Honda did an oops!
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From: Joppa, Maryland
Originally Posted by osbornk
I seldom ever see anything hauled in the 4 door passenger trucks of Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Toyota, Etc. either. Most of the hauling I see is done by standard cab or extended cab models with most of the serious hauling done by standard cab long bed trucks.
As for the ridgeline, there's two of them around here. I personally think its hideous. As i've said in other posts the only thing good to come out of it is that extra storage thing under the bed when done right.
The civic, i'm not sure why the sales would be down.. but I don't think i've seen but one around here.
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From: Houston
I was going down I45 yesterday behind a large offshore boat on a tandem axle trailer. I expected that it was being pulled by a 3/4 ton pickup. Nope it was an F150. I don't know of anyone that wants to haul a load of gravel in the back of a new pickup. Most folks I know use trailers for convenience and to keep their truck nice. I've only seen about three Ridgelines and none of them were hauling anything that I could see. I have yet to see a Japanese "pickup" doing serious work in the oilfield or on a construction site.
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
I don't know of anyone that wants to haul a load of gravel in the back of a new pickup.
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From: Dayton, OH
That reminds me of this summer when I picked up 758 pavers in my 2000 Tundra. Got home and was like, wow, wonder what these weigh cause I have to haul them to the back yard.
4.5lbs each. Go figure. I wouldn't do that again...well maybe, it was 8 miles of straight road. And they did load them all the way in the front of the bed so the whole thing was bottomed out evenly... lol.
Clint
4.5lbs each. Go figure. I wouldn't do that again...well maybe, it was 8 miles of straight road. And they did load them all the way in the front of the bed so the whole thing was bottomed out evenly... lol.
Clint
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From: lehigh valley
i think the whole new vehicle market is down, feeling the bottom is about to fall out of house market too...... just too much unemployeement, lost bennies, little job security for a lot of those still working, typical things during this part of the american economical cycle. it never lasts, sooner or later things will have to change(self editted from this point on LMAO).
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http://www.hondanews.com/CatID1004?mid=2006020150249&mime=asc
Civic sales up 56.2% from January 2005 24,788 units versus 15,874.
Civic sales up 56.2% from January 2005 24,788 units versus 15,874.
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From: central ohio
well lookat how much a ridgeline is, 30 grand to start with, and not hardly worth 15. the element is quite a joke. i work for a honda-supplier factory, we were building 420 exhaust manifolds a day for the element when it was first introduced, lately weve only been building 300 a day for 4 days a week, on the 5th day we build 360 manifolds off the same weld line for the new civic si. our accord line however has been upped to 660 manifolds a day on 1st shift (four cyl.) we used to only make about 500-550 on 1st shift. in july we start manifolds for the '07 crv 4 cyl. its bull how honda holds there resale, why buy a used honda for what you could get another make for new? keep up the maintenence on a vehicle and it will go a long time in most cases. id rather have a mustang than a ci civic any day ( and the ci takes premuim fuel) dont know how honda sells anything but i guess its job secerity for me.
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From: Lafayette, Indiana
I have to agree I like the older stuff better. My current Truck is a 92 F-150 Custom. It has no options except P/S, P/B, and overdrive Trans. My wife drives a 2000 F-150 XLT and I like the style and ease of maintance on my 92 much better, plus she will never want to ride with me in the summer dto the lack of A/C.
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From: Marion, VA
It's already in the Acura price range. Change the grille, emblems and add a couple of options as standard and you have it. That's how a Ford F150 became a Lincoln.
Last edited by IB Tim; Feb 6, 2006 at 06:36 PM.