Ridgeline vs. Tacoma on Death Valley Dessert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWYqEinNGUM&index=1&list=PLsSQoIGhBLpS3hFW6lh57Q_yhacbgQ8cT

 

So, the Ridgeline is the better Mall Crawler...

 

This topic got shut down & deleted earlier today - here's hoping for a nice discussion so it can stay.

The Ridgeline obviously isn't for everyone but the independent rear suspension has its benefits.

And the Edmunds guys went too fast with too high of tire pressure for that road.

 

Bilstein has had some poor quality issues lately. My 5100s gave out after 10000 miles.

 

Eh......

 

Agreed. First off, who outruns the gear truck? He supposedly works for Edmunds. He can't be that numb.

Also, the clip shows the walkies. So they had no idea the Nissan was parked? Again, either shame for being out of range or out running.

It's deffinenlty possible, but I'm guess it's a bit fabricated.

 

Also, all this was done in 80* weather?

 

I was very impressed by the ridgeline when I drove it. I honestly feel it is a great truck

 

basically they abused 3 trucks by running them way too fast offroad with too high of PSI. I take this with a grain of salt, it's clearly promoting the Ridgeline, so they barely touch on the fact it's shocks had issues too.

Not saying the Tacoma is almighty, I just hate advertising cloaked as an unbiased review.

 

found one to shame this morning

 

I haven't been to the Racetrack for 30 years, but back then there were quite a few Civics and Corollas there. And I drove the entire Death Valley Road from Big Pine to Ubehebe Crater a few years back in my Subaru, worst washboard I've ever encountered, experimenting with speeds from 1st gear crawl to 3rd gear floating over the corrugations. Never occurred to me to worry about my shocks. Now tires, that was a different story. That said, my TRD OR Bilsteins that felt so good when new, now feel just ike any other OEM shock after 35K miles. But no leaks.

 

I don't get it...where's the Ridgeline? all i see is a Tacoma parked next to a Honda Accord with a bed....oh wait! sorry..my mistake, that's a Ridgeline.......i guess

 

Consumer reports has the same opinion. They want a car, not a truck. The pros have Fox shocks, not Bilstein, right?