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15 messages, Last post on Jul 11, 2008 at 6:13 AM
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| I'm leaning towards purchasing a Rav4 in the near future and while i know a lot of it is personal preference, i want to see what people think of the 4 cylinder engine vs. the V6 engine. I know you get more juice from the larger engine, but is it worth the extra money? i'm especially interested in hearing from people who got one size engine and wish they got the other one. Is the gas mileage really similar between the two? Thanks! | |
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Replying to: blacksqrrl (Aug 22, 2007 5:03 am) |
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Replying to: blacksqrrl (Aug 22, 2007 5:03 am) CONCLUSION: If I was going to buy a 4-cyl, it would be a CR-V. If it didn't matter and I had to choose between the three, it would be the RAV4 V6 hands down!
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Replying to: rickster01 (Aug 25, 2007 4:52 pm) So long story maybe not so short after considerable research and test drives I went with the 4 cyl and am glad I did. I just got back from vacation with 4 adults and luggage and it performed beautifully. I got over 28 mpg and that was fully loaded, air running etc. I'm sure I could have hit 30 mpg or more if it wouldnt have been so loaded and not had the air running. With the price of gas I wanted the best mileage I could get with good performance and gas isnt going down in price so its only going to get more expensive in years to come
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Replying to: hawkmech (Aug 25, 2007 7:22 pm) |
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thanks for all your input... i'm now also considering the mitsubishi outlander along with the rav4 so its just one more wrench to throw into the whole thing. I'm leaning towards a 6 cylinder rav4 if thats the car i end up getting, but i don't really know if its worth the extra 2 grand or so just to have some more juice on the highway... mitsubishi at least has a v6 for much cheaper as well.... anyone have any experience with the outlander?
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Replying to: blacksqrrl (Aug 26, 2007 4:51 am) I bought the V6 because I've had lots of vehicles that were adequately powered and I thought that having one with much more than adequate power would be fun, and it is. I can still get 28-30 mpg on the highway, but around town it's thirstier than the four-cylinder. Bottom line - drive them both, it should clarify things for what you personally want. Ditto for the RAV4 vs. its competition.
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Replying to: blacksqrrl (Aug 22, 2007 5:03 am)
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Replying to: cbmorton (Aug 26, 2007 6:02 am)
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Replying to: rickster01 (Aug 28, 2007 9:50 pm) |
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