deesidecars
Club Member
Posts: 13
Location: North Wales
Primary Vehicle: rav4
Year: 2011
Model Spec/Trim: m drive cvt
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by deesidecars on Nov 8, 2020 12:17:53 GMT
Hi, this is my first post and im after some advice, ive had a Rav 2.2 diesel before and it was a great car, we took up caravaning so i px it for a Mercedes ml, i know not a great move, the merc is costing a fortune on parts and high runing costs, ive seen a Rav4 2011 plate, 67000 miles on the clock 2 litre petrol 6 speed auto and wondered what peoples thoughts were on them, how robust is the petrol engine, i dont do mega miles probably 5 to 7 thousand miles a year and just want to go back to Toyota reliability, any advice is most appreciated,
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Post by unclebob on Nov 8, 2020 13:03:37 GMT
Welcome to the club .... Hopefully someone will be along shortly that has that model and give you the information you’re after 👍🏻👍🏻
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Post by jasehutch on Nov 8, 2020 13:06:06 GMT
Hello and welcome to the club.. :TU:
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Nov 8, 2020 13:40:51 GMT
Hi and welcome to the forum.
I have no knowledge of that engine - I read the RAC review of that 2010-2013 version and all seemed good. As a lover of the 4.1 petrol RAV, I found the early engines pretty bomb proof. The 4.2 petrol vvti seemed to have some issues, but fairly minimal.
I'm sure one of our 5-door hinge-loving experts will be along soon.
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Post by davrav on Nov 8, 2020 13:43:12 GMT
Only thing I can add is a query as to the petrol engined RAV towing capability? What do the reviews say about that?
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 8, 2020 14:29:24 GMT
I have the slightly later Rav a diesel automatic. I would imagine the towing capability is very similar. .
The car your looking at is what we call the 4.3 I have the 4.4 .... Towing capacity on the 4.4 Rav is 2000 Kg for the manual transmission cars and 1800 for the automatic.
I’ve towed 1500 Kg behind my car and I wouldn’t want anymore than that. Whilst I still have 300Kg in hand it’s ........Well not the best towing experience I’ve had.
The petrol cars are thirsty more so in automatic form. With a lot less tourque than a diesel I think it would have to be a fairly light caravan ... Depends of course on how much you tow. If only once or twice yearly or short distance it might be ok. If your towing a lot I wouldn’t bother and that’s for the diesel car.
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deesidecars
Club Member
Posts: 13
Location: North Wales
Primary Vehicle: rav4
Year: 2011
Model Spec/Trim: m drive cvt
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by deesidecars on Nov 8, 2020 17:24:57 GMT
Thanks for the replies, iwont be towing with the vehicle the caravan is sited, i was wondering more a bout the reliability of the engine and auto box
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 8, 2020 18:12:48 GMT
Thanks for the replies, iwont be towing with the vehicle the caravan is sited, i was wondering more a bout the reliability of the engine and auto box Bomb proof. |
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Post by firemac on Nov 8, 2020 19:47:44 GMT
Thanks for the replies, iwont be towing with the vehicle the caravan is sited, i was wondering more a bout the reliability of the engine and auto box The vvti engine is bombproof, as Charlie says. We are on our 4th 4.2 petrol and apart from a snapped serpentine belt on our first, they have all been ultra reliable. They have all been autos and the drivetrain is sublime. Highly recommended.👍👍 |
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Post by bigkev on Nov 8, 2020 22:23:07 GMT
Buy it......great engine, superb gearbox. At you annual mileage, same as mine was, perfect car.
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Post by Ravasher on Nov 9, 2020 7:28:35 GMT
We have an older Rav petrol and apart from west and tear it’s never given us any issues.
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deesidecars
Club Member
Posts: 13
Location: North Wales
Primary Vehicle: rav4
Year: 2011
Model Spec/Trim: m drive cvt
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by deesidecars on Nov 9, 2020 16:44:40 GMT
Thanks for all the reply's, had a test drive in it today and signed on the dotted line, the gearbox is the cvt type which i was not aware of but the car drove great, once again thanks
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Post by firemac on Nov 9, 2020 18:03:25 GMT
Thanks for all the reply's, had a test drive in it today and signed on the dotted line, the gearbox is the cvt type which i was not aware of but the car drove great, once again thanks Although all of our 4.2s have been torque converter autoboxes, I have driven a 4.3 with the CVT box and was impressed. It was just as good as the TC box. 👍 |
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Post by charliefarlie on Nov 9, 2020 18:24:23 GMT
Thanks for all the reply's, had a test drive in it today and signed on the dotted line, the gearbox is the cvt type which i was not aware of but the car drove great, once again thanks Fairly sure the CVTs are not AWD...... |
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Post by philip42h on Nov 9, 2020 19:36:53 GMT
Thanks for all the reply's, had a test drive in it today and signed on the dotted line, the gearbox is the cvt type which i was not aware of but the car drove great, once again thanks Fairly sure the CVTs are not AWD...... I think that it should be AWD ... specifically, the 2.0 Valvematic engine, 7 Speed M-Drive S (CVT) Automatic Gearbox with 4 wheel drive. I don't think that there was a petrol 2WD option at that time but I'm really not sure ...  |
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