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why do ppl dis rav4s so much

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why do ppl dis rav4s so much

Post by amandalove44wds1989 »

ive asked many poeple bout rav4s and the responses i get back are dont buy one there shit. why?

im a girl and i went for a test drive in one today i though it drove great i, im currently looking at buying a small 4x4 i didnt have a rav4 in mind cause i thought they look too girly but they are actaully pretty okay.
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Post by macca81 »

generaly speaking, they are no good offroad. they have no transfer case, and i dont think the new ones come with a center diff lock. and you have bugger all in the way of aftermarket accesories for them.


they are great if all you want to do is rally drive dirt roads tho!!! i have had a world of fun in one on gravel roads and padocks!
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Post by Ricko »

A mate of mine had one and we did Rainbow beach and Freshwater track no problems. I wouldn't take one to Landcruiser Park though.
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Post by Mad Cruiser »

My fiancee has a rav4 and goes great but i wouldn't take it serious offroading. They're great cars
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Post by thrashlux »

You may as well jack up a celica 4wd same running gear minus the turbo and power

good car but a car is what they are if you try and use them as a 4x4 proper you will be asking for trouble
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Post by ausyota »

This is interesting on offroad.com
http://www.off-road.com/trucks4x4/Featu ... 444&ref=25

But yeah I agree with the above comments they make a good car for a bit of gravel road/light beach work but anything more they will struggle.
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Post by bubs »

Mad Cruiser wrote:My fiancee has a rav4 and goes great but i wouldn't take it serious offroading. They're great cars
Agreed, but I had taken my missus one a little bush before the 20's went on :lol:
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Re: why do ppl dis rav4s so much

Post by ToNkA »

amandalove44wds1989 wrote:im a girl
Pics.

amandalove44wds1989 wrote:im currently looking at buying a small 4x4 i didnt have a rav4 in mind cause i thought they look too girly but they are actaully pretty okay.
Why are you looking at a small 4x4? Why a 4x4 etc?
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Re: why do ppl dis rav4s so much

Post by jessie928 »

amandalove44wds1989 wrote:ive asked many poeple bout rav4s and the responses i get back are dont buy one there shit. why?

im a girl and i went for a test drive in one today i though it drove great i, im currently looking at buying a small 4x4 i didnt have a rav4 in mind cause i thought they look too girly but they are actaully pretty okay.
Amanda, the rav4 is a pretty good car actually for a AWD
the models upto and including the 1999 represent great value for a small package.

i have a 99 SWB and a 96 SWB winter ( leather interiour power everything) and just got a a 95 LWB because the missus wants 2 more doors.

The body on them is built very solidly, they have a good engine and gearbox. I could not rate them highly enough!

as a very light duty AWD to start out with it woudl be fine, as they have bugger all suspension travel.

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Post by mmaaxx »

the new rav4's do have a centre diff lock in the 2 upper spec models....for all terrain touring and some mild bush tracks no problem.

they can go through alot more than their looks give them credit for.
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Post by shamozzle »

The missus has a 2005 cv sport 2 door. The car is bloody fantastic, nice to drive and for a 2.4 litre 4 cylinder has plenty of poke. The removable seats in the rear are awesome for fitting extra equipment in for weekend camping trips, it even fits the 80 litre engel in the back with room for more. The only thing wwe don't do with it is take it off road, that's what the surf is for. All in all a great little vehicle that both the wife and myself look forward to driving.
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Post by jessie928 »

shamozzle wrote:The only thing wwe don't do with it is take it off road, that's what the surf is for.
hehehehe :)
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Post by Mattoz »

my mums got a 05 rav and its a good car for on road, loves the beach :lol: not that she knows that and great on dirt roads and farm tracks.


i think in the last issue of dirt comp showed the build process of a v8 rav4
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Post by BushTuckerNed »

Mattoz wrote:
i think in the last issue of dirt comp showed the build process of a v8 rav4
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Post by mmaaxx »

I think I read somehwre that that one was put onto a patrol chassis.

heres another I found a while back on the net...I think its in Malaysia-

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Post by Grimey »

BushTuckerNed wrote:
Mattoz wrote:
i think in the last issue of dirt comp showed the build process of a v8 rav4
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was that the one that was on pirate4x4?
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Post by macca81 »

jessie928 wrote:
shamozzle wrote:The only thing wwe don't do with it is take it off road, that's what the surf is for.
hehehehe :)

what you laughin at eh?? :P
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Post by balzackracing »

Grimey wrote:
BushTuckerNed wrote:
Mattoz wrote:
i think in the last issue of dirt comp showed the build process of a v8 rav4
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was that the one that was on pirate4x4?
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Post by Gwagensteve »

But it's not on a patrol chassis. It's actually, sorta, still a monocoque.
Probably the most impressive piece of 4WD fabrication I've ever seen.

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Post by Z()LTAN »

but thats not a rav4....
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Post by Canyonero 4x4 »

If I was you I'd be looking more towards a Suzuki Vitara / Sierra or a Daihatsu Feroza. Still a small car but more capable off road.
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Post by jessie928 »

Z()LTAN wrote:but thats not a rav4....
if thats not a rav4, then all the rangies, hiluxes and cruisers that have patrol diffs and chev engines under them arnt rangines, hiluxes or cruisers either :D

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Post by jessie928 »

Canyonero 4x4 wrote:If I was you I'd be looking more towards a Suzuki Vitara / Sierra or a Daihatsu Feroza. Still a small car but more capable off road.
yeah i would rate a lateish vitara also.

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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

jessie928 wrote:
Canyonero 4x4 wrote:If I was you I'd be looking more towards a Suzuki Vitara / Sierra or a Daihatsu Feroza. Still a small car but more capable off road.
yeah i would rate a lateish vitara also.

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what they said.
and yeah vitaras are good.-ish.

my mates mrs has an early rav4. we've had it on the beach etc.
but they just dont last if you use them offroad. hers has all sorts of noises etc after only a few offroad excursions.

or treat yourself, buy a FJ40! :D
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Post by Grimey »

ye my mate had one and screwed the suspension pretty quick by taking it offroad did ok on the beach though
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Post by pricey »

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:
or treat yourself, buy a FJ40! :D
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Post by AHF01U »

hey amanda,
there is a jimny for sale in queensland on the forum at the moment which looks pretty tidy and i think would be ideal for what you're after if it's not too steep.
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