Yeah, I did it long enough in the old days. But now its 2015 and I own a Japanese trucklet with airbags and not a 3/4 PU with an acre of headbusting enamel metal dashboard – things progress (sometimes). And gas no longer costs 75c./gal. so I like to manage it a bit closer than in the old days.(that's how we did it in the old days)
How about the features I've seen on the dash pictures of European RAV4s? I saw at least one with a Code readout on the odometer display. But Toyota doesn't put it on the North American models so that's the way it is. And I bought one anyway.Yeah, I agree with what everyone here says, after all, if you want a Lexus, BUY a Lexus. What I don't like are all the little niceties you get in a Camry for the same price that are left off of the RAV4.
Oh yeah, that display is nice. And they got power folding mirrors, knee airbag, aiming headlights, rain sensing wipers, and lots of other nice features. But they also pay a lot more than we do!How about the features I've seen on the dash pictures of European RAV4s? I saw at least one with a Code readout on the odometer display. But Toyota doesn't put it on the North American models so that's the way it is. And I bought one anyway.
well at least we have the option of a second set of drive wheels lol...i would take a base rav over a loaded camry any day...although some of the European would be nice lol...Yeah, I agree with what everyone here says, after all, if you want a Lexus, BUY a Lexus. What I don't like are all the little niceties you get in a Camry for the same price that are left off of the RAV4.
I consider a range estimator function a standard feature I didn't even think to inquire about.
I think that's the real issue here: lack of thorough research before purchase, in order to know exactly what you're getting before signing on the dotted line. It's happened to a lot of owners on R4W, apparently especially in the 4.4 area, where there have been quite a number of complaints about features or performance (in particular ride comfort, but also screen glare, lack of sunglasses holder, lack of storage cubbies, etc.).every audio system on the market has an EQ. [snip] This is not a premium feature. This is just part of an audio system.
All makes sense to me. And I have to agree with your decision. When I found the RAV4 I wanted I flew to Florida and drove it back to CT. You got 90% of the most critical features you needed, and while the others may be annoying, they are in the woulda-been-nice category and can fixed or worked around.....I thought that the relative scarcity of this combo of features meant a good chance it might get bought by someone else. Worried that I'd have a much harder time finding another one made me decide to get the Rav that day....
Craig