Will they make a smaller rav4 again?

Bundalo · Mar 9, 2007

That's the crank you work to tighten the coil spring which makes it go.

Seriously, though, the increased size of the RAV is why we bought it, and what the size used to be is why I didn't even consider it among our options before buying. I could definitely see the smaller size be a benefit overseas, though, or with lone drivers.

cpotoso · Mar 9, 2007

Captain M said:
What is that little "snorkel" thing coming off the left front fender????

Love the "snorkel" thing... Anyway, after spending some time in Japan: almost all cars have a mirror on that position (remember that japanese cars go "the wrong side of the road" and hence that is the passenger side). I am not sure whether it is useful or not, but almost all cars have it there. Personally I find it extremely ugly!

Captain M · Mar 9, 2007

Bundalo said:
That's the crank you work to tighten the coil spring which makes it go.

Seriously, though, the increased size of the RAV is why we bought it, and what the size used to be is why I didn't even consider it among our options before buying. I could definitely see the smaller size be a benefit overseas, though, or with lone drivers.

+1

I have never considered a RAV4 before now because of the small size.

For those of you hoping for a smaller SUV from Toyota, maybe they will drop a utility body on the Yaris???

Captain M · Mar 9, 2007

cpotoso said:
Captain M said:

What is that little "snorkel" thing coming off the left front fender????

Click to expand...

Love the "snorkel" thing... Anyway, after spending some time in Japan: almost all cars have a mirror on that position (remember that japanese cars go "the wrong side of the road" and hence that is the passenger side). I am not sure whether it is useful or not, but almost all cars have it there. Personally I find it extremely ugly!

That's true. Perhaps the mirror is angled down so you can see how close you are to the curb???

Guest · Mar 10, 2007

Bundalo said:
That's the crank you work to tighten the coil spring which makes it go.

Seriously, though, the increased size of the RAV is why we bought it, and what the size used to be is why I didn't even consider it among our options before buying. I could definitely see the smaller size be a benefit overseas, though, or with lone drivers.

ya but if the rav stayed the same size and the highlander stayed the same size then you would have bought the highlander instead... ....

see what i mean. you may have bought the rav4 b/c its bigger... but the new rav is like the same size as the older highlander. so the rav shoulda stayed small and the highlander shoulda stayed medium. but now highlanders are bigger too. i love all toyotas though so i cant really complain but i do miss the small ravs =(

Captain M · Mar 10, 2007

toyota_kitten said:
Bundalo said:

That's the crank you work to tighten the coil spring which makes it go.

Seriously, though, the increased size of the RAV is why we bought it, and what the size used to be is why I didn't even consider it among our options before buying. I could definitely see the smaller size be a benefit overseas, though, or with lone drivers.

Click to expand...

ya but if the rav stayed the same size and the highlander stayed the same size then you would have bought the highlander instead... ....

see what i mean. you may have bought the rav4 b/c its bigger... but the new rav is like the same size as the older highlander. so the rav shoulda stayed small and the highlander shoulda stayed medium. but now highlanders are bigger too. i love all toyotas though so i cant really complain but i do miss the small ravs =(

Sorry, this isn't a fair comparison. I would never have considered a Highlander either as the looks have never appealled to me. The RAV's stand out in a crowd. The Highlanders did and still do look very plain and vanilla and nothing sets them apart from the crowd.

waltrav · Mar 11, 2007

Don't like the RUSH design too much.

As for the size, it's a bit narrow for me.

I like to have enough space in the Cabin, inbetween driver / passenger/ door to door.

So if it had a better design, wider wheel base, powerfull engine, great suspension, handled and felt like the 4.2, than I would consider it.

Cheers, Walt

AussieRAVer · Mar 11, 2007

waltrav said:
Don't like the RUSH design too much.

As for the size, it's a bit narrow for me.

I like to have enough space in the Cabin, inbetween driver / passenger/ door to door.

So if it had a better design, wider wheel base, powerfull engine, great suspension, handled and felt like the 4.2, than I would consider it.

Cheers, Walt

Hey Walt, go and get another 4.2.... :lol: :lol:

Tarence · Mar 13, 2007

Bigger & bigger RAV4`s

toyota_kitten said:
here's the daihatsu rush

it looks a lot like my country`s Perodua MyVi, which is a badge engineered vehicle by Daihatsu. Toyota Rsuh looks like a taller slimmer version but the front hood, lights, dashboard, centre consul are uncannily similiar.

link : http://planet.time.net.my/KLCC/chor_win/2006/02/mod-perodua-myvi-photos.htm

Btw, from the specs, Rush seems to be a taller vehicle than RAV4.1 but shorter. I guess I gotta see it personally before passing judgement. It does look a little cheap to me but I`m happy with the cc, a 2litre car is way too much of a guzzler for me.

waltrav · Mar 13, 2007

Hey Walt, go and get another 4.2.... :lol: :lol:

AR You're RIGHT !!! :cheers:

I just described the 4.2

zaitcev · Mar 14, 2007

Captain M said:
For those of you hoping for a smaller SUV from Toyota, maybe they will drop a utility body on the Yaris???

I'm wondering about that. I don't think that Echo/Yaris/Scion architecture lends itself to a 4x4, or else an AWD version of tC would be in concept by now. But even then, having driven RAV4.3 for a while, I came to appreciate what a real SUV can offer. So I'm thinking that something like Suzuki XL.7 would be neat. But this is a dying breed. My ideal car would be something like our old 4.2, but with low range and a sturdier bottom. I think I mentioned it before, but I missed 4.2 by very little. Last ones disappeared from dealerships just a few weeks before I started shopping, so I had to settle on 4.3. Toyota was really fortunate that Caliber/Patriot/Compass line was not available at the time (neither was the new DS-based Outlander).

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