I plan purchasing a 2010-2012 Rav4, preferably with the v6, with plans to take it on a road trip spanning roughly 10,000 miles. There might be some days of 16 hours of driving and than five days of no driving, some dirt roads, and a ton of stuff in the car.
My immediate thought was “it’s a Toyota it can handle it” but I’m not sure how true that actually is? There isn’t a ton of information out there about reliable in that regard where it’s a years worth of driving in only a few months.
I’m meticulous about maintenance and I would make sure it’s bumper to bumper ready to go, and preemptively replace anything that could possibly go, I just don’t know if I’m being too optimistic.
They should be good. I own a 2009 rav 4 at the moment with 170k miles. I would say tho they are empty cars, especially the base model. As reliable as they are, it’s kinda annoying how little features are in it compared to some other suv’s in the same price category. So if you are willing to sacrifice some comfort/features, they are very good cars.