Now your torqing

 

Rav4 is a good choice. Another one you could look at is the CR-V. But i dont know if its as good as the RAV.

 

LOL, good one Wayne.

 

I found Car Cost Canada very helpful when I bought my G. I made sure that I had the invoice cost report open on top of the salesmens' desks. I also had email quotes from dealerships in the GTA that were very close to invoice to prove that the CCC report wasn't just BS.

It let me show the local dealers that: a) I knew that they weren't losing money at 10% under MSRP and b) If I walked away, I could walk straight to Toronto (well, drive) and buy the car the next day for the same price I was offering them. The result? I got my '05 sedan for $112 over invoice (~$4,450 below sticker after tax) in July of '05, not a model year later.

The CCC reports will sometimes include a firm offer from a dealer, depending on the model and your location, and it's only about $40 for 6 or 8 invoice price reports. You can refresh each report indefinitely to keep up with price changes. I highly recommend it, Sam.

 

I"ve got an 07 RAV4, 4cyl, AWD. Love the car!

 

Was just told by sales Mgr. that they are now offering a FWD model which costs less. Do I need a AWD vs FWD?

 

Thanks Craig, I'm leaning towards using it.

 

+1

You did VERY well.

 

No...I still stand by the Hummer H1.


Now we're torqing


Is the price gap between the two really big? It's always nice to have AWD especially in Canada, eh.

 

Bout 1800.
Did some research and decided to go FWD and it seems unless I want to tow, the 4 (2.5) does a very good job. Guess I'll drive the it. After all as Waijai said in a pm, "I didn't get the Rav for SPEED, got the G for that."
Just the price to haggle over now.

 

Drove the CRV on the weekend. We both liked it. Really like the .9% for 60 months.
Now the wheeling and dealing begins.

 

Can't beat those rates Sam

 

My sister and her husband just bought an 09 RAV 4 with the 4 cylinder. They liked the power of the V6, but as most people who have commented in this thread, the 4 cyl was more than adequate. All of the offerings from Honda, Nissan, & Toyota in this class of vehicle are great and you really can't go wrong with any of them. You will not be disappointed with the RAV 4 - these things are screwed together better than most and they last longer than dirt.

 

Did you get your new SUV yet Sam?

 

Nancy likes the CR-V and it will be her daily driver, so I'm the process of negotiating. Using a CCC and offering bout $400 over dealer's cost. A few nibbles. Waiting to set the hook.