I drive about 750-850 miles a week for work and I currently drive a 21’ RAV4 Le that’s been good to me with 243k miles and no major repairs and I’m looking for something that can tow a 2013 17.5ft bass tracker reliably weighs around 2000-2200lbs from what I’ve seen with trailer. I need something with good MPG for work but also tow capacity that’s preferably under $30k. Im considering the AWD maverick with the 4k package. Any advice or other suggestions would be helpful.
getting stuck at the boat launch ... I’m considering another RAV 4 the adventure trim with awd
yeah awd will make a huge difference.
comfortability of the drivers seat
I didn't like the seat either. It's made for people with no shoulders. Maybe some kind of seat cover can fix that.
I drive about 750-850 miles a week for work and I currently drive a 21’ RAV4 Le that’s been good to me with 243k miles and no major repairs and I’m looking for something that can tow a 2013 17.5ft bass tracker reliably weighs around 2000-2200lbs from what I’ve seen with trailer.
I'd stick with what you have. Toyota will last forever vs that Maverick. $30,000 buys an awful lot of gas. The Maverick is Hecho en Mexico. Ford quality is nowhere to be found, even on trucks that are Hecho en USA, I can't imagine what Mexican Ford-produced quality is. You almost always get what you pay for with cheap "domestic" vehicles.
@justin-shepherd I think his concern is with towing, however a search reveals the RAV4 can pull up up to 3,500lbs depending on trim/equipment (of course they won't tell you what specifically ... maybe trailer brakes are required?)
I didn't think about that. I would think that if towing something weighing that much, 3500 pounds, there would be a trim package with that as an option. Maybe Toyota oversized the brakes in anticipation of somebody possibly towing something near the tow limit. Idk.
I didn't think about that. I would think that if towing something weighing that much, 3500 pounds, there would be a trim package with that as an option. Maybe Toyota oversized the brakes in anticipation of somebody possibly towing something near the tow limit. Idk.
@justin-shepherd yea it’s less about towing on the road as much as getting stuck at the boat launch unable to get the boat out of the water; I’m considering another RAV 4 the adventure trim with awd vs the maverick awd hybrid. I do need to test drive the maverick but after spending so much time in a rav4 I definitely have some complaints about highway noise and comfortability of the drivers seat. I will say though the reliability has shocked me considering I used to drive a 4cyl 2013 Tacoma that had a LOT of issues. (Still love the tacos though)