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Originally Posted by special-K
Those And RAV4s are great little SUVs for what they are made to do. We drove to Maine and back in one. I noticed coming back to Maryland we never stopped for gas and it was not uncomfortable driving all day long.
But first thing I noticed when these little things came out is how amazingly tiny the rear axle shafts are. Obviously good enough and that is how you build a vehicle to be light for best fuel economy. Just seeing those makes it obvious it's all about "just enough and nothing more", same as that Honda Fit
I'd really like to have a RAV4, to be honest, and I've always been an 8-lugger guy, 5 & 6-lug doesn't cut it for me in a truck, except a toy. But no need to be driving a 10 MPG truck everywhere I go. I have friends all over the country, but spending all the money just for a way to carry my butt to visit is just not in the cards.
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We drove a Rav4 on our vacation to New Mexico in June and averaged 29.1 miles per gallon . Sure beats 11 MPG .