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I'm trading in my ridgeline too. You can get the parts to get those doors to open 90 degrees. There's youtube videos that show this. Not expensive and for someone that's mechanically challenged - i was able to do the install easily. Basically youre getting the parts that allow the front doors to open fully and installing them in the rear. Doesnt affect the opening/closing.The R1T will replace my Ridgeline. My wife and I both love it since it rides so much better (even with AT's on it) than any other truck; however...
1) They may have changed this, but ventilated seats were only available on Ridgelines sold in Canada...yes, you heard that right. No ventilated seats if you live in the South but if you are in Ontario, you could get them! (What the hell was Honda thinking?)
2) The rear doors don't open a full 90 degrees. You have to own a Ridgeline to know how annoying this is. Many times I need to load something into the back seat. Plenty of room but NOOOOO!!!, you can't get it through the effing door!
3) Better offroad capability
(Man, I can feel my blood pressure rise just thinking about those rear doors)
I know what you mean. Iām on my third Ridgeline and this one, a 2020, has the new door hinges. I could not get the dog crate into the rear of the 2017. Iām worried that the dog crate will not go into the R1T.The R1T will replace my Ridgeline. My wife and I both love it since it rides so much better (even with AT's on it) than any other truck; however...
1) They may have changed this, but ventilated seats were only available on Ridgelines sold in Canada...yes, you heard that right. No ventilated seats if you live in the South but if you are in Ontario, you could get them! (What the hell was Honda thinking?)
2) The rear doors don't open a full 90 degrees. You have to own a Ridgeline to know how annoying this is. Many times I need to load something into the back seat. Plenty of room but NOOOOO!!!, you can't get it through the effing door!
3) Better offroad capability
(Man, I can feel my blood pressure rise just thinking about those rear doors)
Where were you three years ago!?I'm trading in my ridgeline too. You can get the parts to get those doors to open 90 degrees. There's youtube videos that show this. Not expensive and for someone that's mechanically challenged - i was able to do the install easily. Basically youre getting the parts that allow the front doors to open fully and installing them in the rear. Doesnt affect the opening/closing.
i know! Sorry!Where were you three years ago!?
; - )
Can't wait to get my Rivian so that I can tow our new camper, and never have to stop at a gas station again!I donāt think Iām alone in thinking more and more frequently, āI canāt wait until I get my Rivian so I <donāt have to deal with some issue any more / gain some feature>!ā
Since all of the recent reviews and videos were released, this has been popping into my mind a lot more. As just one example, yesterday one of the tires on our LR3 looked low so I decided to check pressures, only two discover that the tire was VERY low and another one was a little low.
My first thought was, āI canāt wait until I get my Rivian so TPMS will alert me to low pressure sooner!ā
After I got our air tool compressor setup, I thought, āI canāt wait until I get my Rivian so I can just set the desired pressure on the built-in compressor, connect the hose kit, and move from wheel to wheel!ā
Other recent examples:
I canāt wait to get my Rivian so I donāt have to get frequent oil changes!
I canāt wait to get my Rivian so I have ventilated seats!
I canāt wait to get my Rivian so people inside and outside the vehicle can speak in normal tones when discussing maneuvers and not have to shout over the ICE noise!
Just days from now Iām sure Iāll move on to:
I canāt wait to get my Rivian so I have a heated steering wheel!
Does anyone else tend to do this and has it ratcheted up in frequency?
Well it wouldn't be a backup generator, it would be a backup battery supply that would last a day or 3 (which I'm guessing is what you meant). But I'm really looking forward to more info about that and hope it something they end up committing to!Eventual use as a whole home backup generator.
From a system perspective, the vehicle and charger combination effectively become a generator producing 240VAC.Well it wouldn't be a backup generator, it would be a backup battery supply that would last a day or 3 (which I'm guessing is what you meant). But I'm really looking forward to more info about that and hope it something they end up committing to!
I was looking at it from a mechanical perspective and it's been 15 years since my electrical engineering classes, so I'll take your word for it. I was using the definition of a "generator" as being a device that turns mechanical energy into electricity, which in this case it's already starting out as stored electrons in the truck battery.From a system perspective, the vehicle and charger combination effectively become a generator producing 240VAC.