My VX looks like a RAV4? R U Kidding?

[lasturbo]

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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Any and all semblance of accuracy is purely coincidental.




Jo

Jo,
I concur. I would rather explain what it is than someone calling it something it is not. Lol

[tjh]

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.

I was shopping around for one a while back , and I only came across AWD and FWD models according to the VIN#'s .

And here is one with an All-Track motor swap!

http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?t=329874

[RickOKC]

HA! I met a guy waiting outside a convenience store a couple weeks ago who asked some questions. He said, "My buddy was telling me how these were based off the Tracker." I told him Tracker was from another manufacturer and the VX was closer to being a Trooper.

[pbkid]

I would completely disagree that the VX is similar to the Rav4 in any aspect of performance....
And dont get me wrong... at all! i miss my VX and cant wait till i can get another, but i can see where they are coming from.....there are some similarities, the headlights kinda have the same slant, and its a smaller sport SUV...

[Gussie2000]

Some time ago i was waiting for my girlfriend who was buying some stuff @ this CVS pharmacy in manhattan on 34th street and 7th avenue and this guy saw me standing near by approached me saying : "Oh,nice toyota !!! "

I didn't say anything,but looking at the CVS pharmacy sign my thoughts were : Some prescriptions do in fact causes side effects

[twalker920]

I get "what is it?" all the time, especially when I go downtown. Sometimes yelled from open windows of cars next to me at lights. I think 3 people total have said "nice Vehicross" (including a guy at a Starbucks drive-thru) but then this is Colorado

One woman outside Home Depot was wandering around my VX when I came out then started asking me all kinds of questions about it. She loved it (too bad she wasn't single or attractive) but her last question was "where can I get one?". To which I replied "1999". She went away dejected.

Then two guys at the carwash (Octopus on Colfax if you're in Denver...best for the money anywhere) ask me what it is, I tell them, then one of them says "we were just trying to decide if we like it".

I told him "why should I care whether you do or not?". I did not also point out that he works at a car wash. He shut up and gave me my receipt lol.

It's never been called a Rav-4 though.

[Osteomata]

Then two guys at the carwash (Octopus on Colfax if you're in Denver...best for the money anywhere) ask me what it is, I tell them, then one of them says "we were just trying to decide if we like it".

I told him "why should I care whether you do or not?". I did not also point out that he works at a car wash. He shut up and gave me my receipt lol.

This is so awesome because you were both rude and dismissive of a low paid employee who should have known not to share his thoughts with an actual truck owner! Stupid peasant laborer.

[Y33TREKker]

This is so awesome because you were both rude and dismissive of a low paid employee who should have known not to share his thoughts with an actual truck owner! Stupid peasant laborer.

[twalker920]

Oh the fuss. The two guys in question were the ones who wander up and down the line of cars waiting to be washed and ask which wash you want, and then give you a receipt and already think very highly of themselves. They handed me attitude so I handed it back - and I am betting a lot of people on this forum would have done the same, but whatever.

As I said the actual working folks at the Octopus do a great job and I tip them every time.

[evillecutter]

i had someone yesterday ask me if it was a new kia and i almost punched them in the face

[Y33TREKker]

i had someone yesterday ask me if it was a new kia and i almost punched them in the face

I'm glad you didn't. Thank you. I personally don't want that kind of negative public relations associated with the VX possibly affecting it's resale value to the general public. It seems we VX owners are already our own worst enemies in that regard sometimes.

[evillecutter]

[QUOTE=Y33TREKker;256549]I'm glad you didn't. Thank you. I personally don't want that kind of negative public relations associated with the VX possibly affecting it's resale value to the general public. It seems we VX owners are already our own worst enemies in that regard sometimes. [/QUOTE

i was being sarcastic - dont worry i don't go around punching people in the face screaming "vx rules!"

[Y33TREKker]

i was being sarcastic - dont worry i don't go around punching people in the face screaming "vx rules!"

I didn't actually think you did so I was joking too, although given some of the people I've met in Evansville, it would be understandable in some cases.

[jeeperkate]

i had someone yesterday ask me if it was a new kia and i almost punched them in the face

A KIA...you got to be kidding me?!?!

[VXobsession]

^^^this is a great reason I love the VX community^^^ Always defending our rides against the evil ignorance of "normal" people.