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Regarding the comment about 400 miles, more like struggling to get 300. My 2015 lit the gas light a few times before 300 and I don't think I took it above 350 more than a time or two. Back to the RAV4. On paper this is a beast. PHEV though, well you get that tax credit, but they raise the...

The RAV4 hybrid is 4.1 on Edmunds . Apparently it has issues filling to 100%. Just read that Honda is getting sued over the cr-v infotainment and some sort of structural defects with the front window. That*s a negative on Honda that I forgot, their best reliability days are in the past and...

There's only so much you can put in a car and leave a profit, even for $35K, apparently. So, as near as I can tell, crossovers are all combinations of good and bad. Want a car that's faster, give up MPG. Want less noise, give up MPG. Want MPG, get a longer stopping distance and more noise...

Yep, they all have some sort of weakness. Even the luxury one's come up weak in some fashion. I'm hopeful for the CR-V hybrid, because the Accord hybrid is so good, but even there, it will have the old infotainment system, not the good one in the Accord (assuming that based on the pictures).

That's $4.600 over 5 years in my case (18,000/year @ $4.00). But, gas mileage and handling isn't the whole story either.

I do. Very few luxury cars get infotainment right from my perch in the cheap seats. I think it*s arguable that they*re worse than the average infotainment in a $20k car in many cases. I see nothing in the virtual cockpit that*s worth what Audi charges for it.

Mazda and that damn infotainment system. Somehow, they found a way to make it worse by completely disabling touch on the lower models. Most cars in this segment that you might want don't, exactly, have the best infotainment, but when you look at a RAV4 with entune, and think, "well, it's...

And at a low 8.95% APR, where the words APR might not have meant what they do today.

Damn, that's a review. I posted here a bit a few years ago when I had a 2015. It didn't rattle but it was noisy (wind and road). I got rid of it for an Accord, had all the toys I wanted, but sometimes you need something with just a little bit of ground clearance, and the new Accords don't...

The other thing is that interior screams rental / government vehicle. It's got a lot I'd value in a car but it just looks cheap inside, probably because it is. And then, as you said, reliability <> Ford.

The CRV is a really close competitor to the Grand Touring. The hybrid and the Signature / Reserve are going in opposite directions. The CX-5 now has two major competitors pushing 40 MPG and interiors that may not be better but aren't far away. Personally, I really like the CX-5 looks but the...

They shouldnt even sell the gas version at this point except for rentals. The hybrid is better in every way: quieter, faster and better MPG.

Toyota and their add-ons / packages are the worst. They should just list kitchen sink, and be done with it. I still remember a few years back looking at one dealer, who was apparently preparing for the big one, because every car had a first aid kit in them. Go to the inventory search, they...

When I still had my CX-5, I took it in for an oil change. The guy pulled the, "you've got sludge but I can fix it" bit. This was at 60K miles, I was religious with the oil changes and I don't think you can actually see sludge in the oil (not certain on this). Anyways, it was almost certainly...

Sort of amazing that someone would say 3.2% is a crap rate. It wasnt that long ago that you could have had double-digit rates. I know, then and now, just saying.

I wasn't comparing, never been to Australia, but those are the issues that make me think twice about Mazda here in the US and I*ve owned to of them. Apparently Hyundai does OK in Australia and Honda not so much. Maybe Aussies are just different.

Cant speak to Australia but Ive owned a couple of Mazdas in the US. 1). Hard to find. Typically, they*re in a Subaru dealer, around me at least, so the branding is weak. When they arent, the dealers are so-so, although the Mazda branded dealers around here havent been too bad in my...

Other thing about the RAV4 is headroom. I havent sat in one but Im pretty sure I wont fit based on my experience with a Camry. Id really like the hybrid version too. Ive been cross-shopping a bit and its interesting to me that no crossover really stands out as just right. The CX-5 with...

I've told the Mazda purchase story before so I won't again. But, I've been kicking a lot of tires, time for something a bit quieter than my 2015, so I've been dealing with the dealers. I really hate car dealers for the most part. The Honda dealerships are the most aggressive. The classiest...

When I looked at the new Camry's what impressed me is that they offered 24 months of free service (basically 2 changes of 0W16) and the service departments, at least locally, were open on Saturday's and in one case, on Sunday's. Even the local Chevrolet guys are open on Saturday. But, the one...