now, with kids, dogs, job that makes me travel 30k a year and lug around tons of samples. Priorities have changed. Things I did not care about in the past matter to me now, leather, heated seats, comfort, more space, good…

I think the “problem” with Honda is that their vehicles are “too practical”. Element was a great utility vehicle, I have several friends in the bicycle industry that own these. I think Dough is wrong saying the Element failed (it could have used an AWD system). That car was a little ahead of its time like many niche…

no, no, bathroom demo debris. I did have a demo event where I drove my Tdi with 3 bikes on the roof, 4 on the hitch, pop-up tent and one more bike inside.

If I suck it up, I will try the new Pacifica first.

I looked at the Transit Connect when it came out. I knew more about it than the sales guy on the floor, they had no idea how to fold the seats. The interior build quality and materials were pretty bad. I drive 30k a year, sometimes long hours. I really want comfort, space, at least 25 mpg. I also need to use it as a…

I am too keeping my fingers crossed that VW will buy back my 130k tdi instead of dumping it this spring for 6k. Will definitely check out the Ridgeline, test drove the Oddy this fall, best driving out of the minivan bunch. Seems like a perfect truck for dogs (have two), you can even plug in a small heater to warm up…

As much as I hate to say it I somewhat fit into the demographic described. I live in NYC suburbs, need a bigger vehicle this spring. Currently have a Tdi wagon that I just can’t fit all my samples in (bicycle rep), or two dogs, kids, ski gear. Other family car is a Forester, not any bigger. I use my wagon as a truck,…