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#1 of 5 Turning a Rav4 Sport into a Basic by marzi1 Sep 04, 2008 (10:25 am)
I just purchased a '07 Rav4 Sport V6 - I'd been looking for used Rav4 for some time and as it turned out this was the car that drove well and that I could afford. i was happy about the V6, but could care less about it being a Sport.   After driving it for a week, I'm feeling the Sport is a drawback. I would much prefer a smoother ride to better handling.   What do you think of the idea of trying to turn it into a Basic, by trading the low profile alloy wheels for standard wheels and having regular shocks put in, rather then these 'sport tuned' shocks?   Do you think it will make much of a difference (I test drove both and do think the basic was better, thinking back on it). Will I get descent value for the alloy rims? I would only pursue this if there wasn't much of an out of pocket expense.   Thanks for your thoughts on this. Replies to this message: sage3 (Oct 12, 2008 7:26 pm) marzi1 (Oct 14, 2008 5:00 am) sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:56 pm) and 1 more...
#2 of 5 Re: Turning a Rav4 Sport into a Basic [marzi1] by sage3 Oct 12, 2008 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: marzi1 (Sep 04, 2008 10:25 am) Personally I would not bother with it. You may not notice the difference after a while of driving the vehicle, plus it may lower your resale down the road since the sport tends to be more expensive. Replies to this message: marzi1 (Oct 14, 2008 5:00 am) sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:56 pm) tidester (Oct 14, 2008 8:36 pm)
#3 of 5 Re: Turning a Rav4 Sport into a Basic [sage3] by marzi1 Oct 14, 2008 (5:00 am)
Replying to: sage3 (Oct 12, 2008 7:26 pm) Thanks for your response.   I think you're right. Not a smart idea. Also, I've gotten use to the ride.   Now if I can only solve the intermittent loud low humming noise (and the much worse then posted gas mileage). Replies to this message: sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:56 pm) tidester (Oct 14, 2008 8:36 pm)
#4 of 5 Re: Turning a Rav4 Sport into a Basic [marzi1] by sage3 Oct 14, 2008 (6:56 pm)
Replying to: marzi1 (Oct 14, 2008 5:00 am) Try the "Toyota Rav4 Noises and Sounds " discussion it looks like a few people touched on the humming noise topic. Replies to this message: tidester (Oct 14, 2008 8:36 pm)
#5 of 5 Re: Turning a Rav4 Sport into a Basic [sage3] by tidester HOST Oct 14, 2008 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:56 pm) Here's the link: Toyota Rav4 Noises and Sounds   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper

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