Are you saying that you bought a TDI while looking for a more reliable car, after having owned the RAV4? I don't recall having any serious problems with our '12 RAV4 -- it gets really good gas mileage for an SUV and is pretty decent. But generally, 100K seems to be the magic number of miles where I have problems with most cars. :-(
But I think classic car insurance is based on very specific mileage limitations, so you'd have to live with that. They might be able to write some casualty policy on unlimited mileage, but the premium might be pretty unlimited, too. Maybe.
Just curious where you get they can easily be brought into compliance ('15s)? Or is that a guess?
It was a 2006 I-4 auto AWD Limited, the first year in that iteration of the RAV4 when Toyota significantly increased its size from the previous generation. It was very practical but, like I said, boring to drive. The oil consumption problem turned out to be common with that model so I'd hope Toyota has addressed that in this current iteration. Oh, and hopefully cabin noise has been reduced.
Hey Oke man,AlexNJ
Wife HAD to have a new 2015 RAV4 LIMITED ... has only 5,800 miles .. obviously no problems ... YET
Question Please. YEAR? TRIM? 4wd - or 2wd? --- 4 banger I guess?
... and thanks
Same here, to judge from my experience with an Accord and then the RAV4. Let's just say that my experience with the RAV4 reminded me that no car (or auto maker) is perfect. I figured if there's no guarantee of trouble-free ownership, I might as well have a car that's fun to drive while still practical and economical. Driving 1200 miles in a Mark VII Golf in the UK before they were available here convinced me to take the plunge. Deep down, I had the feeling that owning a VW would probably have some degree of drama down the road. I just never imagined, a year and a half ago, that it would be this kind of drama. Still, I love my TDI. I just hate the company that made it.
If the bonus money is $5k- the september FMV$ ($16500) adding these puts me near MSRP for a 2012.
Yup. It's not like it's a news flash that mods are money down the toilet (unless you pull them and sell them when you unload the car).
Thank you for the info
Public Comment phase?
My wife replaced her 2008 Highlander Hybrid SUV with a 2016 RAV4 Hybrid Limited. The Highlander gave her 185,000 trouble free miles right up until the very end, when it started using oil at an increasingly alarming rate. At trade in time it was using a quart every three weeks, and it didn't leak a drop (3.3l V6). I still got $8k for it at trade in. The RAV4 is chock full of technology which can be equally helpful and irritating at the same time. After reading the manual cover to cover, the first thing I figured out was how to turn off as many chimes as possible. It has a nasty blind spot but the radar warning system fixes that. I don't like the high tail and short rear window, which makes it dependent on the rear camera and parking radar, and is somewhat confining. The interior is classic Japanese style but well designed with good materials, at least in the Limited. The ride was harsh at first but has since mellowed out a bit. We routinely beat the EPA mileage just driving normally. 35mpg combined is very achievable, which is pretty good for a small AWD SUV. If you are looking at RAV4's you have to look at the Hybrid. The difference is only about a grand, making it a heck of a deal. We bought in March just after they started to ship, and the best I could do was $500 over invoice for a locate. You should be able to do better now.
What is really interesting is the link to the CCC presentation where a couple of researchers reverse engineered the code in the ECU, locating how the cheat was implemented, then were able to play with what was happening to the car while in cheat mode, or out of cheat mode.
Morning bubba
If you kept the stock parts, why not?Morning bubba
... as I am the dumbest idiot on the planet... when you remove said MODs ... will it be possible to replace the original parts
Small quibbles.. I'm pretty sure the parking and blind spot monitoring systems use sonar not radar. Ultrasonic sound instead of microwaves. 35mpg combined in an AWD SUV is Class leading. 35 combined is great for a car, let alone an SUV. Especially one that goes 0-60 in ~7.8s.
Every time I modified a vehicle...I kept the stock parts. That serves two purposes: 1. A modified vehicle appeals to a narrower audience (makes it potentially more difficult to find a buyer), and 2. If you pull the "upgraded" parts and reinstall the stock ones...you can recoup some of the money you spent on the mods AND make the car appeal to a wider audience.Morning bubba
... as I am the dumbest idiot on the planet... when you remove said MODs ... will it be possible to replace the original parts
Unfortunately the RX450h uses the same AWD system as the Rav4. There is no drive shaft going to the rear wheels. The rear wheels simply have their own electric motor. It can't send any more power back there. This is one reason I chose the CX-5. No torque steer no understeer. I can turn the wheel to make a 90˚ right turn from a stop and floor it. No fuss from the tires.
True, but the "cheat" in this case is part, a big part at that, of the design of these cars.
That seems the be the consensus from all the reviewers and most of the owners as well. Great car, needs a bigger engine. I think we'll have to wait for the next generation for a bigger engine. The rear diff and center diff are tiny and I doubt they could handle 250hp.
We owned one for about a year and sold it. It was gutless, and did not get all that great MPG's (mid-20's on the highway). It cornered well but was pretty noisy on the highway, so not a great long distance car. It did do well in the snow with stock tires, but no better than our Golf with winter tires. Oh yeah, no manual with AWD, only an automatic is available.