Bought a truck. It's not a car.

As someone who test drove and got quoted for both - this is not true at all. Compared a SR5 to the RT and it was comparable - compared the RTL with TRD Sport/OR (both trucks 4x4) and the price was nearly identical, with the RTL being marginally cheaper (we're talking few hundred bucks).

If you are looking for 4x4 in a affordable package - ridgeline can't offer that at all. Their base model does not come in 4x4 whereas SR/SR5 does.

The price overall, though, is very very competitive. The only deciding factor is that one is a pilot with a bed and the other is a body-on-frame truck.

 

toyota doesn't have a TSS trim. That's a dealer trim that is not officially endorsed by toyota. You won't find a TSS trim on any official toyota website.

 

Dammit, mountain dew out my nose. Ah it burns!

 

an AWD Ridgeline has a payload of 1500.

Also a majority of the tacos sold are 4x4. Made to carry heavy things, they are not.



I think you're missing the point . Someone said it rides rough because it's made to carry heavy things. My van is too and rides smooth. The van is designed to carry 8 average sized sacks of saline.

 

Ridgeline bed can only hold 1100 lbs. Part of why the Tacoma rides rough is the live axle/leaf spring rear suspension. Like it or not that is a more durable way to carry weight.

 

Get an El Camino, the hermaphrodite of autos. Screw the ridgeline.

 

Ford did it first with the ranchero. But El Camino is cooler for sure.

 

What about this instead? Rides like a car...maybe.

 

OP....man, you are just burning your wallet and threads like these won't give you favorable answer either and you know it.

Cars not never an investment. The moment you leave the dealer parking lot, the depreciation already started in thousands!.Have you owned a truck in the past? If not, then many this is part of the expectation. The 'stealerships' LOVE consumers like you...sell you something...make profit, buy back the same thing they sold you, make some more buck, then turn around and sell it to another noob on the street.....triple whammy! Now you see why dealerships thrive!!

It's funny I've test drove all 3 trims (sr5, sports and OR) and I prefer the Sports (and then SR5) which is more gentler. But yeah,....these are trucks and will drive like one. Same goes for speed. It's not really a performance engine either (not saying you cannot make it into one).

Unless you got a "lemon", I'd take it to the dealership and have them confirm your experiences and if thats how it is, you are really in a lose-lose situation. If you have money to throw around, by all means, perhaps get a SUV or Jeep Grand Cherokee and trade this in.

I owned 2 gens of Prerunners in the past and then switched to crossover SUV's and after driving these for 7 years, I feel the opposite. Test drove the Taco and realized how much I missed the "truck ride" over the years.

To each his own, I guess.

 

The one thing he has going for him is the value that tacomas hold. He is best off selling it privately (if he decides to sell) and taking that money and purchasing a Honda CRV lmao.

 

I have a 2.7 L access cab and the ride was anything but smooth, bought a shell a few weeks back and the ride has improved immensely. A little weight on the back does go a long way, at least in my experience

A truck is going to have a stiffer suspension, especially in the rear, in order to haul the payloads they advertise in the commercials. Your best bet might be just picking up some aftermarket shocks.

 

I’ve never even heard of the Ranchero. I do want an El Camino. One day.

 

Then it’s time for a history lesson. Ford Ranchero came out in 1957. Was built on the Fairlane station wagon chassis. (Fairlane was Ford’s full size car before the Galaxy 500 was introduced mid-year in 1959.) Then from 1960 to 1965 it was built on the Falcon unibody frame. In 1966 it moved to mid-size car frame, which was again called the Fairlane/Torino. Stayed in production through 1979, I think. I owned a 1968 model. Fun little car to drive. Later on I owned a 1978 El Camino, which I liked even more. Still wouldn’t mind having either one of them now.

 

Sorry, the Tacoma is not primarily designed for off-roading.

Whoever believes that is smoking the good stuff.. like meth.

 

Thank you. I definitely want to get myself an El Camino. Good ones pop up all the time in the area around here. Just need to save up. TW doesn’t allow that to happen. Haha.

 

Yep! I forget the year, but my dad had an old el Camino. Lots of memories in that thing.
And don't forget some of the other cool car based trucks like the Subaru brat, and the VW rabbit pickup

 

1st generation ridgeline is just over 1500lb payload with no designation for bed payload

http://owners.honda.com/vehicles/information/2008/Ridgeline/specs#mid^YK1628EW


The point still stands, the Tacoma doesn't ride rough because of being able to haul heavy things. It rides rough because it's a truck and has a big empty lightweight bed. The Odyssey rides better empty or loaded because the weight is more evenly distributed at all times... There's a row of heavy seats directly on top of the rear axles.

 

Also if the dude wants a vehicle with a bed that rides like a car, he's the target market for the Ridgeline. They ride extremely smooth with the 4 wheel independent suspension... No leafs on the rear of a Ridgeline.