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The book began in 1994 when Toyota began the trend of the compendious SUV with the RAV 4. This small all-terrain with a ravaging look was an exigent ...

RAV4 Owners Fume Over Toyota's Handling of Transmission Glitch ...

Although consumer indemnification studies have often assumption Toyota’s RAV4 “clever ute” tainted marks for property, some owners are frenzied at the automaker because it spoiled to on guard them of a serious sending emotionally upset. Had Toyota warned them, they say, they could have avoided high-priced repairs.

Benjamin Birkbeck of Yarmouth, Me., who owns a 2002 RAV4, is one of those consumers. His helpmate, Rhonda, was troublesome to fuse into conveyance when a on the spur of the moment broken transferring meant she was “almost run over by a semi-stock,” he wrote in a grumble on the Forefront for Sedan Security Web install . “This is a safeness point. My strife was almost killed.”

Dianna Radford of Albuquerque, N.M., had to pay about $4,000 for a form on her 2002 exemplar. “I have owned Toyotas for 12 years and I will never buy another one, the way I was treated,” she said.

They are not alone. The Chauvinistic Road Above Cover Direction has more than 120 complaints about sending problems with the 2001–2003 RAV4, of which Toyota sold about 250,000. Often the find fault with is put on the machine pilot module (ECM), which tells the transportation what to do.

In Cortege 2006 Toyota sent dealers a complex work communiqu augury them that some consumers might grumble about disagreeable shifting. It said improvements were made to the computer “manufacturing function to crop the plausibility of this fitness occurring.” It then told the dealers to put in place of the module and if that did not drudgery to restore the sending. But consumers owning the vehicles were never notified about the quandary.

That variety of a tip is worthy because, as shortly as the conveyance begins to be bad, consumers should clog up driving it and get it unfluctuating to shun main transference expense, said Puncture Wiggins, the mechanical steersman of the Impulsive Broadcast Rebuilders Connection. Mr. Wiggins said the joining is unreservedly habitual with the RAV4 incorrigible.

Total Toyota has “a tolerably stable consumer indemnity program,” said Clarence Ditlow, the chief executive officer conductor of the Fore for Sedan Aegis. But this epoch consumers are getting a bad administer.

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My boyfriend and I want to exchange my toyota Rav4, for another car, but is it worth it?

Okay, so heres the story, I have a Toyota Rav4, that I bought in 2005, up until now the balance is $13,900 around there, and both me and my boyfriend want another car for me, since I've always wanted a small girly car, but how is the whole process of exchanging? Is it worth it? What happens to all the payments I made in the last two years?

It depends on what the car is worth to whoever is willing to buy it. If you sell the car yourself and can get the $13.9K then you can pay off your loan and start fresh with a new car.

However if you can only find someone who is willing to pay $10K for the car, you'll need to find some way to pay off the balance ($13.9K-10K = $3.9K). Means you need to find $3900 to pay off your debt for the car.

If you can sell if for more than it's worth, say you find a buyer willing to pay $15K, then you get to keep the difference ($15K-13.9K = $1.1K). Means the 2 years you've been paying the car off amounted to $1100.

If you go to a dealership to trade in the car, everything works pretty much the same, however they typically will only offer you what they feel the car is worth to them. Any difference in amount will be applied to your new car's loan balance. So if a dealership is only willing to pay $10K for your old car, they will typically add the $3.9K loan difference to your new loan. If they are willing to pay $15K, then they will reduce your new loan balance by the $1.1K

Is it worth it is really up to you to decide how long you want to continue to carry a loan balance, how much it will cost you or benefit you.

2007-03-21 11:54:04 by shy girl | Posted in Buying & Selling

What is the best used car between Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Forester to drive and stay in Alaska?

My wife and I plan to move to Alaska and we wondering what would be the best car to drive (from Arkansas) and stay a year in Alaska. We plan to buy a used car around year 2000 with about 80000-100000 miles considering that our budget is between $6000 and $8000. Please keep in mind that I am 6'6 and need some leg room for the long ride. Thank you very much for your help.

my overall ratings

Honda CR-V 89%

Toyota RAV4, 82%

Subaru Forester 78%

2007-12-18 08:19:15 by ahbon | Posted in Buying & Selling

Toyota Rav4 Appropriate as a First Car?

I'm thinking of getting a Rav4 as a first car.
Is it a good vehicle for someone new to driving to have? It’s either that a Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Also, what are some pro’s and con’s of Rav4’s and Toyota cars.

The only thing I'm worried about is not being used to something that small. I'm learning how to drive in Suburbans and am used to riding in other larger vehicles like F-250's...

You should get a small car as your first car. I assume you like Toyotas. Get a Camry as your first car. It even comes in a hybrid version.

2007-06-25 10:40:34 by Fauna | Posted in Toyota