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121 messages, Last post on Aug 26, 2009 at 7:49 PM
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Replying to: chelentano (Jun 25, 2008 8:56 pm) As far as the RAV appearing "girly" to tireguy, I think that's true of all the mini-utes now. It wasn't the case before the new model CR-V, to me, with it's blocky, utilitarian design. Nowadays though, these small CUVs scream "MOM'S CAR" to me much more than any minivan.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 27, 2008 6:52 am) Cute or not, it's got the capability I was looking for. And my wife likes it, so that's good enough. Incidentally, I found some videos on the net of people doing things in RAV4s that I might have hesitated to do in my previous Wrangler. It's amazing what you can do when you couple 4wd with traction control and a little ground clearance, even in a soccer-mom grocery getter!
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Replying to: tireguy (Jun 30, 2008 5:10 am)  Certainly the latest generation is less feminine-looking than previous ones...I don't have a problem with it anyway. I got 28.2 mpg on my last trip, with 3 passengers and luggage. The V6 RAV4 is the only vehicle I am aware of with that combination of towing capacity and gas mileage (though not simultaneously).
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Replying to: sdc2 (Jun 30, 2008 12:08 pm) (they also were dealing good $ on Outlanders with a great warranty.) Otherwise the RAV was in the running.
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Replying to: comem47 (Jun 30, 2008 3:02 pm) |
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Replying to: brown99 (Jun 10, 2007 10:01 pm) (dis)service experience. You should drop Toyota from your list like a hot potato. Just my .02. Good Luck. 
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I didn't see your post, but sorry to hear about it. Too late to drop it; it's in my garage. Every model has its tales of lemons, and I have pretty low expectations when it comes to dealer / manufacturer customer service. So far so good. Wife loves it. And it's actually very quick--as you'd expect from a miniature vehicle with more horsepower than a 2000 Mustang GT. Splash guards and the trailer hitch make it look a little less svelte, but it's still girly. The JBL stereo rattles your teeth with its abundant bass, but it doesn't have the depth of the Bose system in my Yukon. The right-swinging gate actually works out pretty well for us. The 18 month-old sits behind the driver, and the 3-year old sits in the right side of the third row (with the left seat stowed) so my wife doesn't even have to walk around the vehicle to secure them in their carseats.
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Replying to: tireguy (Jul 03, 2008 1:33 pm) |
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Replying to: jondubus (Jul 01, 2008 8:03 am) I was going to get the outlander until I did a test drive and realized some kind of high engine sound when trying to accelerate with outlander , I and my wife both notice this, It looked to me the engine does not have the enough power for the body to kick it so has to work hard! This never happened when we test the Rav4(very smooth and powerful engine), outlander dealer blame to engine not warm enough? But I did not buy it. Has anyone notice this? Is this normal? If I did not have this experience I had the outlander now!
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Replying to: sataei (Apr 11, 2009 11:03 am)
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