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Used 2005 Toyota RAV4 Consumer Reviews

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Satisfied with my SUV

Dave, 07/15/2005
2005 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Small on the outside (easy to park, squeeze between things), big enough on the inside (comfortable to drive, 2- person sleep, carry lots of stuff). I'm not an off-road expert but it takes as much as I can. Gas mileage as good as my last sedan. I have no regrets.

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4 out of 5 stars

"Almost" Perfect....

Tuttman, 03/26/2009
2005 Toyota RAV4 AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Not very comfortable for driver on long drives. Vehicle is listed at 21mpg city and 28mpg highway. After the first year my mpg went down to 18 city and 25 highway. I can barely get 280 miles from a tank of gas in the city. Dealership says nothing wrong. (dealerships are all rip-offs) Exhaust has a rattle at low rpm's. Other than that, I love this car. After 3.5 years and 37000 miles, it has needed NO repairs other than scheduled maintenance. The most reliable car I've ever owned.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Bought three years ago and still love it

Marcia Gruver, 07/17/2005
2005 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

This is the best car I've ever owned, and I'm a 50-year-old woman, so I've been around the car block. It's compact enough that it gives decent gas mileage and being an SUV, it puts me on the same level as the rest of the world. (In fact, I'm a bit miffed they're planning to make the 2007 models bigger -- if you want bigger, move on up to a Highlander or a Sequoia. Leave the Rav 4 alone!)

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Almost Perfect

TGIX, 08/11/2005
2005 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

I am crazy about my Rav4! In well over a million miles of driving over the past 30 yrs, & that includes a lot of varied vehicle types, the Rav4 is my absolute favorite. Design is tops (I get stopped/asked about it an avg. of once every few weeks, twice in the past 4 days). Love it's exceptionally high safety ratings. No car I've driven before gets ABOVE the rated miles per gallon as this one does! I average 30 mpg or better of city and highway combined! Got 33 mpg going up and down steep mountain roads with two kayaks on top! Never get less than 27 mpg!

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5 out of 5 stars

This is the best car I've ever owned

Maureen, 05/18/2006
2005 Toyota RAV4 Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I had my little RAV for a little over a year now and love driving her. I'm 5' tall and my hubby is 6'4" and we both can fit in this little SUV. Gas milage, I'm getting 30 -31 in town and on the freeway. This RAV 4 is a 5 speed and has the bigger 4 cyl. with plenty of power. I like how the storage is organized and love the hooks for my plastic grocery bags. The smaller size of the 2005 is for me, easy to park!! To drive this car is like driving a small sports car.

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