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I think the winscreen was stressed when it was installed. What do others think and has this happened to anybody else?
I know the fine members who frequent this forum will be more than happy to help you out and we look forward to hearing more from you!
tidester, host
What most likely happened here is that there was a rock, then there was a tiny crack that no-one noticed for a while, then it got bigger and bigger as they tend to do with more driving, until finally it was too big to miss.
The upside is there are companies that will actually come to where the car is and install the new windshield on the spot, so you are minimally inconvenienced.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
And the fog lights are also on the ones here as well. Thanks for adding that totalnet.
- Automatic
- AWD
- L package
- AY wheel package with color-keyed overfenders and matching aluminum spare wheel
- ABS brakes
- Wide Mud Guards (MA)
- Keyless Entry
- Remote Start
- Roof Rack with center rails
- Stainless Steel tube steps
- Moonroof
- Rear Spoiler
Thanks for any help you folks can lend me?
Steve, Host
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2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
However, I take their long-term reliability rankings more seriously...cause then you see some of the winners in the IQS really fall (e.g. Chevy, Ford).
Ken
(Either that, or I've missed it.)
Maybe on older ('96-'00) models only, done away with when they upped the horsepower in '01?
Toyota bundles options on the RAVs it imports, offering a limited variety of these bundles which vary from one part of the country to another. Here are several ways you can find out which option bundles are available in your region.
1. Use the Web to contact Internet sales for dealers in your area, and tell them the RAV you want. Some of them will show no interest in helping you if their dealership does not have the car you want, but I found a couple who used their computer to try to locate "my" vehicle throughout California and Arizona.
2. Contact a car buying service such as CarsDirect or Autobytel and ask them to try to find the car you want. They will usually tell you if it exists and, if not, how you'll have to change your options to get a compromise vehicle.
3. If you like to do things yourself, go to the "Build Your Own" section of the Toyota Web site, and enter "RAV4" and a zip code for a region you are curious about. Then, on the next screen, select 4x2 or 4x4 and manual or automatic, and the available bundled options for that region and that vehicle will be displayed on the next screen.
Just for the record, the particular RAV I wanted was nowhere to be found, so I special-ordered the vehicle (through a local dealer) directly from Japan. Delivery took almost 4 months, but I did get exactly the RAV I wanted at a reasonable price.
Went with RAV4 after much shopping because (in descending order of importance):
1. Handling/responsiveness: what a joy to drive.
2. Ergonomics: Well laid-out cabin; good feel.
3. Gas mileage: got the 5-speed. 31 on the hwy.
4. Price: dealer invoice + $300 = 19,278.00
5. Reputation: our three previous Toyotas have held up well, despite my attempts to kill them.
6. Looks: let's face it - it's FINE!
Thanks for having me.
Hope this helps.
Parts are much cheaper if you're willing to go to a junk yard and look for them (and remove them) yourself. I've tried that, but none of the salvaged RAV4s have decent hard spare covers...mostly because they've all been rear ended.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I like my no-name $30 black vinyl spare tire cover.
thank you'll in advance
I have one question though! Why does everyone put a small lock at the bottom of the plastic wheel cover at the rear of the car?
RE: "Check your tire pressure (re your bouncy ride)", my tires have 29 pounds in them, which is what is specified on the decal in the vehicle. Guess "bouncy" is the nature of the beast for the short-wheelbased-tuned-for-handling RAV (my first-ever SUV). I'm not hitting the roof, mind you; the ride is just a bit of a contrast from my '96 Toyota Previa and '92 Honda Accord.
BTW, the tires are Dunlop "Grandtrek" (16-inch wheels).
The three best in the class are the RAV 4, Honda CRV and Subaru Forester.
Sorrento - come on, a blatant rip-off of RX300
Santa Fe - slower than sin and VERY heavy on its feet at almost 4000 pounds.
All of them - bigger and consequently harder to park, much thirstier for gas, none of them have the looks of the RAV.
I mean, come on!
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Re emissions (reportedly strict here in NJ), my CO% was 0.01 (v. the Standard of .50%); HC was 36 (v. Standard 100) at 2,500 RPM. I like it.
One odd thing: other FWD or RWD vehicles in the lines were put on a dyno-type unit in the line, for additional emission testing. I couldn't figure how they were going to do that with the F/T AWD on the RAV. I had visions of the guy thinking it was in 2WD mode and crashing it into the vehicle ahead. But, from a distance (the waiting area), it didn't look like they dyno-tested my RAV.
Other-
Typical mileage lately, with winter gas and about 30/70 hwy/local, is only around 23 mpUSg. Overall since new, I'm getting almost 25, with a couple of trips where I got 28-29 on several tanksful.
"im gonna take my 23- 25 grand and check out fully loaded( ford escapes + kia sorrento +hyundai santa fe)good luck!" -sedanman2
And good luck to you, too. It's your money.
RAV on.
One of the things that people who haven't actually shopped for a RAV4 don't realize is that they sell at close to invoice prices (at least in Southern California). I remember that when I started looking at small SUVs about a year ago, I was deterred by the RAV4's relatively high sticker price; it was only after I got serious about the vehicle that I discovered that the sticker price was fiction. I believe that to spend 23K for a RAV4, it would have to be equipped with every conceivable option, including leather. Am I right?
The sticker price is $25,330. Mine is Titanium with ABS, Roof Rack with Center Rails, upgraded wheels with color-keyed overfenders, Keyless Entry, Rear Spoiler, Power Moonroof and the L Package, almost everything but leather.
After tax and license, etc, I financed $23,756.23. This includes a $500 Toyota manufacturer rebate offered at the time (which later went up grrrrr) and a $400 rebate for being a recent college grad.
Hope this offers insight or helps.
I bet the reason they did not dyno-test yours is because they did not have a four-wheel dyno...in some states AWD vehicles are exempt from that portion of the test.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
So I advice any potential customer: don't buy Toyota Rav-4.
Can you drive another RAV, new or recent, to make a comparison?
Don't take the dealer's word for it, that "they all do that." Sounds like your unit may have a problem. Your experience is nothing like mine or just about any others I've heard of, both here and on another RAV site. Especially the wandering. Mine tracks true - one of the best things about it.
Good luck getting it sorted out.
Steve, Host