[Shotimes] Re: (OT) The Detroit News 2006 Car & Truck Of The year

[Ron Porter]

That's the key issue.....it "does what it does" very well, from what I
gather.

As I mentioned, I'm not a "truck" person, but "truck people" also tick me
off when they knock folks who don't use a truck for anything but hauling a
6,000#s of bass boat and trailer off-road. There are a LOT of reasons for
wanting/needing a truck, and not everyone needs the ability to go
rock-crawling while hauling a heavy trailer.

If a truck (of any sort) floats your boat....buy it. It's nobody's business
want you want/need it for. From a purely practical standpoint, any kind of
truck or SUV makes more sense than a kind of performance car.

I don't know about other states, but Michigan duels with California
year-to-year as to who has the greatest number of boat registrations, and
yesterdays paper stated that there are 400,000 registered snowmobiles in
Michigan, and 250,000 of them have paid for the ORV trail sticker. This
doesn't count the number of jetskis or towable RV trailers. Nor the number
of utility trailers like the one that I tow for our Internet dish. Nor the
number of work trailers like my b-in-law tows to work sites.

Bottom line is that the Ridgeline "works for a lot of people plus it has
Honda's quality and reputation behind it. What's the problem??

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:01 PM
To: Ron Porter; 'Charles Cooper'; 'Shotimes'; 'V8List SHO'
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) The Detroit News 2006 Car & Truck Of
The year

My g/f's sister's fiance has a Ridgeline and likes it
a lot. I haven't been inside it but I've heard that
the fit and finish is pretty nice.

I have read good things about them. It's not something
I want to drive but it looks solid for what it is.

Ian

--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:

> Looks-wise, sure. But, as I understand, it has a few
> pretty nice features
> that distinguish it from other trucks in it's
> class....plus the Honda
> reliability factor.
> 
> I'm not a "truck guy", but it seems to be suitable
> for the requirements that
> most folks have for 1/2-ton pickups like an F150 or
> a 1500 GMC or whatever
> the base Silverado is. Friends of mine with trucks &
> SUVs tow things that
> these type of vehicles can easily handle.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Charles Cooper
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 6:37 PM
> To: Ron Porter; Shotimes; V8List SHO
> Subject: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) The Detroit News 2006
> Car & Truck Of The year
> 
> Motor Trend also named the Ridgeline Truck of the
> Year. I don't see what's 
> so original about it, looks like an Explorer Sports
> Trac with a longer bed.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "V8List
> SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 5:22 PM
> Subject: (OT) The Detroit News 2006 Car & Truck Of
> The year
> 
> 
> > Boy, I'm waiting for the Letters To The Editor on
> THESE choices!!
> >
> >
>
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> > 1149/AUTO01
> >
> > Ron Porter
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