Faults:

Nothing. No really, nothing.

General Comments:

In 2004, I decided to buy a new car and I wanted a small-medium 4WD. I test drove most of the cars on the market at the time. But because I had a good experience with my Toyota Land Cruiser, I decided to buy a RAV 4.

The exact model I got was a RAV 4 Cruiser, 5 door, petrol, manual.

We added a safety pack to it, a bull bar, spotlights, window tinting and a few other things. It cost about AU$45,000 when we bought it.

As I write today, in 2015, my car has done 438,000KM.

It still has the original engine, clutch, and everything else. I have bought new sets of tyres many times.

The car has never broken down, and never had a major problem of any kind.

All we have done for the past 11 years is:

- Service it every 10,000KM.

- Use Premium fuel at all times.

My wife and I still use it daily.

The RAV 4 is simply an unbelievable car, and Toyota is an incredible car maker.

How many cars do you know that will run for this many kilometres, with no issues? Some cars only last for one-third that distance, and compared to those, the RAV 4 is like getting 3 cars for the price of 1.

Having now decided to buy a new car, I also intend to write to Toyota soon and offer them the story of my good old RAV. Just in case it's useful for any marketing purposes. And why not? They sold me one of the best, most hassle-free products I have ever bought in my entire life. I'd be happy to give something back.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I bought the base 4WD edition over a month ago, and I must say, I'm very impressed.

The car is quite stable and very swift with the manual transmission. Those of you who think the 2.4L engine lacks adequate power should try the manual transmission.

Fuel consumption of this car is also very efficient. I dare say it's almost at par with my previous GEO Prizm or even better.

The engine is silent at idle, and sometimes gives the false impression it's stalled. On the other hand, it is a bit noisy at high speeds so make sure your audio works!

Faults:

This car has to be at the service station every month, I had for less than a year and I have spent more than 1000 pounds in repairs. My latest was my break head cylinder had to be replaced. Before that I had my engine oil was leaking. before that I had some sort of electrical short. I had no head lamps and dash lights... and the list goes on.

General Comments:

I have changed from TATA Safari because I taught it gave me some problems. But the Safari had minor problems compared to this piece of junk. 1 more problem and I give up on this vehicle. I bought Toyota because of their reputation, I will never touch a Toyota again. If I have to go back to TATA I will, but never Toyota.