One of these pulled up at my workplace today and I can not get over how stupid they look and that got me thinking, who thought making a shittier version of an Odyssey was a good idea.

This thing can’t be useful as a truck, can’t seat as many as a van, costs $50k and burns more gas then an Odyssey (10l/100km hwy vs 8l/100km hwy). Does anyone who drives these things think they are hot shit?

  • theluckyone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    192·
    1 year ago

    As a Subaru Baja owner, I disagree with your opinion. I’ve been able to safely haul 100 lbs propane tanks, as I feel much safer placing the tanks in the small bed than keeping it in the enclosed cabin of an Outback (or Odyssey). Upgraded the rear strut assemblies to mitigate the sag while carrying 20 bags of 40 lbs of wood pellets. The small bed lets me throw down a tarp and carry a reasonable amount of compost/manure without smelling up the cabin.

    It also goes like a raped ape in snow. I find myself having a “snickers craving” during a winter snowstorm, just for the excuse to go driving to the grocery store (if they’re still open), hopefully finding someone to pull out of the ditch along the way.

    I much prefer the boxer engine in the Subaru over the setup in the Honda (or Hyundai), but to each their own.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzOPEnglish
      26·
      1 year ago

      I like the Baja, this “thing” is not a Baja. It is so far from anything like that that it confuses me that you think that they are even in the same category.

      • theluckyone@lemmy.worldEnglish
        62·
        1 year ago

        I’d like to know why you think they’re not in the same category as both are:

        • unibody, not body on frame.
        • four door crew cab
        • small bed
        • Limited capacity, compared to a “real” pickup truck

        With the center console in the rear seat, the Baja can only seat four compared to the Ridgeline’s five. The Ridgeline can tow significantly more; bed weight capacity is a bit more as well.

        Obviously the styling is wildly different: the Baja is based of a decades old gen station wagon, whereas the Ridgeline is following the modern big beefy SUV trend. Maybe that’s where you’re coming from?

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyzOPEnglish
          33·
          1 year ago

          The Baja is a car that has a cut out back bed, this is a massive van turned into a truck. The size and mass seem so different.