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How much mulch will a Ridgeline carry?

Admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:14:15 +0000

One of our questions from readers is how much cargo can the bed of the Honda Ridgeline carry?

Well today I had 18 bags of 2 cu ft mulch loaded in the back. Probably could have added a few more bags with more careful loading. All of this is WITH the tonneau cover attached.

We were able to get 9 bags up front under the tonneau cover which was folded back. You can see from the pic that the bags can be stacked 4 high. You can get 3 across even though we didn’t do it in the pictured example. Although we safely moved 18 bags, I think you could probably get 21 bags total with careful loading.

Honda recalls Odyssey and Element for brake pedal fade

Admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:36:52 +0000

Honda has been bitten by the recall bug that has plagued Toyota in recent months.

Today Honda issued a voluntary recall for 344,000 Honda Odyssey minivans, and 68,000 Honda Element vehicles from the 2007 and 2008 model year. The recall is due to a soft brake pedal requiring extra effort to stop the vehicles. While this recall seems precautionary, any brake performance issue is a safety concern.

Once parts are available in late-April, Honda dealers will cap and seal the part in the braking system that allows air to slowly build and cause the soft pedal.

Hopefully Honda has learned from the huge public relations debacle that Toyota made over their major recalls.

Honda set up a website at http://www.recalls.honda.com which directs you to the Honda Owners Link. You can put in your VIN number to see if it is the subject of this recall. This is what you see when you click on the Honda Recall Website:

Super Bowl Commercials

Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:20:37 +0000

Well the 2010 NFL Super Bowl is now in the record books.

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, and Drew Brees. The team and the mad deserve it!

I didn’t see a Honda Commercial. But before the game I did see a Sport Automotive (DC Area Honda Dealer) advertising the fact that they were closed due to the blizzard that his Washington DC on Friday Afternoon.

The most interesting car commercial was for the Audi Clean Diesel.
Second best was for the new, restyled Hyundai Sonata — which looks great!

Honda didn’t spend the $3 million for a Super Bowl ad this year.

There were a few good commercials. Betty White in the Snickers commercial playing football. The house built from Bud Light.

The fantastic game made up for the terrible halftime show by The Who. If the NFL wants geezers at halftime, they need to hire Aerosmith. The commercials were OK but there aren’t any I will really remember in the morning.

Congrats again to the New Orleans Saints!

Toyota Recalls – My advice!

Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:53:15 +0000

Last month, Toyota issued safety recalls for a number of their very popular vehicle lineup. As General Motors and Ford position their dealers to take advantage of Toyota’s weak response, Honda dealers should benefit from this as well. If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, Honda may be your best choice. Sales were off in the US for Honda by 6% last month. Honda should be motivated to improve on those numbers. If you were in the market for an SUV or a Pickup, the Honda Ridgeline would be a fine choice. It is the perfect blend of utility and refinement for the average suburban homeowner. With the Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, Odyssey, Pilot and other models, surely there is one to meet the needs of your family.

Every company faces challenges. But the true measure of a company is how they respond to adversity. First Toyota vehicles suffered from “Floor Mat Entrapment” and now that has been expanded to a full “Pedal” recall. The Pedal recall is very serious because the pedal is stuck in a partially depressed position.

Toyota Recall Models:

Vehicles affected by the “Pedal” recall:

Certain 2009-2010 RAV4
Certain 2009-2010 Corolla
2009-2010 Matrix
2005-2010 Avalon
Certain 2007-2010 Camry
Certain 2010 Highlander
2007-2010 Tundra
2008-2010 Sequoia

Vehicles affected by the 2009 floor mat recall include:

2005-2010 Avalon
2007-2010 Camry
2009-2010 Corolla
2008-2010 Highlander
2009-2010 Matrix
2004-2009 Prius
2005-2010 Tacoma
2007-2010 Tundra
2009-2010 VENZA

Toyota has created a website to deal with the recalls. This website provides complete information on the Toyota Recall.

http://www.toyota.com/recall/

It is still too early to tell what the fallout will be from their perceived denial and slow response on such a huge safety concern. My personal opinion is that they will (finally) confront this issue, repair their customer’s vehicles, and continue to be the #1 car maker in the world.

What do you think?

Drive safely!

Thank you MSP!

Admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:35:34 +0000

I haven’t been pulled over in over 20 years.

Today, returning from Annapolis, driving 70 in a 55 through Calvert County, and ZAP! I actually have an Escort Passport 8500 X50 with Blue LED’s that I never use because I rarely exceed 60MPH. Well today was the exception I guess. Not paying attention to my speed going downhill. But the Trooper was very nice, and professional and I asked if he could cut me a warning. He did. So, Thank you MSP! I still will leave my radar detector in the glovebox most of the time and go back to my geezer style of driving!

The All New RidgelineBlog.Com v2.0

Admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:45:36 +0000

Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise. But we lost the entire website last week to a hard drive crash. We did not have a backup of the database. So we will spend the near future re-creating this website and rebuilding it better than before.

We are still great supporters of the Honda Ridgeline. My truck came home 4 years and 1 month ago and I still enjoy it like I did on that day. Today we used it to bring home some baby furniture. It is a fantastic family vehicle.

So, stay tuned for the rebirth of RidgelineBlog.Com!