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Njunge
#31 Posted : Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:24:00 AM
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How old is it?........Although in my opinion,RAV4 and CRV are crap.....


Guka wa bijuti...
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Alfa
#32 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 6:12:00 AM
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@ Njuge it is eight yrs old with milage of 110000 as of today

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kanda
#33 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 6:51:00 AM
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@Njung'e. I am an ardent reader of your posts...very insightful. sorry that i am congratulating you now just so that i can get a chance to politely bash you,hehe.

to say that rav4 and CRV are crap in my opinion is to be overly simplistic and possibly hysterical. my reasons? CRV was voted the best (efficiency and performance aggregate) in the UK,cant remember which year. A recent survey in the US put the Honda as a make at no. 2 after Subaru in reliability. ok,they used the Accord but that should indicate that the company can make good cars,right? just for context....toyota was no 3 and merc was no 4. i have driven both cars and i can say that they drive like your regular saloon (handling). pliz state your reasons!

NB: i drive a premio D4 for last one year despite all the populist bias against it....have had no problems so far.
Njunge
#34 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 7:53:00 AM
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@Kanda,

Thank God your bashing did not leave me with a blue eye.....Ungeniona..!!..

The surveys you quote were done by 'them' and i may not have a quarrel with that.Conditions here are totally different and the only way you can judge is by 'feeling'.In my view,if i was looking for a versatile,stable drive,2 litre engine non off-road car that does better than most mid-range off-roads(CRV,RAV4),the Noah/Voxxy limo takes........From experience and buddy....!!!,i ain't no auto tech anything!....Just my opinion.


Guka wa bijuti...
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
kanda
#35 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 8:58:00 AM
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i aint no expert myself....far from it. just a fan of cars....and objectivity.

thanks for sharing your experience with the Noah (had a ride once and it felt good) and the others....rest assured i will put that in my knowledge base from now on (coz i respect your word).

however,just coz those cars are better than Rav4 and CRV,it doenst necessarily follow that the latter is 'crap'. figure this: if there is a top 100 list and you are number 1 and i am number 3 on the list......eh....think about that!
mlefu
#36 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 9:06:00 AM
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Rav4..aihhh,tried a corner at kindu 60..huwesmek..did the same with a forester.. wow.... now am in big trouble..something to do with what is registered in my mind..rav4 not good for corners etc..guess it that same case with Guka..dont I fear what (i think)I know!!!!

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Njunge
#37 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 9:31:00 AM
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@mlefu,

They are very generous when it comes to fliping........BTW.Did you solve the problem you had??.....I guess yours is a D4 engine as well.Say it so that we can accumulate more testimony.......






Guka wa bijuti...
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Alfa
#38 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 1:24:00 PM
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I WOZ NEVA WRONG WITH MY REQUEST POST HERE IN SK.

ONE MEMBER BY THE NAME MORAN REALLY HELP ME OUT AND CONNECTED ME TO A SPARE PART SHOP IN INDA AND THEY NOT ONLY CAME OLL THE WAY TO MY HOUSE FOR WIRING CHECKING BUT ALSO FITTING THE PART AND WITHIN FEW MINUTES,I WAS SPEEDING DOWN RIVERSIDE FOR ROAD TEST!!!!!!

what even amazed me is they accepted to wait for their cash when am ready next week. Thank you Moran ( chupa kadha ziko njiani... usijali) and all for your continous suport and advice.....

@ Njuge........What did u say about RAV4s.....................................

THANX A MILLION TIMES MORAN!!!!!!


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Gordon Gekko
#39 Posted : Friday, March 20, 2009 1:49:00 PM
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A friend of mine,was in a Rav4 in Thika two years back,thing flipped,she and a friend are now both in Heaven. Harrier/Lexus,same engines,but much more stable.
tusker8
#40 Posted : Monday, March 23, 2009 10:50:00 AM
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@ Mlefu,
I drive a Rav 4,2.0l,2001 model. Saying that you cant take a corner doing 60 is a big misrepresentation of the truth. There are so many factors that come in place...The car is quite stable at Some corners and high speeds but of course,just like in any other car,its dependant on so many factors. . At the end of the day,any car performance depends on how you drive/maintain it. With time manufactured have made the engine and all over heavy components of 4X4's lower so they they centre of gravity on/of the vehicle is subsequently low.

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