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RAV4 on long distance
I am looking at buying a 4WD to dive to Alice Springs from Sydney. Is a
RAV4 too small for this sort of thing. I believe the JEEPS may be too fuel guzzling. What do people think about the RAV. Roger |
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Roger_Aus wrote:
> I am looking at buying a 4WD to dive to Alice Springs from Sydney. Is a > RAV4 too small for this sort of thing. I believe the JEEPS may be too fuel > guzzling. What do people think about the RAV. > Roger > > > Roger, I had a 2 door 99 RAV 4 and there where a few issues with it. It was large enough for my wife and myself, our diving gear and luggage for an extended weekend. There is a great deal of storage for a car so small (with the rear seats folded up and using a roof rack. It is an ok car, but not all was good. The fuel economy was not as good as I expected. The fuel tank is shaped strange as the first 1/2 tank (via the fuel guage) lasts a long time while the 2nd half goes very quickly. I also did not like the seats. I found them hard, yet not supportive. Any trip longer the a few hours was really a pain in the back. I would not really class the RAV 4 as a real 4x4. It has 4 wheel drive, but I would be very reluctant to take it on anything other then wet grass (please do not flame me for expressing my experances). I understand the newer Ravs have improved the fuel tank issue and the seats. The car was reliable, but I could not recomind the pre 2000 RAVs as a long distant traveler. Good luck Kevin |
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I've owned a few subaru's while living in Fiji and the old 4wd wagon was by
far my favorite for making the 100 or so miles of gravel road trip between suva and nadi. i'd imagine they have only gotten better. my friend has a rav and i wouldn't classify it as an off-road machine, just too flimsy all around. "Roger_Aus" > wrote in message ... > I am looking at buying a 4WD to dive to Alice Springs from Sydney. Is a > RAV4 too small for this sort of thing. I believe the JEEPS may be too fuel > guzzling. What do people think about the RAV. > Roger > > > |
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