buying 09 v6 rav,what to look out for??

[TIB03]

G'Day guys

A newbie here,and we are looking at buying a V6 rav to tow a trailer around with it will be the misses daily driver as well and just wondering if there is anything to look out for when looking to buy.

Cheers

[Buff Hamster]

one thing you will be interested in is the VVT-i oil line. Cars pre-2008 have this issue and need the oil line to be replaced. It's free.

Apart from that just inspect it like any other car.

[Buff Hamster]

I would buy this one if i had to get a rav4 v6:

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=11391464&__Qpb=1&Cr=2&__Ns=pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|0||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&keywords=&__N=1216%201246%201247%201252%201282%204294962861%204294962855%20898%20245&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&seot=1&tsrc=allcarhome&__Nne=15&trecs=28&__sid=12EEA0111FAE

[TIB03]

Thanks for the reply

We're looking at an 09 with 1/2 as many km/s and not to much more money but will keep this one in mind too.Spoke to a guy today and he said the V6 transmions have a issue with a noise but he wasn't sure what models it was,and said it needed the transmion replaced to get rid of the noise and it was about a $5000 repair which has kinda made me warey now.Anyone know anything about this noise/whine.

What about the 2.4l cruiser for towing a trailer say upto about 650kg loaded.

[Buff Hamster]

It's just transmission whine. My Rav4 has it on and off but it should be replaced for free if the car still has the original 3 year warranty so it shouldn't cost anything. If the dealer is saying it cost money - Bull****.

[Sunsett]

Hi TIB03,

I just travelled 1300 Kms to Sydney and picked up a ZR6. Everyone I spoke to loves theirs. Although I did speak to one guy who said the fuel economy goes through the roof when towing a camper trailer. So I guess it depends on your towing. I averaged 8.5 litres per 100 km on the way home at 100-115 km/h, was impressed with that. I checked out a CV6 in Adelaide and they will look around the 27K mark, but for 28K we picked up the ZR6, why not.

Good Luck, happy hunting.