[aarondixon]

Hello Joe, I guess I did sort of the opposite of what you did, I joined a couple of RAV4 forums last October and was really convinced (by reading all the features they supposedly had) but after the car came out I was COMPLETELY underwhelmed, I guess going from driving two BMWs back to back for the previous 16 years sort of upped my expectations and the RAV is Toyota's entry level SUV. EVERY road test review I read bashed it, in fact I read this today at lunch:
https://www.motor1.com/reviews/315753/2019-toyota-rav4-limited-review/
(Note RAV4 Performance got a 4 out of 10)

And then a fully loaded Adventure model RAV for being within $2k of a V-6, larger, leather-equipped, quieter, better made Passport Touring AWD, it made my decision a no brainer...

Now, if you and the Mrs are happy with it, then great and enjoy, after I bought my Passport, I made one last trip over to the RAV4 Forum and on a thread about "Customer Satisfaction" (it had three RAV4 owners that admitted they made a mistake) I told everyone that I was the proud owner of a Passport and resigned for the Forum..

Best Wishes...

 

[aarondixon]

With all due respect to Joe, anyone considering purchasing a 2019 RAV4 needs to go read what actual owners are saying about it over on the ToyotaNation Forum:
https://www.toyotanation.com/forum/...19/1647982-clearinghouse-issues-new-rav4.html

 

[aarondixon]

Not only room the RAV has NO power... RAV is not in the same category or league with the Passport.. it compares to a CRV maybe

You're right of course, but I was comparing ALL Small & Mid size SUVs for one that had off-road capabilities and I could possibly sleep in, that's why the RAV4 was on my temporary radar. Also comparing prices, an nicely equipped RAV4 Adventure is just under $40k, making the Passport an easy choice for me!