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So I hope I do not offend any RAV4 owners but I was at the mall and a guy pulled up to me checking out my ride. He wanted to know what my VX was and I gave him the scoop on my 99. He liked the look of the VX but killed me when he said it looked like his RAV4. R U KIDDING ME?? Lol. I let him down easy and said the only similarity is that they are both Japanese. The VX has its own look, period. :thumbup:
http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k...ar134/rav4.jpg
I get that ALL the time, makes me sick!
One of my coworkers calls mine a Tracker... disgusting! :(
Of course, I have never actually had anyone brave enough or maybe care enough check out the vehicle or actually ask me what it is. No one checks me out :( :p
It was just last night, at the liquid emporium...that a young fella asked me all the same stuff, then said: "I thought that was a suzuki"...:rolleyesg
I said: "Isuzu"
He said: "that's what I said"
I said: "No, you said suzuki"
He said: "Oh yeah, I guess I did...aren't they the same?"...:uhohgray:
Oh don't be so sensitive, there are obvious stylistic similarities. How many two door short wheel base SUVs with plastic cladding running half way up the body are there, anyway?
im pretty sure the rav 4 was copied off of the vx when the first vx was unveiled at an auto show in japan as a concept in 1993 - the first rav 4 came out in 1994...
Beyond the obvious, the VX is a premium vehicle, the Toyota is an economy model. The VX was a limited production hand-assembled concept car come to life, the RAV 4, just another mass-produced Toyota size-option model. The VX was homologated and won major rally segments and classes, I don't think the RAV has ever even raced, really. The VX was a Japan car of the year '97/98. The RAV4 never won even a booby prize. (Cut and paste this note on your dash for future reference, for when these wanna be's come round.)
Same thing happened to me...
At Autozone the guy at the register looked at my VX through the window and said, "thats cool, is it a rav 4?" :rolly:
Some people are clueless and they apparantly work at Autozone.
X2Quote:
Originally Posted by blacksambo
That being said however...
X2Quote:
Originally Posted by Osteomata
Mine has never been mistaken for another make or model, but I've been asked what the hell it is many many times.
People who know what it is respect it. People who don't know what it is but want to know appreciate it. People who think they know what it is but don't? Well, they just proved their ignorance about two vehicles and their opinions are useless to me.
-V
Mine too has never been confused for something else. I have had pictures taking with it. people circle it. Ask if it is still made. I even had the local teriyaki shop owner bring all that worked there out to see it and interior. haha. guess i should wax it more often
I don't see why you guys are ragging on the RAV4 so bad... IMHO a two-door first-gen RAV4 is a pretty sharp looking vehicle and shares many design cues with the VX. It's just not AS good looking or powerful as a VX.
One thing I'm curious about... did the first-gen RAV4's have AWD or 4WD with a true low range transfer case? I see a mix of AWD and 4WD on Edmunds and Wikipedia, with one article even pointing out that the drive system was lifted directly from the Celica All-Trac.
My experience...
What is it......................................70%
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Rav4............................................15 %
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Suzuki..........................................10 %
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WOW, a VX.....................................3%
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Mumble incoherently........................2%
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Which is why my plates say "ITS A VX"Quote:
Originally Posted by JoFotoz
I was shopping around for one a while back , and I only came across AWD and FWD models according to the VIN#'s .Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
And here is one with an All-Track motor swap!
http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?t=329874