[Griever]

Just wanted to take a moment and say hello to everyone here and introduce myself.
A little about me: I am an Industrial Electrician living in western North Carolina. I have lived in this area for about 6 years now, but was born and raised in Elizabeth City North Carolina on the coast. I am pretty much a jack of all trades and master of none since I work on just about anything that is presented to me, but I find that cars, computers and electronics are my passions in life.
Now for what brought me here: I purchased an 08 Ridgeline RTL about 3 weeks ago to replace my Subaru Baja turbo. I needed something bigger and needed more hauling capacity for various projects. I have always liked the unibody style vehicles (thus my love for the Baja), but was caught between the Avalanche and Ridgeline. Obviously the RL won that fight and I love it so far.

I usually find mods and things to do to my vehicles to make them my own. As I do I will post how-to guides for anyone interested. I have been a forum member for every vehicle I have ever owned and have had great experiences on all of them, so to that end I look forward to meeting all of you and learning a lot more about these great trucks!

 

[Griever]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I do look forward to turning a wrench on the Ridgeline, in fact I'll be doing a few things within the next couple of weeks. Nothing major, just belt, idler and tensioner replacement. Will probably go ahead and change the plugs as well. Truck has 95000 on it, I know the plugs are rated for more miles than whats on it but I like to start my maintenance soon after getting a used vehicle. That way I get a better idea of how well the previous owners took care of a vehicle. Usually while I work on one thing I will check into something else while I am there, etc....

 

[Griever]

Work week is finally over so I get a little time to catch up on things!!!

Thanks a lot Speedlever, that is a lot of awesome information and I really appreciate the time you put in to get the links together for me. I actually wasn't aware of the radiator issue related to these trucks so now I know and can take care of it before it potentially becomes a problem.

Reinhold: Thanks for the welcome.. I'm actually about 30 minutes or so from the Tennessee line, the irony of it all is I've been to TN twice since moving out here. Really need to get over there more and explore. The mountains are definitely beautiful, especially this time of year but I definitely could live without the below zero winter temps and tons of snow. But if anything I will get to test out the capability of the RL in inclement weather!