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Always been a Toyota truck owner and will be in the market for a new truck in 2yrs but with the gas prices staying at where they are I'm thinking about just getting a RAV4 FWD instead. The gas mileage is way better and I should be able to still carry quite a bit since the RAV4's back seats fold down.
Anyone own one and can give feedback on what you can carry and can't? Would you be able to carry a twin/double 54x75 mattress in the back of one?
I wouldn't need to carry items for a business or hobby, just like the extra space when I do need to carry or move.
Just seems the practicability of trucks are not worth it anymore with the current gas prices...
I don't have one but 3 friends have them. They love them and one lady is on her third. You won't fit that mattress in one. It'd be a close fit though. All of them are getting over 30 mpgs hiway. One of the guys who never takes care of his cars, has over 180,000 miles on his 3 year old RAV. The car has maybe seen as many 4 oil changes and it runs great.
Thanks for the feedback, They do indeed get great gas mileage and if you get the FWD instead of the AWD your mileage goes up 2mpg as well.
No mattress that size? What would be the biggest item you could carry in the back of the RAV4 to give me a good comparison on what I could carry with them? I would just go look at one at a dealer but right now I'm stuck overseas and can't look at one till I get back home.
Always been a Toyota truck owner and will be in the market for a new truck in 2yrs but with the gas prices staying at where they are I'm thinking about just getting a RAV4 FWD instead. The gas mileage is way better and I should be able to still carry quite a bit since the RAV4's back seats fold down.
Anyone own one and can give feedback on what you can carry and can't? Would you be able to carry a twin/double 54x75 mattress in the back of one?
I wouldn't need to carry items for a business or hobby, just like the extra space when I do need to carry or move.
Just seems the practicability of trucks are not worth it anymore with the current gas prices...
I find it hard to believe you can't get basic dimensions of that vehicle off an one of a gillion websites.
Newer mid sized trucks are speculated to approach 25-30 mpg with newer engines, direct fuel injection, lighter weights, more aerodynamics and 8 speed transmissions.
Best info is from real RAV4 owners, not Toyota's or a dealer's website for practice cargo use.
The best mpg you can get on a Tacoma Auto now is 19/24 and that's a 2wd 4cyl. 32mpg in just 2yrs time on a non hybrid, never happen, even the RAV4 at best gets 31 hwy and that is FWD only.
Thanks for the link, It's entertaining, but a pipe dream at best by 2015.
Best info is from real RAV4 owners, not Toyota's or a dealer's website for practice cargo use.
The best mpg you can get on a Tacoma Auto now is 19/24 and that's a 2wd 4cyl. 32mpg in just 2yrs time on a non hybrid, never happen, even the RAV4 at best gets 31 hwy and that is FWD only.
Thanks for the link, It's entertaining, but a pipe dream at best by 2015.
It's like when I see the advertising for Ford's F-150 ecoboost 4x4 getting 23MPG highway. There's just no way.
My Ford Flex Ecoboost AWD pulls 23 on long trips no problem. Not apples to apples, but still. It's getting exactly what Ford advertises for it.
Is this thread about Tacomas or RAV4s? Confused.
Mike
He has a Taco but is thinking about getting a rav4 to replace it. Although the rav has decent carrying capacity. You will not get a full size mattress in it. A twin would be questionable.
You'd have to be a fool to think a mid size truck can get 30+mpg.
You're definitely a fool for thinking against the progressive nature of manufacturers to get better MPG out of their whole fleet.
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