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Old 07-05-2008, 07:28 PM   #41 (permalink)
SuperTrooper
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Auburn, NH
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
90 day: 29.59 mpg (US)

Green Monster - '99 Ford Explorer Sport
90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

Dad's Taxi - '99 Honda Odyssey EX
90 day: 24.23 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Duffman View Post
Real trucks have a full frame underneath. Unibodies are for cars. I feel sorry for anyone who bought a ridgeline thinking they were getting a truck but dont know the importance of a full frame on a work vehicle.
I doubt anybody bought it thinking it was a work truck. Honda salespeople are taught to emphasize the car-like ride of the unibody construction. The marketing material never shows much more than a dirt bike in the back or towing anything more than 2 Honda watercraft. I've seen quite a few at the local transfer station, so it's bought by folks who occassionally need something to haul trash or other nasty dirty light stuff. The most important factor to these buyers is the Honda name.

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