can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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06/01/25 08:50 PM
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Dean Chapel
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Looking for an extra truck for backroad driving. I've got a hiway truck, and need only to occasionally pull a boat or something equally light with the new truck I'm gonna buy. My old first gen toyota tundra was phenomenal for back road driving- it was smooth as butter. But, terrible gas mileage and hard to find one with low mileage. So, I'm comparing a nissan frontier vs titan vs honda ridgeline. Anyone have experience using any of these, and especially on rough back roads? I need primarily a good ride first, then vehicle druability, then good gas mileage. Help me pick a new truck!
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
[Re: AK Timber Tramp]
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth Last time I rode in a tacoma it felt like a 1 ton truck suspension.Havent rode in one since about 1990
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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what do you mean by a good ride and backroad driving ? Honda Ridgeline is like a suv with a truck bed.Would not be my choice. I mean a ride that doesnt beat you up and make you drive so slowly that you can't get a long line checked in a day.
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
[Re: Dean Chapel]
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06/01/25 10:39 PM
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the Honda is a unibody if that makes a difference to you
probably why the Honda ridgeline has a towing capacity of 5000 and the Nissan is 7130
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
[Re: Dean Chapel]
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06/01/25 10:47 PM
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth Last time I rode in a tacoma it felt like a 1 ton truck suspension.Havent rode in one since about 1990 A good friend of mine has a 2015 Tacoma that we’ve rode to work in many times, it rides really smooth. It only works comfortably for 3 guys though, with backpacks, boots, and a dog. Any more than that and it gets really crowded in there, it even works better for 2 and a dog. Which is why which is why we end up using my dodge for work even though it rides rough on logging roads, cab space
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth I’m going back to Ford on my next truck. Right now I’m in a 2012 Sierra 1500, before that a 2004 Silverado. I called them my Sunday church trucks. They drive nice, but fixing crap all the time. Same with the 1 ton trucks at work, our Chevys don’t stand up, and we haven bought a Dodge 1 ton in 20 years…lol. I know the 1 tons are built in different plants than the 1/2 tons, but the Fords still seem to hold up on the trails.
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth I’m going back to Ford on my next truck. Right now I’m in a 2012 Sierra 1500, before that a 2004 Silverado. I called them my Sunday church trucks. They drive nice, but fixing crap all the time. Same with the 1 ton trucks at work, our Chevys don’t stand up, and we haven bought a Dodge 1 ton in 20 years…lol. I know the 1 tons are built in different plants than the 1/2 tons, but the Fords still seem to hold up on the trails. I have 4 one ton dodges, they’ve been great to me. 3 are standard transmissions, one auto (still never had an issue, but it’s a 2013, so I think they had those issues sorted out by then). You can plan on injectors every 150,000 or so (more like 100,000 miles with Alaska diesel, it’s about 25% water)
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth Last time I rode in a tacoma it felt like a 1 ton truck suspension.Havent rode in one since about 1990 I had a Tacoma with the off road package, and it rode like a lumber wagon. I would assume the ride would be better without that package.
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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Hard to beat a Toyota. Would be my choice or maybe a Ford Ranger. Maybe this. Had a Ford Ranger that I used everywhere. Could fit down most forest trails and roads. Put a lot of miles on that little truck.
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Re: can anyone compare these 3 trucks?
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Just get a Tacoma. The Chevy half tons ride nice too, that’s what I use for a hunting/trapping rig. They haul a snow machine fine, and they ride pretty smooth Last time I rode in a tacoma it felt like a 1 ton truck suspension.Havent rode in one since about 1990 The Toyota trucks in 1990-1994 were not Tacomas. I had both a 92 and a 94. I believe it was 1995 when Toyota came out with the T100, which is close but still not a Tacoma. edit: 1995 was the first year for the Tacoma. My 1992 Toyota was an extended cab with a 3 inch lift. I ran 33” tires which put a strain on the 3.0 liter. The 5-speed helped.
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