Cars! Cars! Cars! How do you like it?

Well it finally happened on Spur 408

The RAV4 hit 30,000 miles. 2 Years and about A Week after I first drove off the Don Davis Toyota Lot.

So what do I think of it after all this time/miles? It’s still brilliant. There isn’t a compact SUV out there I would trade it in for. Now it’s not perfect, but of all the things I desire in a car, it covers them pretty well.

If you know me well, when purchasing big ticket items, you know I like to focus on one feature to a fault. Off the top of my head, when buying my last digital camera I really wanted a wide angle lens. So, I got a Panasonic DMC-FX01. It’s a decent camera, but low light performance is noisy. So when I was looking for a car, I was focused on a car that can hold stuff – specifically a 27″ CRT TV. And you know what, the RAV4 excels in holding stuff. It can even fit a 40″ LCD TV (more on this later). A feature that I used 4 times in the last few months. Yet it also drives well, gets good mileage, and looks good.

The one thing I wish I could improve – road noise. It’s a little noisy sometimes. I have a feeling, I can’t back it up, but my Taurus was a lot quieter.

So for the next model – Toyota, make it quieter, give me a diesel option, more tie downs in the rear, and a 6sp transmission. And don’t take the tire off the rear door.

Thanks!