Everbody seen the new Truck Trend magazine?

pavementSucks said:

the honda ridgeline is the most worthless truck out here i think. what a dumb idea to name it truck of the year... why dont they check out a chevy or a GMC then theyll find out the real truck of the year

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Ever tour the factory's that make these? At GM people will be sleeping under counters and behind things as the auto's go by. At Honda or Toyota, the people are energetic, focused and at the ready for the next build. I live 2 miles from the GM plant, For about 12 years I delivered parts to all auto makers. While waiting to be unloaded, I seen what goes on. I have GM but I never will again. Nor Ford, But I'd buy a Honda in a heart beat and I'd bet it would out last the GM by at least double.

And I might add, that while delivering steel. GM, Ford and Chrysler all laundered steel, Yes, I picked up steel from Philly Docks that came from china, Russia, Australia and some other low quality producers, the steel had salt water pouring out of it. (From being in the hull of a leaky ship) Then they had me take it to a truck stop and remove all ID, Then they had me stop at an office somewhere and pick up BOGUS tags that say the steel is produced in US.
That steel; was delivered to the stamping plants. And, that's what those auto makers use to make your car.

Honda, Orders US steel from WCI in Warren Ohio, Only steel still made from pure scratch, not melted scrap. When it arrives at the factory, it gets put in storage, they cut a section off and it goes to a metallurgist who tests it to make sure it meets specs, only then is it stamped for use in Honda autos. In contrast, The used to be big three, pull it off the truck and set it on the machine.

I'd not be so sure about GM. They have bogus steel, (dumped steel so called) and the stamping plants are pure sweat shops!

MC

Not for the hardcore 4x4 person at all, but it is really nice for its intended purpose

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All depends on what you wanna do... this is pretty hardcore! I'm not a huge fan of the ridgeline but I saw this truck while out in Vegas at the Henderson 400 and it was a very capable truck... not a crawler but definitely badass. It's got the basic race required stuff done to it but is basically stock aside from shock upgrades.
Here's a blurb about it that's pretty impressive:
The biggest difference between this Ridge-line and the things slowly rolling out of Honda dealerships are safety features like the roll bar, fuel cell and all the radios. While the interior is gutted, the stock dash and door trim remain, per the rules. The biggest change is the customized King springs and shocks. But even those are matched to fit around the stock MacPherson strut front and multilink rear. (Autoweek)
See the whole story here... http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/FREE/60804002/1004

knaffie said:

Ridgeline is a nice vehicle. Not for the hardcore 4x4 person at all, but it is really nice for its intended purpose.

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These guys may disagree if you consider SCORE hardcore.

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