THANK YOU-- this is the first REAL review I've seen of one of these with REAL road travel.. and I'm loving these little buggers even more.!!!! Forget all the $40k new ones with all the electronic crap all over them and the big ugly screens sticking up and all that robotic assist nonsense.... I WANT one of these!!!! I"ve seen these tested in deep snow- mud- etc. but never a REAL road test- always just short hops around a little town with traffic all around-and even then - the new ones were MUCH noisier than this one.... MADE UP MY MIND FOR ME-- forget all the new crap- I want one of THSES..
Just got one of these a few days ago (2008 sport v6)for my dad who just got rid of his tundra. One thing I noticed was that it had a subtle high pitch whine type noise when accelerating kinda like what a spaceship would sound like. Thought it was just his car cause I’ve been in a 4 cylinder rav4 and I didn’t sound like that. Yours sounds the same as his. Might just be how the v6s are…
The automatic transmission on both engines, makes a whining noise when accelerating, in first and third gears. Probably hear it a bit more with the V6 being quieter.
WOW-- that sounds QUIETER than the NEW ONES-- I listen closely to the road tests reviewers do on here-- and this one sounds BETTER-- smoother and QUIETER than the NEW ONES..
New ones Groan like they're going to fly apart trying to get up to freeway speed!!! This one does it smoothe as silk with no noise- balance perfect-- just GREAT!!! $40K subarus, RAVs, and all the others can't TOUCH this!!! Toyota made a BIG mistake discontinuing the V-6 regardless of gov.t mpg restriction garbage!!
I want one of these... and I'll lift it- put a locker in the back if it doesn't already have one- and ENJOY it.. :) Iwant a 2012 though--- best year for these things.. Only thing one needs to do is change the high pressure oil line for a METAL one-- the ones on it originally are bad to blow out- and that will ruin an engine.
I just got one of theese for my wife i hate the seats i cant get comfortable at all in that thing but its fast so ill overlook that i paid 6800$ on jan 12th 2023 it has 152, 000 miles for ref at a dealer
THANK YOU-- this is the first REAL review I've seen of one of these with REAL road travel.. and I'm loving these little buggers even more.!!!! Forget all the $40k new ones with all the electronic crap all over them and the big ugly screens sticking up and all that robotic assist nonsense.... I WANT one of these!!!! I"ve seen these tested in deep snow- mud- etc. but never a REAL road test- always just short hops around a little town with traffic all around-and even then - the new ones were MUCH noisier than this one.... MADE UP MY MIND FOR ME-- forget all the new crap- I want one of THSES..
Just got one of these a few days ago (2008 sport v6)for my dad who just got rid of his tundra. One thing I noticed was that it had a subtle high pitch whine type noise when accelerating kinda like what a spaceship would sound like. Thought it was just his car cause I’ve been in a 4 cylinder rav4 and I didn’t sound like that. Yours sounds the same as his. Might just be how the v6s are…
The automatic transmission on both engines, makes a whining noise when accelerating, in first and third gears. Probably hear it a bit more with the V6 being quieter.
WOW-- that sounds QUIETER than the NEW ONES-- I listen closely to the road tests reviewers do on here-- and this one sounds BETTER-- smoother and QUIETER than the NEW ONES..
New ones Groan like they're going to fly apart trying to get up to freeway speed!!! This one does it smoothe as silk with no noise- balance perfect-- just GREAT!!! $40K subarus, RAVs, and all the others can't TOUCH this!!! Toyota made a BIG mistake discontinuing the V-6 regardless of gov.t mpg restriction garbage!!
Is there a lot of resistance on the steering? I got an 04 Pilot that steers with ease and I’m wondering if this is different.
I would say that your Pilot would have easier steering than the RAV.
I want one of these... and I'll lift it- put a locker in the back if it doesn't already have one- and ENJOY it.. :) Iwant a 2012 though--- best year for these things.. Only thing one needs to do is change the high pressure oil line for a METAL one-- the ones on it originally are bad to blow out- and that will ruin an engine.
I just got one of theese for my wife i hate the seats i cant get comfortable at all in that thing but its fast so ill overlook that i paid 6800$ on jan 12th 2023 it has 152, 000 miles for ref at a dealer
How bad are the seats?
@@worldeyeview they are made for short people, the opposite of bucket seats and there thin im 5ft 7 cant get comphy
@worldeyeview Im 6.4 and seats are perfect! Better then any other car ive sat in by far.
I went to now about svc
How much can it tow ?
V6 tows up to 3500lbs
Fast
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