I love my 23 black edition! I don’t go off road nor need my truck for work but its highly practical for city use especially when you have two bigs dogs and often do outdoor activities such as camping, biking, paintball and beach trips. We don’t owe any explanation to the close minded big ego folks!
I do. But for the mass majority who don’t need a work truck. It’s a beautiful trouble free existence. Mines 20 years old, ugliest as sin. 340,000 original transmission, and nothing more than regular maintenance.
Me too. Just picked up my first new vehicle yesturday. Test drove the '24 but went with '23. Saved 12grand!😂 Rather have the better looking wheels and less aggressive tires ('24s tires are like winter tires. They will wear out faster and be louder. The wheels look more like the old chevy 5 spoke. The '24 engine made a definite louder tick or growl too.
Just made a deposit on a 2024 Black Edition. For all the "deal breakers", they are not so much for me. I spent the money on a Rubicon and it was the biggest waste of money because I barely offroad. I don't want a full-size truck. Those days are over for me. I like our car and SUV, but being a home owner, I hate having to hook up our 10' trailer to pickup a sheet or two of plywood or drywall for a project at the house, and unlike the Colorado, Ranger, or Tacoma, 4x8 sheets fit perfectly between the fenderwells. Not to mention the cool tailgait that swings open or drops down, and the big locking storage space in the bed that has a drain so you can use it as an ice cooler. The leather interior with heating and cooling seats can not be touched for the price range. It's not a great off-roader, yeah - I don't care.
It's better than a truck. If you're not off-roading, I see no flaws. How often are you going through these off-road trails?? 5%? You're on pavement 100% of the time.
The old school ZF 9-speed transmission may not be the most efficient, but it is durable and easy to maintain. I'd happily sacrifice 1 mpg for 300,000 miles of trouble free service. Like it or not, the Ridgeline does compete with other midsize trucks, like the Frontier and Tacoma, and its fuel economy is competitive within that segment. The problem with the 2024 Ridgeline BE is missing features, given the high price. It should have a 360 camera system, full range adaptive cruise, all LED lighting, etc.
Yeah I don’t see how any of these drawbacks are actual drawbacks. EVs are still a long way, and the Ridgeline Powertrain is very tried and true and reliable. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a 9 speed transmission in 2024.
Safety systems not fun for driving.. Never are. That’s why I turn most of them off. I actually pay attention when driving. And I like the old tech Simpler is better Love my 2017 BE Trading for a 2024 Trailsport
I wanted a 24' but as I see on their website they only offer ventilated front seats on the Black Edition"! I'm an old guy and was hoping they still had the RTLE with chrome but no such luck! They've lost a customer. Actually none of the midsize trucks do anything for me. All their back seats have very limited space and I believe only the Chevy/GMC and Honda have rear ac vents. Also the mpg on most of them are no better than a full size truck. I'll probably go back to an F150 Lariat with the 2.7L engine.
Not mine but a friends 2019 ridgeline 130,000 miles all dealer service, and the transmission goes, not shifting and a message to not drive and take it to the dealer, check consumers report the transmission is in red, this trans is made in Germany and used by Chrysler, Acura, honda, landrover my friend had it rebuilt and after a couple of weeks same thing again there 9 solenoids and I think the problem is in the software or those solenoids, but I seen a utube video where you push the start button twice with your foot off the brake then push the accelerator to the floor and wait for the check engine light to go off and that resets the transmission, my friend traded his in after the 2nd time
@@UltraSS-nj8kd Yeah, mine was a 2019 RTL-E, tranny died at around 48k; even with the extended warranty... which wasn't released until Sept. of 2023 (which is total BS)... is I think now 6yr/120k mi, they won't replace it until total failure, which for me was another 1500 mi... and then I for to limp it back to the stealership. Along with a slew of ridiculous recalls, it was pure 1980s shenanigans straight out of Detroit's playbook... couldn't wait to unload this thing.
@@TrilithiumBanditKelsey2017-2019 were bad years for ridgeline. I’ve read to buy 2020 and up and almost every comment I’ve seen on multiple videos state they’ve had no problems with newer ones
It’s got a higher bed payload than other midsize trucks in it’s segment, can tow 5000 pounds and best fuel efficiency out of other midsize trucks. Can lay sheets of plywood flat on the bed due to the wheel wells being mostly flush. Not to mention superior road comfort. Guess I missed the joke. 😂
"Major advantages of Body on Frame construction Bending stiffness Torsional strength Replacement Suitability for Off road rigid axle suspension Frames are better in Bending stiffness - which means they can take a whole lot of payload before yielding and sagging. Big reason they are used in Trucks Body on frame vehicles can take alot of punishment on off road conditions. Due to excessive twisting of the vehicle the torsional strength of the frame comes into play. Most monocoques are not built tough enough will start giving way to the torsional loads and the spot welded panels would fail whereas ladder frames are seam welded with high grade materials and can take a lot more punishment. Another factor is replacement of frame in case of damage. Its much easier to replace the frame only if there is any damage to the underbody rather than having to replace the whole body. Also Rigid axle suspensions which provide superior off road performance are much better suited for mounting on frames rather than unibodies."
