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The Mrs. got a "new" car

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bonneyman:
Her 2002 Buick was developing more and more issues, and - at 22 years old - was due for replacement. Got referred to a dealer who goes the extra mile - and then some - finding what his customers want. It's been three months and he calls and said he found a beautiful 2021 Rav 4 with 69,000 miles and one owner. Got it for significantly under blue book.

But the thing is like the USS Enterprise! Electronics galore, sensors, cameras, geez the owners manual is over 2 inches thick! Glad I ain't driving it. But she seems happy, so, there you go.

goodfellow:
It's a great little SUV George -- congrats to the Mrs. That said, you definitely have to keep up with the maintenance. That 2002 Buick could take a beating and keep on going as far as maintenance is concerned, but these new tight tolerance engines are not so forgiving. 

muddy:

--- Quote from: goodfellow on January 13, 2024, 07:27:24 PM ---It's a great little SUV George -- congrats to the Mrs. That said, you definitely have to keep up with the maintenance. That 2002 Buick could take a beating and keep on going as far as maintenance is concerned, but these new tight tolerance engines are not so forgiving.

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Tight tolerances and thin oil make for good power/economy but you have to keep up on the oil changes

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bonneyman:
Yeah, 10-4. It has the Eco-boost function which shuts off the engine at stoplights then restarts the motor when you take your foot off the brake. Gonna have to go thru the book and find out how to turn off unnecessary functions.

Obviously the huge screen and Wi-Fi will be ignored as much as possible.

fatfillup:
Can't go wrong with the Toyota, it should serve you well

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