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Anyone remember that little jingle and that game they played.
There may have been a third “Q107” at the beginning of the jingle, but it has been a while!
I remember winning tickets to see the movie “Shag” before it was open to the public from Q. We got to watch it with Michael D. Even got to attempt to shag after the movie…
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When companies that make “real trucks” start making “real trucks” that have anything approaching the reliability of a Honda, then y’all haters can speak. Until this, shut your mouths, go put some more oil in your truck, replace the starter (because you know it needs a new one), and start Honda shopping.
I speak as one who’s owned quite a few of these “real trucks”. My old GMC 1500 is as reliable as any of your “real trucks” but I had to put a new radiator in it yesterday and I have one piston fouling the spark plug (likely bad rings).
If I could afford a Ridgeline, I’d get it, and laugh my rear end off at y’all and go fishing when you are getting yours repaired.
Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
My Tundra has never let me down and I’d have to say is more of a truck than a ridgeline. Not hatin’, I just don’t think most folks thing “ridgeline” when they think trucks.
An avalanche to me is barely a “real truck” and s ridgeline seems like knockoff avalanche. Not hating, but when I think real truck I think Silverado and duramax, ford and powerstrokes,dodge and Cummins. Not an avalanche. But my friend has one and its nice don’t get me wring but not a real truck more of a pavement princess truck
My Tundra has never let me down and I’d have to say is more of a truck than a ridgeline. Not hatin’, I just don’t think most folks thing “ridgeline” when they think trucks.
Well sure, Toyota is at the top of the reliability food chain, so I’ll concede that— if I were buying something for good towing capacity, I’d go Tundra… but most of the folks I run into that whine about stuff like the Ridgeline are GM/Ford owners like me. Really, it translates into “I sure wish my truck was as reliable as a Honda, but it’s not, so I’ll just insult and ridicule the guy in the Honda”.
Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
My Tundra has never let me down and I’d have to say is more of a truck than a ridgeline. Not hatin’, I just don’t think most folks thing “ridgeline” when they think trucks.
Well sure, Toyota is at the top of the reliability food chain, so I’ll concede that— if I were buying something for good towing capacity, I’d go Tundra… but most of the folks I run into that whine about stuff like the Ridgeline are GM/Ford owners like me. Really, it translates into “I sure wish my truck was as reliable as a Honda, but it’s not, so I’ll just insult and ridicule the guy in the Honda”.
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Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
Why would you think Toyota for towing?? Cause they pulled a space shuttle with it??? Ford’s JD Power ratings have been above that of Toyota for the last few years and my ecoboost will smoke a Toy in any way.
When I think of trucks, I think of the Big 3. Every time I pass a Titan, I look at the heatsink on the hoghead and remind myself of the rearend failures they had and how such a small hoghead could live under heavy loads. Nothing beats Detroit power and Detroit powertrains. Just ask Vin Diesel why he don’t drive sowing machines…
Anybody can build something to move cargo… but how you move it and how reliable that is is a different story altogether.
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Why would you think Toyota for towing?? Cause they pulled a space shuttle with it??? Ford's JD Power ratings have been above that of Toyota for the last few years and my ecoboost will smoke a Toy in any way.
I’ve never heard of the space shuttle stuff.
I expected someone to ask me this because Tundra doesn’t have the most heavy duty capability. For towing, I think Tundra because it’s the only full size made by Toyota, and nothing I need to tow is over the Tundra capability.
If I needed to tow a huge camper or other 5th wheel sort, I’d go with either the Ford or Chevy since Toyota doesn’t make a diesel.
quote:When I think of trucks, I think of the Big 3. Every time I pass a Titan, I look at the heatsink on the hoghead and remind myself of the rearend failures they had and how such a small hoghead could live under heavy loads. Nothing beats Detroit power and Detroit powertrains. Just ask Vin Diesel why he don't drive sowing machines....
When I think of the Big 3, I think of a few generations of VERY good trucks, and an even larger number of generations of breakdown-prone, headgasket blowing, transmission busting trucks, particularly Dodge. At least Dodge has good looks and strong motors in their favor but I still do not trust them.
Ecoboost is awesome, I admit, but it’s a fairly new technology to see how it lasts long-term. I’ve seen their propaganda video about towing the race car around Talledega and running the Baja, and sure it’s tough, but let’s see what time says about it. Let’s see how that ecoboost holds up at 150,000 miles and 10 years, and if it’s still going strong, then I will sign up. But they
When I think of the Big 3, I think of a few generations of VERY good trucks, and an even larger number of generations of breakdown-prone, headgasket blowing, transmission busting trucks, particularly Dodge. At least Dodge has good looks and strong motors in their favor but I still do not trust them.
Dodge Cummins. None tougher and live forever even abused. Those of us that work on diesels for a living prefer the Cummins because of its reliability and ease of service when required. I know my Dodge has a good 15+years of reliable life left in it.
Give me something old that I can work on any day of the week. I would rather have something that a Parks trip will take care of than having to go to a specialized mechanic charging a $100 a hour labor. Look at the new f250s and 350s, just about anything that has to be done to it other than an oil change you have to remove the cab. Good luck with the ecoboost. I have heard of them going out at 15,000 and 30,000. One mechanic said that if you have one you should get rid of it by 70,000.
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
When I think of the Big 3, I think of a few generations of VERY good trucks, and an even larger number of generations of breakdown-prone, headgasket blowing, transmission busting trucks, particularly Dodge. At least Dodge has good looks and strong motors in their favor but I still do not trust them.
Dodge Cummins. None tougher and live forever even abused. Those of us that work on diesels for a living prefer the Cummins because of its reliability and ease of service when required. I know my Dodge has a good 15+years of reliable life left in it.
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I put in a cummins 6BTA in a 1986 f250 for a friend. Darn thing is still running. We are hoping for 1,000,000 miles! Two transmissions, one rear end and engine has only had one injection pump, starter, and a water pump put on it. 720,000ish miles on it last I asked.
I used to be ford only, now I don’t see much difference in any of them. Even the imports. Heck even Hyundai has come a long ways.
I just came back from Dublin(sp?) Georgia and watched some New holland / case tractors coming off the assembly line, a few blue and then a couple red. Transmissions made in India, engines from Korea, Cabs(those that had them) from Mexico. Nicely assembled in America.
The biggest thing in this, as my mind wanders, are the Harley owners that were so big on American made, if only they knew the frames were made by Honda, electronics… this that and a lot of little things…BUT!! they are assembled in America!!
Jonathan, I have a 1990 GMC 1500 that you definitely can, and probably SHOULD work on any day of the week lol :).
It really never has broken down on me or the previous owner but it is dying a slow death of entropy. Still, runs strong.
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Dodge Cummins. None tougher and live forever even abused. Those of us that work on diesels for a living prefer the Cummins because of its reliability and ease of service when required. I know my Dodge has a good 15+years of reliable life left in it.
The Cummins being one of the few decent trucks Dodge has ever made, in terms of reliability, agreed with you on that one. Nice looking trucks too, but I have such a bias against Dodge, and the competition so good in terms of diesels, that I just couldn’t bring myself to buy a Dodge lol.
Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
Jonathan, I have a 1990 GMC 1500 that you definitely can, and probably SHOULD work on any day of the week lol :).
It really never has broken down on me or the previous owner but it is dying a slow death of entropy. Still, runs strong.
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Dodge Cummins. None tougher and live forever even abused. Those of us that work on diesels for a living prefer the Cummins because of its reliability and ease of service when required. I know my Dodge has a good 15+years of reliable life left in it.
The Cummins being one of the few decent trucks Dodge has ever made, in terms of reliability, agreed with you on that one. Nice looking trucks too, but I have such a bias against Dodge, and the competition so good in terms of diesels, that I just couldn’t bring myself to buy a Dodge lol.
Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
Agreed..... I grew up on the saying, "A Dodge will dodge anything but the garage."
Everything these days is technical… too technical to some extents. I, too, would prefer a1971 F100 with a C6 and 351/429, but they ddidn’t make them in crew cabs with modern conveniences.
Yeah I passed up a 1969 Ford long-bed with a 360 and C6 that was in very good shape. Would have been my first vehicle but I wanted something with air conditioning lol. That was 20 years ago though.
Moral judgment under girds the entire structure of laws and is necessary for the rational structure of any significant statute. The idea that our laws can stand independent of moral foundation is senseless.----- Albert Mohler.
Problem with the big 3 trucks is consistancy - one year may flat out suck, the next could be the best truck ever. Its a total crap shoot from year to year, brand to brand. And once they do build that great truck - they stop and change everything up… and it cost 30-50k to find out if you have a POS.
I agree the Honda isnt a “truck”, but for what 90% of us use our “trucks” for its probably the best vehicle of the bunch. Most people don’t tow, most don’t go muddin, most don’t haul - most people drive them to look pretty. The Honda will pull your 19’ er all day, haul a bit and handle some dirt, give you plenty of luxury and 20+MPG - and it will last 200k without issue.
They use the same engine for the V6 Accord, Mini Van, Pilot, Ridgeline and even the 225 OB. They don’t have 5 different engines to choose from, they don’t have turbo’s, they don’t have H.O. options - they have one simple 250hp V6 that will just flat out run until the wheels fall off.
I agree the Honda isnt a “truck”, but for what 90% of us use our “trucks” for its probably the best vehicle of the bunch. Most people don’t tow, most don’t go muddin, most don’t haul - most people drive them to look pretty. The Honda will pull your 19’ er all day, haul a bit and handle some dirt, give you plenty of luxury and 20+MPG - and it will last 200k without issue.
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I have a hard time believing that statement right there, and I would like to see one that has done all the things you listed above and has lasted for 200k miles without issue, only living on 250hp. Any research would help.
I agree the Honda isnt a “truck”, but for what 90% of us use our “trucks” for its probably the best vehicle of the bunch. Most people don’t tow, most don’t go muddin, most don’t haul - most people drive them to look pretty. The Honda will pull your 19’ er all day, haul a bit and handle some dirt, give you plenty of luxury and 20+MPG - and it will last 200k without issue.
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I have a hard time believing that statement right there, and I would like to see one that has done all the things you listed above and has lasted for 200k miles without issue, only living on 250hp. Any research would help.
Turkey… the other white meat.
All of them only have 240-50HP. Standard engine with minor variations…
I have 2 - one in an Odyssey with 180k, one in a Pilot with 80k. The 02 Odyssey had a bad trans from the factory - a problem with the new model/engine. Fixed at 20k, since then the car has had one coil pack fixed and a power window latch - thats it. It regularly towed a 21’ Chris Craft Concept around OCMD - and towed it from OCMD to Vero and back, twice. Its towed pop ups, uhauls and hauled all sorts of wood/junk from HD or Lowes. Its last big trip was loaded with crap and towing a Uhaul from MD to SC with 160k on the ODO. The thing still runs like a champ and pulls my 19’er from time to time.
The Pilot runs like the day we got it - pulls my boat all over the low country, hauls pop ups and uhauls, carries the three kids, dogs and gear at the same time… Its had a strut replaced by the factory.
I agree the Honda isnt a “truck”, but for what 90% of us use our “trucks” for its probably the best vehicle of the bunch. Most people don’t tow, most don’t go muddin, most don’t haul - most people drive them to look pretty. The Honda will pull your 19’ er all day, haul a bit and handle some dirt, give you plenty of luxury and 20+MPG - and it will last 200k without issue.
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I have a hard time believing that statement right there, and I would like to see one that has done all the things you listed above and has lasted for 200k miles without issue, only living on 250hp. Any research would help.
Turkey… the other white meat.
All of them only have 240-50HP. Standard engine with minor variations…
I have 2 - one in an Odyssey with 180k, one in a Pilot with 80k. The 02 Odyssey had a bad trans from the factory - a problem with the new model/engine. Fixed at 20k, since then the car has had one coil pack fixed and a power window latch - thats it. It regularly towed a 21’ Chris Craft Concept around OCMD - and towed it from OCMD to Vero and back, twice. Its towed pop ups, uhauls and hauled all sorts of wood/junk from HD or Lowes. Its last big trip was loaded with crap and towing a Uhaul from MD to SC with 160k on the ODO. The thing still runs like a champ and pulls my 19’er from time to time.
The Pilot runs like the day we got it - pulls my boat all over the low country
