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Liked 2018 more than 2019 Rav4
Mikey, 04/20/2019
2018 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I drove my 2011 Rav4 for 8 years and only had i repair, the alternator. Decided to just go ahead and trade it in on new 2019 model. The new front did not look happy while the 2018 just seemed more cheerful. The inside of the 2019 felt claustrophobic and the 2018 felt airy. The sales guy asked why I did not want to pay full MSRP, but he was quoting 10% more than MSRP. So I went looking new or used 2018 since it was the most popular SUV . When i realized they were selling like crazy I had to actually order and buy one sight unseen online, in the middle of the night. It is safe, happy inside and out, uncomplicated ( my old Garmin plugs in and is way better than car navigation, turned off bluetooth on iPhone to resolve irritating car phone). Also saved 1/3 expense.. XLE with power liftgate, 2 years left on new car warranty. The transmission works great. That is all..
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The Car I would Not Buy
Toyota of Dartmouth, 02/13/2019
updated 02/16/2021
2018 Toyota RAV4 Platinum 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
My family wanted me to buy , for safety, (we live in Massachusetts on the ocean ) , a AWD / 4wheel drive car. Every 10 years or 100,000 plus miles I buy a new car. This is my 4th Toyota ; always XLE Camary. So here it is ,not a Camary XLE but a RAV4 Platinum. I like the car and how it rides and how you sit high. I enjoy driving it at age 71 and single, I feel safe in it and is easy to get my golf clubs in and out also great when you go grocery shopping. Great for parking and getting in and out of for driver and passengers. I am now what one calls a "snow bird" and driving my friends car in Florida and missing my SUV back in Massachusetts but soon we will be together on the New England roads.
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Reliable but boring!
K Thomas, 09/13/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 LE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
23 of 27 people found this review helpful
I am underwhelmed with the vehicle so far. However, I have not owned many suv's. I just purchased this vehicle and I thought that it has great safety features for this base model. Pro's are that it handles/drives very well in windy or cross wind days! You can barely feel that the vehicle is being pushed. The headlights have auto dim that works pretty well for oncoming traffic. Poor gas mileage for a smaller suv! The ECO/Normal and sport transmission options are good tho. The bluetooth and sound system is low. I have adjusted what I could and still callers keep asking me to repeat myself and speak up!! It is annoying and I have checked the in call speaker volume in the settings. The voice system does not understand names well either and I set up the recognition too! So i'm fighting with that constantly. Hands free should work better these days for all manufacturers. I don't have an accent either. Stock stereo sounds low even tho I have adjusted that. Apple car play and XM radio are not an option on this model either sadly. There always is a hollow wind noise coming from the rear passenger side area. Maybe its a seal somewhere??!! Otherwise the cabin would be quiet..... Plenty of room for the kids in the back. The cons so far are, The rear liftgate is very heavy to close manually!! Wheel covers on a 23/24K vehicle?! really?! I bought it for the rebate offered but should have paid more for the XLE with upgrades. I appreciate the reliability factor and hope that the trade in value holds up before the factory warranty is up because I plan on trading it in before this....Thanks for reading..
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Best purchase ever
CWilkins, 10/01/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I got this car to be able to drive my elderly mother as she could not get into my old vehicle and it's the best purchase I've ever made! Comfortable and excellent drive! Absolutely love it!
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Never wrote a bad review
Exloyaltoyotacustomer, 02/13/2018
2018 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
112 of 140 people found this review helpful
I purchased a brand new 2014 Toyota Rav4 XLE in March of 2014 at the Woburn, MA Toyota dealership. After trying many different cars, I continued to feel strongly about buying another toyota since I had Toyotas previously. This past week, my stereo/navigation/bluetooth head unit stopped working when I started my car up one day. At first I thought it was reloading or updating, but then it would go dark and repeat the fake reloading cycle over and over. I immediately read up online and tried to fix it. However, my hopes faded more when I saw all of the reviews written about people having this issue with their new Toyotas. It seemed that not only a lot of people are having this problem, Toyota is not offering any help. Regardless, I made an appt with the same dealer I bought it from in hopes that my experience will be different. Not only did they tell me that they would have to replace the whole unit which would cost about $2-3K, they also attempted to charge me $70 dollars for servicing despite me being very clear up front that I would like to be informed before they did anything that would potentially cost me. The only positive was the very honest and attentive representative I dealt with. To summarize: 4 year old Rav4 that cost about $30,000 that now I ride around in silence, using my Iphone for directions, and needing to take hands off the wheel to make any phone calls. Then, dealership tries to get $70 despite a customer who appropriately made it clear they wanted to be informed if anything the tech did was going to cost them. An hour and a half waiting for them to just start the car and stare at the dashboard. No need to open the hood or jack the car up. I will never ever buy a Toyota again and have informed my sister of all of these issues since she was planning on leasing a Toyota from that same dealership. I'm a daughter of a carpenter and teacher who worked hard through nursing school and now working even harder as an ER nurse in Boston. I was very proud of my Rav4 and even prouder to have finally paid it off last week. I'm writing this review because there are lots of other hardworking people like me who should not have to pay thousands of dollars for a 4 year old radio. Car maintenance and upkeep is expected, but this, as well as the way I was treated at the dealership, is unacceptable. UPDATE: After about a month and multiple phone calls I received an apology from both Toyota and the dealership as well as a new radio/head unit replaced. Thank you Toyota for making this right. My advice to other people, call Toyota up directly if you want to get anywhere and expect to go back and forth for awhile as well as make it known to the leaders of the dealership. Thank you again.
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