Emotional attachment to Vehicles

[Ames]

Nice trade. I've read a lot about the G8 GT and think it's a heck of a deal. I actually thought it was going to be my first domestic(well kind of) in about 20 years but I was thrown off by one thing. I know it sounds small and stupid but why can't the make it so the doors shut better? When you slam the door it sounds like my 77 Monte Carlo. This is the first and last thing you do when you get in a car and it drives me nuts when they are not smooth.


For some reason I can look past the doors on the Corvette:smile:

The doors on the Vette are awesome. The electronic actuators are fun. It sounds like you are getting out of a space ship or something. No keys are cool also. You just walk up to the car, press the button behind the door, it releases the doors, and you jump in press the start button.

 

[TxCycloneFan]

I was sad when we traded our Xterra, but I didn't cry. Man up.
arghh:[/q
I traded my '04 Dodge 1500 in for an Xterra...what an idiot I am

If we still had negative rep, I would have to give you some for that.

But since you were smart enough to understand how evil it is to ditch your Mopar, you deserve some rep.

 

[Bubbahotep]

Once you name your car it's over. Looks like I'm keeping Lisa Marie and the Blue bomber forever.

 

[bellzisu]

Thats a hell of a way to thank your truck and thank General Motors for the memories ..... by buying a "Honda" truck for Gods sake. An American icon, the pick-up truck and you buy a Japanese Full-Size pick-up! Detroit thanks you!! Sayonara!

Hey... I loved that truck but can't find anything GM, FORD, OR DODGE that even fitted what I wanted. I looked at the Colorado, and the Avalanche (which was 3,000 on average more then a Ridgeline) for the same options, and worse gas mileage.

I loved American cars in the past.... But since you act like a 2 year old... I'll simply wave at you from my Ridgeline when your "AMERICAN MADE" (Canadian or Mexican) vehicle is sitting on the side of the road, broken down, and worth 2 cents... (can't speak too loud.. My JAPANESE "truck" was made in Canada)

And I'm sorry... Detroit has more important issues then 1 sale... Like production of overpriced vehicles. Labor costing too much. Quality, Styling, Maintenance issues... I guess seeing all the other people on here buying foreign, I guess it doesn't bother me anymore. Until Detroit turns things around, I'll give my money to someone else. Not like they know what to do with it anyway??

I traded my Chevy pickup in for a Ridgeline last March and absolutely love it. You won't be missing your Chevy pickup for long. I even went in intending to buy a Colorado, but the Ridgeline was better in many ways, priced better and Honda worked with me a whole lot more then any Chevy dealer wanted to. Also 22 mpg on the highway doesn' hurt either.

I noticed the Ridgeline drives nicer, has enough power for what I need, and gas mileage seems alot better. I drove the Colorado and Avalanche and they just didn't do it. The Ridgeline though felt perfect and has alot of toys actually... Just as many if not more then my Silverado LT had. Plus, I found a nice dark cardinal color. My I-State logo looks perfect on it. Along with the ISU plates.

Also, Hotdon is right... Colorados are terrible. No power. Terrible gas mileage, and actually the Ridgeline can haul and tow more. Not that I need that. Heck my Chevy full size got better gas mileage then the Colorado.

 

[Ames]

Hey... I loved that truck but can't find anything GM, FORD, OR DODGE that even fitted what I wanted. I looked at the Colorado, and the Avalanche (which was 3,000 on average more then a Ridgeline) for the same options, and worse gas mileage.

Those are apples and oranges. The Ridgeline is a car. It's not a truck. The Ridgeline makes the Avalanche look like a real truck.

 

[Ames]

Also, Hotdon is right... Colorados are terrible. No power. Terrible gas mileage, and actually the Ridgeline can haul and tow more. Not that I need that. Heck my Chevy full size got better gas mileage then the Colorado.

The Colorado has 3 engines. The middle engine is pretty much the same as the Ridgeline. But yeah let's talk about the smallest of the 3 engines and ignore the other two.

 

[CYdTracked]

Yeah, it's going to be a sad day eventually for me when I have to trade off my 07 Monte Carlo. I am at least keeping it through it's 5 year 100,000 mile warranty before that happens though so I don't have to worry about that until mid 2012 at the earliest. I absolutley love this car but on the plus side when it's time to get something more family practical I'll likely get some kind of SUV since the soon to be wife already has the 4 door sedan.

 

[Bubbahotep]

Yeah, it's going to be a sad day eventually for me when I have to trade off my 07 Monte Carlo. I am at least keeping it through it's 5 year 100,000 mile warranty before that happens though so I don't have to worry about that until mid 2012 at the earliest. I absolutley love this car but on the plus side when it's time to get something more family practical I'll likely get some kind of SUV since the soon to be wife already has the 4 door sedan.

Unless you have more than two kids, you don't need anything more than the sedan. Keep your Monte and enjoy it.

 

[ISUAlum2002]

The Colorado has 3 engines. The middle engine is pretty much the same as the Ridgeline. But yeah let's talk about the smallest of the 3 engines and ignore the other two.

No kidding. Fair comparisons going on here.

 

[CycloneErik]

Let's just ignore every vehicle named Colorado, so this thread doesn't get Buffaloed.

 

[bellzisu]

The Colorado has 3 engines. The middle engine is pretty much the same as the Ridgeline. But yeah let's talk about the smallest of the 3 engines and ignore the other two.

Yeah...Ok... Lets talk about the 3.

Engine 1. Inline 4... No power. No acceleration. Better gas mileage at 24 HWY. Only available on the reg cab truck.

Engine 2. (comparable to Ridgeline)- 3.7 Inline 5. 23 HWY.... Test drove this one. Still lacks power. Still seems slow and sluggish. Lacks the take off of a Ridgeline, and the ride is extremely stiff and non exciting. Don't expect you to understand, since nothing else compares to Domestic vehicles.

Engine 3. 5.3 V-8 Same engine as I gave up in my Silverado. Says Hwy is up to 21 mph, which is great. Available only in crew cab.

So... While it may sound like I'm picking on the vehicle, it came down to 3 things.

Price, Style, Performance. Plus in my opinion the Ridgeline is has more room and options.

Sorry.... You should test drive something different before you get so touchy.

 

[bellzisu]

Those are apples and oranges. The Ridgeline is a car. It's not a truck. The Ridgeline makes the Avalanche look like a real truck.

It might be a car in your mind... But a 2 inch reciever hitch looks silly on a car, and they aren't rated to haul 5-8,000 lbs. So for what I need. It makes sense.

So take your sour oranges and make some orange juice. Plus, the Ridgeline's trunk and bed still have plenty of room to haul my tailgate gear.

I also need something smaller for my wife to get around in the city. My Silverado was just too big for her comfort. I had to compromised and at least I got something that still looked and felt like a truck. Plus its not a mini van, or 4 door car, or something I else I would end up hating.

 

[HOTDON]

And as for my criticism of the I5, I drove a 2005 model with the older 3.5 version. Never driven the I4 or the 5.3 (at least not in a Colorado), on top of that I've never even set foot near a Ridgeline.

We're way off topic, but I'll try to segue a bit. The emotional attachment I've had to my vehicles has an evil side, which is utter disdain for alot of other vehicles I've driven or ridden in. It's very seldom that I "nothing" a vehicle. Most everything has a polarizing effect on me.

 

[bellzisu]

And as for my criticism of the I5, I drove a 2005 model with the older 3.5 version. Never driven the I4 or the 5.3 (at least not in a Colorado), on top of that I've never even set foot near a Ridgeline.

We're way off topic, but I'll try to segue a bit. The emotional attachment I've had to my vehicles has an evil side, which is utter disdain for alot of other vehicles I've driven or ridden in. It's very seldom that I "nothing" a vehicle. Most everything has a polarizing effect on me.

The funny thing is.... Besides my Silverado, my most missed vehicle is my old 1989 Jeep Cherokee. It rattled, the heater went out once, the brakes went out on Lincoln way, and in the end it starting on fire. But man that thing got me home from the Fox so many times I can't even remember. It also was so much fun in the winter.

My first car was an 87 Ford Thunderbird, Turbo Coupe. That was a special car, but had alot of wiring and electrical problems. Having your sunroof go out in the middle of winter isn't very fun, or cheap to fix. Although, that car did have alot of fun memories. But I was probably too young to appreciate it more since now it's a collecters car and hard to find in good shape.

 

[Phaedrus]

You know, some cars I remember fondly, and others not so much. I've held on to my first car, a 1967 Mustang convertible, with right around 30,000 miles on the odometer. I need to take a long look at it before I leave this Friday, for sure.

I had a succession of Mustangs in high school, and totalled a '69 the night before I left for the USSR in 1985, on which trip I met my wife.

We were both attached to our first and only new car; a 1988 Toyota Corolla that she bought while working at a Toyota Dealership. It's name was Sabrina, and it died at the hands of an incompetent windshield replacement company, that induced a transient short somehow when replacing a cracked windshield. (don't ask me how.) And it never fully recovered, though we drove it off and on for a couple years afterwards.

I'm thinking I will be fond of our current cars: a '95 Cherokee and a '95 LeSabre. Both are awesome cars in their own right and will be good for quite a few years into the future, provided we do our share to maintain them.

 

[CyCloned]

Can't say that I miss any car I have ever owned. Most were pretty tired when they were let go. Once in a while I will miss a pickup I had, but that is only because sometime it is nice to have a pickup. I have a 79 MG midget that I would probably miss, but it is one of those things you hardly ever drive, so maybe not. There have been some cars that I really was glad to see go, like the 95 windstar...............:twitcy::nah::wacko::arghh:

 

[twistedredbird]

Well, I am still sad at the day I traded my Toyota Tundra and Audi TT Quattro Roadster off for a Pathfinder. Long story, but with getting married and a large dog, 2 2-seater vehicles wasn't very practical. Our new house, the garage was about 4 inches too short for the truck, I wanted to keep the TT, but I still had 3 years payments, truck payed off, and didn't want 2 payments. Still miss both vehicles.

I also miss my 85 Saab 900 Turbo I drove while attending ISU. Fun car, but horrrrribbbblllleee in snow.

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

I noticed the Ridgeline drives nicer, has enough power for what I need, and gas mileage seems alot better. I drove the Colorado and Avalanche and they just didn't do it. The Ridgeline though felt perfect and has alot of toys actually... Just as many if not more then my Silverado LT had. Plus, I found a nice dark cardinal color. My I-State logo looks perfect on it. Along with the ISU plates.

Also, Hotdon is right... Colorados are terrible. No power. Terrible gas mileage, and actually the Ridgeline can haul and tow more. Not that I need that. Heck my Chevy full size got better gas mileage then the Colorado.

Well then we'll be twins at the tailgates. Mine is also Cardinal with the I-State logo in the back window and my ISU plates. Looks awesome.

Like I said, when I was looking for a truck I was looking at Colorado's/Canyon's. The Ridgline is 10" wider then the GM, the back seats fold up giving you tons of storage room behind the front seats and the trunk under the pickup bed was huge. At times our family takes that and with three kids under the age of 9, two still using booster seats, storage room under the back seats(colorado has none) and the back trunk lets us travel in style. Also love how the bed of the truck is higher so no fenderwells which means when I am hauling sheetrock or plywood I don't have to get creative. Had 23 1/2" sheetrock back there once and it wasn't sqwatting much at all.

If I got a Colorado, I wanted a crew cab as well so the I-4 would not have been available and I didn't want it anyway. The I-5 was what I would have got, but my GM mechanic friend told me to stay away from that motor until they got all the bugs out(told me March 08). I did not know the V8 was available but really would have looked for one of those. But GM didn't want to deal at the time. I was driving a 98 S-10 ZR2(4th S-10 ZR2 I have owned) and the only discount they would have me is if I was driving another GM vehicle not older then XXXX year. Honda dealt with me in such a way that I went in looking for used to keep my payments lower ang the way they dealt, I left in a brand new one.

For the record, with all my S-10 pickups I owned, I always had the 4.3 Vortech V6 High Output engines and I think they are one of the best motors GM has put out right behind the 350. Basically they are a 350 V8 only with the back(or front) 2 cylinders cut off. Awesome motors and I could take one a part and put it back together in my sleep.

To keep this thread on task, I do see myself not wanting to get rid of my Ridgeline or our Odyssey. Maybe not quite to tears, but possibly a couple sleepless nights........

 

[bellzisu]

Yeah... Here was my old truck at KSU game this fall. And a picture of the new vehicle. Love the shade of it.

 

[Ames]

Yeah...Ok... Lets talk about the 3.

Engine 1. Inline 4... No power. No acceleration. Better gas mileage at 24 HWY. Only available on the reg cab truck.

Engine 2. (comparable to Ridgeline)- 3.7 Inline 5. 23 HWY.... Test drove this one. Still lacks power. Still seems slow and sluggish. Lacks the take off of a Ridgeline, and the ride is extremely stiff and non exciting. Don't expect you to understand, since nothing else compares to Domestic vehicles.

Engine 3. 5.3 V-8 Same engine as I gave up in my Silverado. Says Hwy is up to 21 mph, which is great. Available only in crew cab.

HP and torque are equal on the engine 2 and the Honda. The Colorado actually gets its power earlier on in the rpms. If anything an inline engine will feel like it's stronger than similar sized V6 because of the low end torque. So your butt dyno is lying to you. Butt dynos are worthless.

The V8 eats the Honda for lunch.

So your ripping on the Colorados engine makes no sense.