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wdc330i 10-18-2017 04:42 PM

That would be hilarious if Rumatt ends up with a Miata after all. :)

rumatt 10-18-2017 07:04 PM

I really did want to love the Miata. If a) I fit more comfortably in it, and b) I liked convertibles, I probably would have gotten one.

Who knows, maybe I'd learn to love a convertible? :dunno: but I generally like everything sealed up nicely.

I was thinking about a BRZ, but if I'm happy driving then E46 daily, I fail to see the point.

zach 10-18-2017 07:12 PM

You should get a truck!

EDIT: I should say, I can't wait until I have another excuse to own a truck.

rumatt 10-18-2017 08:08 PM

For those hating on the Ridgeline bed size (which I am too, BTW) it's not all that much shorter than the other compacts. If the Ridgeline is unacceptable, the other compacts really are too.

https://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/new-h...-ta-1752608164

Yeah, it's only 5 1/3 feet long, but that's only 10 inches shorter than the Colorado. And it's wider and the wheel wells are out of the way. There are some loads (like certain ATVs) that would fit in a Ridgeline but not in a Colorado. Are the loads you're carrying more square or rectangle?

You know what full sized truck would fit in my garage? A ram 1500 with the Standard cab and the 6'4" box. 209" long, and comes with an LSD.

bren 10-18-2017 08:42 PM

The Ridgeline bed is also very shallow, and I imagine the payload isn't great with what I'm quite certain are going to be soooofft springs.

Full disclosure I have honestly suggested that my father swap his Ram for a Ridgeline. Of course in that scenario he'd still have ready access to my full sized truck.

I only harp on little trucks because I grew up with an s10 in the family and stuff was forever too big for it. Getting into the Ram was a game changer. Yes it drives like a school bus, but that's fun in its own way too. It's not like this is going to be your only vehicle.

clyde 10-18-2017 08:53 PM

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I get everything in this thread but that.

Do you get this? I don’t.

True story witnessed in person yesterday.

rumatt 10-18-2017 08:53 PM

Bren, all valid points.

What truck do you have again? Specs?

bren 10-18-2017 09:00 PM

Ram 2500 diesel. Not a truck you want or need, but it makes cool big rig noises. :)

Similar to this:

http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/83321...lead_photo.jpg

rumatt 10-18-2017 09:05 PM

Do you have an 8' bed with a crew cab?

Ram doesn't let you do that with the 1500

John V 10-18-2017 09:15 PM

Regular cab trucks are awful


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