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4.63 out of 5 stars

Gen 2 Rav nicer than Gen 1 but -Quality

Canada Rav, 09/13/2010
2004 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful

I have two Gen 1 2L Manual AWD Ravs. This one is nicer. More room, more storage space, more comfortable, more power, quieter, better fuel efficiency (~ 500 km @ 50l on the 2l Gen 1's and ~ 560 km @ 50l on the 2.4l Gen2). The extra 0.4L makes a big difference. I especially like the way the engine compartment is laid out. Much more room to work on the motor. My only complaint is the drive by wire accelerator pedal. I find there is no fine control at low speeds so low speed creeping, driving is not intuitive. It is certainly a step backwards to go from cable to potentiometer with respect to feel and man-machine interface. BAD: The transmission vibrates in 5th under load :(

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Raves about RAV

Baldy, 05/10/2006
2004 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

It drives more like a sports car than an SUV. I can park where you can't. In spite of the small, nifty handling, I can get some amazingly big items in it.

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5 out of 5 stars

Buy a RAV4

Best Vehicle Owned, 04/13/2007
2004 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

So far, this has been the best vehicle I've ever owned for several reasons. I got rid of a Jeep Liberty for the RAV4 and now I have confidence about easily getting at least 200,000 miles. The engine build is real quality. Nothing beats RAV4 in its class and the proof comes from owning it. Way to go Toyota!

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5 out of 5 stars

My RAV4

Moira S, 06/26/2004
2004 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have had it for a year and I ABSOLUTLY LOVE IT. It is affordable and it is very roomy for its size. It has great pick up for a 4 cyl engine. I feel extremely safe in it.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Horrible front seats rest is great

Rienolf, 11/10/2004
2004 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Nice SUV, just finished breaking it in. Front seats are really bad though, especially on long trips. Can't lay back comfortably, sitting up you get a bad neck ache. Best friend refuses to ride in it unless a figure out some fix for the seats. Could ride better on pavement. An option of touring non-all terrain tires would be nice, the A/T's are overkill for me, bit loud. Very flexible engine, though MPG suffers at high altitude in the mountains. A fine daily commuter aside from the seats. Could use better speakers also. With just the regular CD player they are overwhelmed.

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