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Replying to: 01taurussel (Oct 02, 2007 10:41 am) Toyota uses a part-time system, so there shouldn't be too much extra drag in the drivetrain. You just have to carry a little extra weight around. Figure you lose 1 or 2 mpg, tops.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 02, 2007 11:46 am)
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Oct 02, 2007 2:42 pm) Jimmy Drew |
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Oct 02, 2007 2:42 pm) Honestly, both are relatively efficient, I would look for other criteria to make your choice. |
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I just got my '07 4-cyl AWD and was wondering how many rpm  60mph in top gear? Does anyone know where such info can be found? Thanks.
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Oct 01, 2007 5:53 pm) While the RAV has many pleasing features, Toyota qaulity is slipping though. I noticed it in the rattles dept on my 02 camry and here's a few tidbits on our 06 RAV. We have had our RAV over a year and have 16K miles. A few days ago my wife gets into the car, which was parked at her workplace with the windows up all day; outside temp was maybe 85 degrees. She gets in. She immediately notices that the TWO pillar trim pieces running on each side from up by the sun visors down to the dash (the ones that says: SRS airbags) have poped open exposing what I believe to be two airbag!!! I ran down to Toyota and the service manager was aghast and said he'd never seen both these peices pop off like this before...ie at the same time. (He had seen one pop off off though, which did not make me feel any better) He asked if we'd had any work done because it looked like the clips were worn off, I said not much except: 1) New radio recently installed to fix screen scrambling type issue 2) TSB for Power Steering module recently installed after light came one. 3) Both driver and passenger seat belts / pillar hardware replaced 9 months ago due to continual vibration / rattle noise. 4) water leak TSB performed after water got in at footwell. I also mentioned that the seat belt rattle was still present in the door pillar where the seat belt adjuster is. He rode the RAV and agreed it was annoying as hell. He is ordering new airbag trim and parts to again attempt to quiet the door pillar rattle. Best of luck to him on the rattle....they never could get them out of my Camry! He says the car is safe to drive and the airbags won't prematurely deploy. This along with the fact that we are faced with needing new front brakes after only a year and 16K miles (actually they said they might last another 4K miles if I do not mind the screeching noise they are making) and I'd say Toyota quality is slipping! As far as the Honda, they too have a perceived good rep, less warranty though and I am not a fan of the new CRV styling. If only Subaru would put something this size out at a reasonable price! |
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Hi all - just thought i would post a message here to report that the dealership fixed several of the issues with my 2006 RAV4 Limited (4 cyl). I took it in for the 30K service and told them about the issues I was having with the throttle lag, gear hunting when using cruise control, and the leak on the passenger side footwell. This is the same dealership that would not do anything about my possessed radio until they saw it misbehave for themselves, so I was prepared to have to battle them on these other issues that have been plaguing me and others in this forum. They resolved all of the issues without a fight, and the service rep said there were TSBs out for all of these issues. The throttle lag and cruise control issues were resolved with an upgrade/reprogramming for the ECU, and a replacement shield somewhere in the dash area resolved the leak issue. This was all done yesterday, so I have yet to verify the cruise control issue, but the throttle lag is definitely fixed. I'll check out the cruise control on a trip tomorrow, and I'll have to wait for another heavy rain to verify whether the leak issue was resolved. So - if you're still having these issues, get out to the dealership and get them fixed!
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Replying to: charles64 (Oct 30, 2007 5:15 am) One of the only ways I can think of to "combat" the infamous "throttle lag" (1-2 second transaxle downshift delay/hesitation) is to revise the firmware so as to go ahead and downshift the transaxle upon entry into coastdown period (no pressure on teh gas pedal) but simultaneously "uprev" the engine to prevent any significant level of engine compression braking, braking which might otherwise potentially result in loss of directional control should the roadbed traction be poor. There are already posts indicating that FWD vehicles with stick shifts, like the Suzuki SX4 and the Honda Accord, are doing this, automatically up-reving the engine, to alleviate potential problems with engine compression braking when the driver downshifts. Along with the TSB that eliminates the "throttle lag" do you now notice the engine slightly "up-reving" occassionally during "coastdown" periods, say at 40-30 or 10-0 MPH..? But I am concerned about the TSB regarding the shiftiness under cruise control. I have assumed the shiftiness is/was due to an attempt to improve FE and it seems that any "improvement" toward less shiftiness would therefore get the immediate attention of the EPA/CARB. Or maybe that just overdid the shiftiness....and there was no FE gain, or it was so small as to be not really measureable.
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Replying to: wwest (Oct 30, 2007 12:10 pm) Not sure what the cause was for the shiftiness - but for me the gear hunting seemed to be isolated to relatively low upgrades. I have always read that the best way to optimize fuel economy was to be super smooth with the throttle and shifting - so the gear hunting behavior seems counter to that. I did not experience any hunting on flat roads, and on steep upgrades the trans shifted to a lower gear for most of the duration. One other behavior I noticed with the cruise control was that any downshift for a steep upgrade seemed to "hang" in the lower gear for a few beats longer than seemed necessary. After cresting a hill or leveling out, the trans would stay in the lower gear - then when the trans did finally upshift it seemed to be a beat out of sync with letting off the throttle.... Anyway, I have a 200+ mile interstate trip tomorrow that will give the cruise control a good workout.
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Replying to: charles64 (Oct 30, 2007 5:46 pm) I suspect that with the advent of so many cars with CVT and e-CVT transmissions the engineers are learning new tricks. For instance using the torque converter's OD lockup clutch to extend the 6-speed to 9-speeds and thereby keep the engine closer to the best FE in "all" cruising circumstances. |
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