I have a first gen, and I find myself opening it the non-traditional way (tailgate swinging out, instead of down). If you need to access the trunk, this is the only reasonable way to reach in. I personally think it is brilliant and find myself opening it this way to put things in the bed. The Ridgeline, at least the…

As the proud owner of a 1st-gen Ridgeline, there are provisions to bolt the spare in the bed. This will eat into your relatively smaller bed space, but will free up a bunch of space in the trunk for drugs, weapons, cash and misc. body parts. It comes with a space saver tire/wheel, but a full or slightly larger tire…

Congrats on the new car! I went thru a similar dilemma, and luckily, just like you, I had my wife to help make up my mind. My wife was the one that actually encouraged me to by my BRZ after lusting for one for a year. I must admit that I sometimes question my decision and feel guilty buying such an un-friendly family…

Long time lurker here. Just joined to express how much I agree with you and how much I love these articles. Very inspirational!