Comments on: 2008 Toyota Rav4 CV6 review

By: Millatime

Millatime — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:46:28 +0000

TP is a paid Toyota blogger, or he hasn’t driven a CV6.

Having just driven a CV6 Rav it’s the only explanation.

The review is spot on in every respect except one, it fails to mention the CV6’s apalling brakes.

A truly dangerous car.

By: Whistleblower

Whistleblower — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:05:59 +0000

Car advice.. Maybe a few reviews from other brands might stop all of the above. It’s like a broken record. I agree totally and wholeheartedly with your review on how the CV6 drives. The CV6 is a superfluous vehicle on our market (especially against the Kluger) and dealers are practically giving them away to move old stock (the car is only 8 months old!). Take it as gospel from somebody who sells them for a living and drives one every day as a demonstrator.

By: davidt

davidt — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:11:48 +0000

As the Editor of this website and someone who over more than 30 years has driven just about everything from a Fiat 500 to the Lemans winning Bentley racecar, I can say that Paul Maric consulted me about his review before it was published. Not only did I approve the publication of the review, I spent two days driving the car and in principle endorsed his impressions of the vehicle.
Equally that doesn’t detract from Anthony Crawford’s differing impressions.
That’s what they do – review cars and that can mean entirely different opinions, take from both reviews what you can and form your own opinions but don’t accuse either of them of lies, or improper dealing, just accept their differing opinions and move on!

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:43:19 +0000

Paul Maric might be right or wrong i don’t know because i haven’t had the pleasure of testing this vehicle BUT he has the right to express his honest opinion without being called a liar or imply that he is corrupt because we don’t know him well enough to accuse him of anything more than getting a review right or wrong…..so stop putting pressure on people who have the balls to disagree with the majority!!

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:38:16 +0000

Good to see you’re around Anthony. Maybe you could tidy up some of the aggression on here if you’re at the mothership’s helm, or have a go in the morning.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:25:21 +0000

GhisGT – you would know a good review right? How many new cars have you driven in the last 24 months? You can count them on one hand right?

We do this for a living! The fact that my colleague Paul Maric and I, disagree on whether we like a vehicle or not, is precisely why we continue to grow in leaps and bounds. It’s called editorial independence and we are proud of that. It isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last time, colleagues from Car Advice disagree on their overall opinion on a particular vehicle!

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:08:13 +0000

Duck, don’t ask, don’t agree and don’t engage.

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:04:22 +0000

^Yep that must be right!

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:02:59 +0000

So you like ford better than holden?

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:48:47 +0000

Dingo, In youre opinion what car company do you like overall Ford or Holden?

By: EscortGhia

EscortGhia — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:47:52 +0000

in 40 years no torota will be worth over 100,000 buck no unlike the Falcon gt holden Torana or even Valiant Chagers i mean you can pick up hotted up late 70 Celica for 6,000 while escort fetch up to 20,000 because these day Toyota have no colt car there the most boring cars on the planet

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:41:52 +0000

“Oh yeah – and for the critics of the RAV4, unlike that Daewoo thing that Holden sells called a Craptiva – the Toyota finished it’s test unlike the Holden counterpart that had to be carted away by truck.”

Dingo is that ^ true or is that JUST PLAIN CRAP!?!? That the captiva got carted away? Because i cant trust you!

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:39:28 +0000

“Toyota is beating your beloved Ford’s and Chevy’s at thier own game on thier own soil – NASCAR … OOOCH !!”

Dingo, I (and im sure other people too) dont CARE IF TOYOTAS THE BEST AT NASCAR OR THE WORST!!!!!!!!!! It’s just a stupid amercican racing sport i dont CARE! Just like Gridion is CRAP TOO!

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:37:01 +0000

Though Dingo id have to agree it was stupid for ford to get rid of the fairlane and the fairmont!

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:35:53 +0000

“Here’s my bet … in a few years, the Commodore and Falocn will go FWD because of mounting pressures to reduce costs and the fact that sales of the Commodore and Falcon are at thier lowest in many decades won’t be helping thier cause.”

Toyota Supporter or Dingo! I could not see holden or ford for the commodore of falcon go to FWD there got RWD not like youre silly Aurion which is FWD, if they did go to FWD they’d lose sales and be going backwards!

Come on guys back me up! Because you know Dingo is full of crap! Don’t You?

By: realcars

realcars — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:20:29 +0000

How lame is it to designate a model as a “widebody”.

Enough of this Toyota drivel Boston Legal is coming up!

By: realcars

realcars — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:14:04 +0000

I wish I could be excited by Toyotas!

Toyota Supporter U seem to be the one with the issues as u can’t handle criticism.

If Toyotas are so fantastic it shouldn’t matter to u what anyone says.

Your call sign says it all I think.

Yeah know what u mean Golf I had an Alfa Camira as a company hack. Both the 1.6 then the much better injected 2 litre. The injected 2 litre was a little rocket!150,000 klms when it was traded and didn’t miss a beat.

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:06:49 +0000

Hi Escort Ghia and Realcars. Ask the site managers for my email address and don’t respond to recent posts.

By: EscortGhia

EscortGhia — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:00:38 +0000

Toyota Supporter
i agree the new V6 will be crap but just because the I6 is going don’t mean its crap its the best engine in a Aussie car at the moment and last i checked Toyota’s quality has gone down hill to how mean car roll that a DSP on them witch is meant to prevent it i would rather a car that will be worth money in 20 years than a car that is just going to be a bucket of crap like all Toyota’s.

By: Naughtyius Maximus

Naughtyius Maximus — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:51:03 +0000

NO SHYTE…………CARADVICE IS BECOMING A TET A TET USELESS SOCIAL CLUB AS OFF TOPIC BLAH BLAH BS AND OFF TRACK.