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ViviTheMage

ViviTheMage

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Dec 12, 2002
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Test drove an 07 rav4 v6 sport... I want trade in my 06 audi 6 speed....wtf!!

The thing feels peppier then my audi.

Should I do it, or is it too much of a mommy car...haha
 
DesiPower

DesiPower

Lifer
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interior quality and body sucks a$$, also engine vibration and noise is awful.. you need help
 
Doppel

Doppel

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For what it's worth the Rav4 with V6 is surprisingly quick. The current one has been clocked at 60 in under 7 seconds by reviewers. The 2007 may be a touch slower, I'm not sure. It definitely won't handle as well, however.
 
jlee

jlee

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I can't say I'm surprised that it feels faster - the 2GR V6 is not a bad little motor. They'll put down ~275whp if you open the exhaust up (in an MR2, anyway). A quick search indicates that the '07 RAV4 is a little faster to 60 than an '06 A4 2.0T 6sp.

I doubt it matches the fit/finish of your Audi, though. :p
 
vshah

vshah

Lifer
Sep 20, 2003
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sounds like it is time to get a tune for that A4...if it is a turbo there's a lot of easy power to be had.
 
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My GF's RDX would probably walk all over your A4 as well, but that's a pretty terrible reason to swap cars.

I like to drive it around when I can't get to the gym, TC off, stomp the throttle and then wrestle the steering wheel all the way through 1st and half of 2nd - it's a great workout :p
 
PricklyPete

PricklyPete

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<head explodes>

the V6 in the Rav4 is a great engine..but otherwise you're talking about a very poor replacement for your Audi from a dynamic perspective. You don't like wagons, buy you like a crossover...essentially a lifted wagon? I have never understood this. And to top it off, the RAV4 is one of the most feminine crossovers IMHO.
 
ViviTheMage

ViviTheMage

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Dec 12, 2002
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I wish the Q5 had a 3.0TDI/Hybrid or something...rumors are sept 2011 though!!

Correct, wagons are a no go for me...what's wrong with a little lift?

My A4 is chipped already.
 
BurnItDwn

BurnItDwn

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My dad's got a v6 Rav4. Nice station wagon IMO.... (my station wagon is a forester, works well enough for me, I don't give a shit if it's a chick car, it gets me to/from work reliably and gets decent gas mileage and has semi decent cargo area.
 
ViviTheMage

ViviTheMage

Lifer
Dec 12, 2002
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no ....

wagon :

bb-audi-rs6-v10-sport-wagon-3.jpg



crossover :

audiq5---08_opt.jpg



to me, the difference is huge.
 
Doppel

Doppel

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Agree the Rav4 is definitely not a wagon. A wagon is an extended hatch with similar proportions to a car except longer. That audi in post above mine is stellar.
 
PricklyPete

PricklyPete

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ViviTheMage said:
Disagree, wagon looks horrid.
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As always, looks are subjective...but driving dynamics are not. The wagon would eat the crossovers lunch. Granted the Q5 is one of the better "crossovers", but I just see no point in crossovers. Why do they need to be lifted exactly? To tackle the urban sprawl? Why would I want to give up better driving dynamics for the few times the snow is so deep I shouldn't be out driving to begin with? To each their own.
 
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KDKPSJ

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PricklyPete said:
As always, looks are subjective...but driving dynamics are not. The wagon would eat the crossovers lunch. Granted the Q5 is one of the better "crossovers", but I just see no point in crossovers. Why do they need to be lifted exactly? To tackle the urban sprawl? Why would I want to give up better driving dynamics for the few times the snow is so deep I shouldn't be out driving to begin with? To each their own.
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To look better?
 
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