New Rav4 Telegraph write up
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DaveBerlin
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Gel, thanks for the information, first saw that here last week in Mags and on TV and the first comment from my Financial Director was “I do not like the Wheel Arches too Boxy”, on looking at them I agree - Dave 
The Spec inc Hybrid seems OK but again it is all down to personal choice and there is a comment similiar I think to what I have heard before :
Quote : The infotainment system isn't up to much. There are three USB slots, but of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the bare requisites of family motoring, there is no sign. The graphics are fuzzy, the control logic is mind-warping and slow to react, and the satnav seems like part of a conspiracy of the lost.
Quote : The infotainment system isn't up to much. There are three USB slots, but of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the bare requisites of family motoring, there is no sign. The graphics are fuzzy, the control logic is mind-warping and slow to react, and the satnav seems like part of a conspiracy of the lost.
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DaveBerlin
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Gel, that is exactly what I thought but take a look at this unsharp enlargement it is actually a “Glossy Fender”, but very “Boxy”. It just does not seem to Gel (Sorry for the pun) with the Wheel - Dave 
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The article states:
"Now you know how Toyota feels. It invented with the first monocoque-bodied vehicle in this sector, the RAV4, back in 1994, and since then has sold 8.53 million of the things. But sales have fallen; in the UK its best-selling year was 2004 with the Mk2 version, which sold 15,660, and last year it sold just 7,162."
Well the RAV4 used to be a very small SUV - the 2 door was tiny!
The present one like its predecessors has grown dramatically. Why not reintroduce a small one?
"Now you know how Toyota feels. It invented with the first monocoque-bodied vehicle in this sector, the RAV4, back in 1994, and since then has sold 8.53 million of the things. But sales have fallen; in the UK its best-selling year was 2004 with the Mk2 version, which sold 15,660, and last year it sold just 7,162."
Well the RAV4 used to be a very small SUV - the 2 door was tiny!
The present one like its predecessors has grown dramatically. Why not reintroduce a small one?
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
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I’ve had 3 RAV4s over the years.
Just spent 4 weeks driving round New Zealand in the current model.
Superb car
Just spent 4 weeks driving round New Zealand in the current model.
Superb car
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