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Old 27 Sep 2007, 10:46 am
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The Ridgeline has been the vehicle that Honda shouldn't have built to start with, it has effectively them very negatively for various reasons.Supposedly their first sales predictions were for about 50K units, and it turns out they have only been selling at half that, with discounts.The reason for this is that Body On Frame trucks (real trucks), use a much more inexpensive architecture. While "Unibody" (like cars) such as the Ridgeline, cost much more to produce. Require more insulation to quiet it, plus much more steel to make it strong for the needs it might have. And reality, it's a modified Accord platform, overburdened for truck duty.Now, because of these issues, the truck needs to sell over $30K prices because it's costlier to produce. This hasn't allowed Honda to post decent sales because majority of F-150's/Silverados sell under that amount. Plus they are willing to discount. So Honda had to start that route as well.It has also dragged down Honda reliability ratings. Some of the long-term organizations have had major issues with it. I believe Edmunds had one where they took it off road, and all shocks broke on it. Many other people have reported water leaks, body integrity, and interior execution below average. Hope this helps...
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