Hello Bruce. We are a family of four and we just bought a 2015 RAV5 limited as our first car with 97k miles on it for $10,500. Everything inside and outside is nice and the ride quality is excellent. Feels like a 3-year old car. We are glad we choosed a RAV4 just like you did.
I just bought a 2015 RAV4 Limited that is red. It is in perfect condition! It had 100,000 miles on it. I won't be putting a lot of miles on it because I have another car. I love it! The dealership put new tires on it, filled it with gas, new brakes, filters, oil change. I love it so far.
I had a 2015 RAV4 XLE. I purchased it in 2018 and loved it!! It was great on gas and I had 0 mechanical issues. I did trade it in last year for a 2023 TRD Off Road 4Runner. I traded in at about 78k miles. I love my 4Runner but I do miss having a RAV4 at times and I wouldn't mind having one as a daily being that it was really good on fuel. The only real issue I had with the RAV4 was that it was a bit small for my height and for the family. The passenger side was a bit cramped with the way the dash comes out. Now my mother has a 2013 and she has an issue with her steering wheel clunking. Toyota told her that is was a common problem with the RAV4 and that it is more of a nuance than safety issue. She never got it fixed since it wasn't a safety concern, but like Toyota stated, the clunking is annoying when turning the wheel. On an another note, The Car care nut had a video on his channel where he was talking about how 2013-2018 RAV4 engine has issues with oil. It had something to do with the oil change intervals causing issues with the motor. I think he was saying that you need to change the oil more frequently than what Toyota states for this motor.
Since I replaced both front door actuators to fix the power locks, now the rear door actuators are acting up *eyeroll*. And the 'charcoal canister' needs to be replaced. They're not trouble free but it's minor stuff.
My 2015 got torque converter chatter at 190k did 2 drain and flushes on the transmission and added a torque converter fix addative and that lasted another 50k just did another drain and fill at 240k everything working great.
I’m going to follow y’all’s advice and service the transmission just for piece of mind. TBH my trans hasn’t ever acted up but I do want this car to live a very long time
VV-I change both Timing chain tensioner. , pvc, valve I change them at 105,000 miles. It started the cold start rattle. Change motor oil every 5,000 miles. Oh, Get it Rust proved not undercoat. Rust prove it every year or every 2 years. Is cost $100 to $200 bucks. It will help stop the rust.
@ UA-cam Toyota, colt star rattle, The cam phasers on the two top camshafts go bad overtime . They’ll need to be replaced and timing chain tensioner will also, these are 100,000 mile replacement. Rust proofing, they drill holes in your car and treated with an oil compound that stops the rust and moisture . If it’s it won’t rust from the salt. You can UA-cam rustproofing to understand how it works , and I live in Michigan and yes, it works
Today is the first time I hear the rattle you are talking about. If it goes away after a couple of seconds then runs fine I don’t see a need to repair it. But, thanks for the heads up I’ll keep an eye on it. I’ll look into the rustproofing as well. I love this RAV4 and it’s paid off so it’s staying with me forever! Thanks for watching!
I have a 2015 RAV4 XLE with 95K miles. Bought it in 2017 when it had 30K and I plan to keep it forever. It's perfect.
Hello Bruce. We are a family of four and we just bought a 2015 RAV5 limited as our first car with 97k miles on it for $10,500. Everything inside and outside is nice and the ride quality is excellent. Feels like a 3-year old car. We are glad we choosed a RAV4 just like you did.
wow congrats! the limited is the way to go for sure. i wish i had bought a limited but, i'm just happy i have what i have to be honest.
I have a 2015 with 240k miles. I recommend doing drain and fills on the transmission every 40 to 60k miles
@ seems excessive but I’m at 100k miles and definitely going to do this next oil change thanks
I just bought a 2015 RAV4 Limited that is red. It is in perfect condition! It had 100,000 miles on it. I won't be putting a lot of miles on it because I have another car. I love it! The dealership put new tires on it, filled it with gas, new brakes, filters, oil change. I love it so far.
I had a 2015 RAV4 XLE. I purchased it in 2018 and loved it!! It was great on gas and I had 0 mechanical issues. I did trade it in last year for a 2023 TRD Off Road 4Runner. I traded in at about 78k miles. I love my 4Runner but I do miss having a RAV4 at times and I wouldn't mind having one as a daily being that it was really good on fuel. The only real issue I had with the RAV4 was that it was a bit small for my height and for the family. The passenger side was a bit cramped with the way the dash comes out. Now my mother has a 2013 and she has an issue with her steering wheel clunking. Toyota told her that is was a common problem with the RAV4 and that it is more of a nuance than safety issue. She never got it fixed since it wasn't a safety concern, but like Toyota stated, the clunking is annoying when turning the wheel. On an another note, The Car care nut had a video on his channel where he was talking about how 2013-2018 RAV4 engine has issues with oil. It had something to do with the oil change intervals causing issues with the motor. I think he was saying that you need to change the oil more frequently than what Toyota states for this motor.
That's interesting its was cramped for you, since i'm 6'-3" and portly myself. And I fit not just well - amazingly comfortable. Thanks for watching!
Since I replaced both front door actuators to fix the power locks, now the rear door actuators are acting up *eyeroll*. And the 'charcoal canister' needs to be replaced. They're not trouble free but it's minor stuff.
"Looks like a Pikachu!" made me crack up.. And I agree!
My 2015 got torque converter chatter at 190k did 2 drain and flushes on the transmission and added a torque converter fix addative and that lasted another 50k just did another drain and fill at 240k everything working great.
I’m going to follow y’all’s advice and service the transmission just for piece of mind. TBH my trans hasn’t ever acted up but I do want this car to live a very long time
BOOM! Awesome
thanks! first comment!
Thank you for this. just got 2016 RAV4 and its nice to know what to expect :-)
Best car to buy used! Im finally having the power locks fixed right now lol thanks for watching!
VV-I change both
Timing chain tensioner.
, pvc, valve
I change them at 105,000 miles.
It started the cold start rattle.
Change motor oil every 5,000 miles.
Oh,
Get it Rust proved not undercoat.
Rust prove it every year or every 2 years.
Is cost $100 to $200 bucks.
It will help stop the rust.
What do you recommend for rustproofing? And also what is this about a cold start rattle?
@ UA-cam Toyota, colt star rattle,
The cam phasers on the two top camshafts go bad overtime .
They’ll need to be replaced and timing chain tensioner will also, these are 100,000 mile replacement.
Rust proofing, they drill holes in your car and treated with an oil compound that stops the rust and moisture .
If it’s it won’t rust from the salt.
You can UA-cam rustproofing to understand how it works , and I live in Michigan and yes, it works
Today is the first time I hear the rattle you are talking about. If it goes away after a couple of seconds then runs fine I don’t see a need to repair it. But, thanks for the heads up I’ll keep an eye on it.
I’ll look into the rustproofing as well. I love this RAV4 and it’s paid off so it’s staying with me forever!
Thanks for watching!
I used pirelli tires
It's plastic
What is?
@bruceknows the entire car lol
@@ElvisHunky317 They use PVC for sanitary pipes - maybe plastic is not a bad thing!
@@bruceknows good for the environment too