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One of my BIL’s and his wife live east of you in Illinois.

They had two Chevy Avalanches, tricked out and gas guzzling Pickups due to their 4 wheel drives. They live in area with a lot of snow.

He is a tall guy, 6’4”, and built like a tight end.

His wife is about 5’ 10”, and she commutes about 40 miles per day.

About 3 years ago, they visited and rode and drove my Honda Ridgeline. He was surprised that he felt comfortable but not surprised because his tall/younger brother enjoyed riding and driving the Ridgeline. His son worked for Honda at the time and told him the Ridgelines were basically bulletproof, reliable and economical.

So he bought a Ridgeline and has liked it. His wife stuck with her gas gulping Avalanche. She had to drive his Ridgeline to work twice due to snow/ice and her truck not starting. The all wheel drives work very well, Now, they have two Ridgelines. He speeded up the process, when he fully retired, he told her, she was responsible for buying her own gasoline. He had been buying and pumping it for her up to then. After about 3 months really knowing what her Avalanche cost, she opted for the Ridgeline.

Try to find one with about 10k miles on it, that is where their decent mileage kicks in, 18-22 mpg.

My Ridgeline is 5 years old with a little less than 50k miles. I get it serviced at our local Big O, and I have had to replace a battery and windshield wipers every year. It’s Michelin original tires are still in great shape.

I tow kayaks, jon boats and my son’s 24’ fishing boat with it. With the exception of the computer telling the transmission it is towing something, there is basically no difference in mileage or handling.

The truck bed is small compared to some, but my wife can load it with a lot of yard stuff or household stuff. The two rear seats fold up and leave a huge area behind the two front seats for carrying more than we need.

The truck bed has a large/hidden and lockable trunk. So my fishing gear and/or shooting gear/wife’s purse is out of sight and locked.