Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from November, 2013

Toyota Rav 4: I really like my car and will never buy another Toyota

We purchased a new 2010 Rav 4 V6 AWD after we got rid of our 10 year old Chevy Tahoe.  We needed something to tow a pop-up camper and take us to where the snowboards roam free.  The car has great pickup, sticks to the ground in bad weather, has good rear storage, good power outlets and tows our pop-up with ease.  It is seems like a more stable tow vehicle than our Tahoe was with less bobbing and tail wagging.  The only thing missing is a trailer brake controller. The roof rack is easier to get to for the snowboards and it gets a lot better MPG when running up to the PA mountains 1 to 2 days per week.  (We do miss the space of the old beast though. It was the car we did a lot of family trips in.) We put 56,000 miles on the Rav 4 in 3 years. Ridiculous Problems Rear Brakes:  The rear disk brakes lightly seize every night there is moisture in the air. You hear a dragging sound in the rear when backing out of the driveway. This is followed by a large clunk when the car starts moving