1st gen rav 4 vs 1996 - 98 single cab tacoma.

around same price 4000 to 5000.

pro tacoma = truck, haul stuff

rav4 can be 4x4 mud fun and has a good cargo area.

plus the rav has 5sfe that im familiar with,

idk whats in the taco.

which would you choose.

its for a beater while the celica has a heart transplant,

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Oct 30, 2009 - 3:33 PM

RAV4.

why? i need encouragement either way, (grey top swap? )

I was gonna say, swap in a 3S-GTE like some kid from Greece (?) did.

hmmm sounds doable

grey top FTW


or a blacktop into the tacoma

Try starting a poll.

I'd go for the Tacoma...and the 2.7 liter...

i have a tacoma. from my experience it doesn't not have very much creature comforts. There is very little noise insulation, lacks vvti, and very bouncy (stiff springs/fat tires). For daily driver and to commute with i would stay away from tacoma. But if you want a truck. I would get the rav4 over the tacoma for regular driving.

But you would kick yourself for not owning a truck when you have to move a couch.

Personally, I would go with the Tacoma, because I feel as if it's more useful when transporting larger items. How come you want a 1996-1998 Tacoma? The entire first gen went from 95-04, and went through several face lifts during this time. So a 98, looks different than a 97. I was just wondering why you had these specific years in mind.

Also, the RAV4 doesn't use the 5sfe, it uses the 3sfe .

This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Sep 29, 2009 - 12:15 AM

yeah i was searching through ravworld forums and found about the 3sfe, hmm

well the tacoma years i mentioned are close to budget. the higher the year the more money. Like i said i need a beater, i will drive it a lot.

i wish i could find a nice 2 door rav, bot those are rare.

i need to decide 1 -2 months.

think i found it.. 4x4 rav 4 ill see if it wants to come with me



who knows, maybe 3sgte in the future, lol

well i have been browsing for common faults in these vehicles, i will be looking it tomorrow, anybody can shed some advice about what to look for.

125k miles, 4x4 5 speed.....

Hey Nimmy.

My mom has one, bought it brand new in 2000. It has about 140,000kms on it now. The car has never had one major issue within 9 years of its life. Other than the one small sensor here or vsv going there its solid. the 3sfe is slow, but very dependable. It can get about 9-10L/100kms (sorry I only know metric) It's perfect for snow even with all season tires. The back seats aren't really conformable, the way the fold up to increase luggage is sorta annoying.

some info:
- clock tends to fail (100-200 to get one)
- sticky gas pedal (clean intake throttle valve)
- hardest timing belt job if you buy one that has abs, according to all Toyota mechanics. Easy if you have small hands like myself LOL
- angle of the oil filter is worst than our celicas, drips everywhere once removed
- rear corners bumpers are really expensive
- 2 wheel packages 235/60/R16 and 215/70R16; apparently the 235 tires can cause a 1L difference in mileage
- the rear view mirror tends to become lose overtime very annoying and expensive to replace
- check for egr and vsv replacement, those tends to have an issue

that's all i can think of off the top of my head.. hope that helps.

PS. I heard the 5 speed version have a tendency to have a popping out fifth gear issue!

This post has been edited by vile_v: Oct 3, 2009 - 5:35 PM

thanks.

154k automatic with 4x4, exterior and interior are mint!!!


HELP, cant decide

what wrong could i expect with this one

Tacoma and do a 2JZ swap in the future. they have motor mounts available for it already

I like the 4Runner. More room. the 1st Rav4 i wasn't a fan of the lack of room in the back seat.

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its slower then balls. I drive a 98 special edition all the time. The 4x4 is nice, but the engine lacks power. However it has 185k+ miles on it and doesn't leak a drop of oil.

my assumption is that whatever you find, it has to be a toyota?

If not, on Autotrader, I found a '96 F150 at American Motors in Brownsville that might be worth a look.
Also, a '98 Ram 1500 in Cordova, TN

either way, I'd go with a truck for the hauling ability.

yeah toyota...


it will prbable be a while, i gots to make the right choice.

I'd definitely go with a Tacoma. But not that one. At least a raised up version if not 4x4.

I live in the south, most of the tacos that are lifted have been seriously off roaded by some teenager, i kid you not. So Im steering away from them, at least the 5 that i have seen.

I think almost of all SUV's, off road trucks never left the pavement in Los Angeles lol

browsing and found this baby, to bad is too yellow, but only 36 k miles clean carfax...

Good miles. But I'm personally not a huge fan of the spyders. I'd much prefer a 1st or 2nd gen.

You thinking of getting another Toyota convertible?

i dont know what to get.

a 4runner will hold its value much better than a rav4. Maybe I'm just 4runner biased though

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Beautiful. Go with that.

+ More comfortable than Taco and Rav4
+ More room than Rav4 for hauling
+ Best looking

- Worse gas mileage