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Offline rrocket

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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2011, 07:26:27 pm »
Quote from: IceAndFire on March 25, 2011, 06:30:02 pm

The Echo sounds like it was a great vehicle! Not very stylish but it sounds like it transcended that in other ways.

It was uber-reliable.  Never failed to start.  Cheap to run...40MPG for the lifetime of the car.  Just reliable.  It was rather light too.  Not terribly fun to drive, but not a snooze fest either.  Just sad to see it go because of the extreme functionality and reliability.
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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2011, 09:35:04 pm »
I bought a 2001 RAV4 last fall for a second vehicle. Didn't think I would like but the price was too hard pass. I have grown to really like it. 2.0L with a 5speed and AWD. We have had a $hit load of snow this year and this unit has been unstoppable.  It is a full time AWD not a slip and grip.
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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2011, 10:56:02 am »
Quote from: jamie1 on March 25, 2011, 09:35:04 pm
I bought a 2001 RAV4 last fall for a second vehicle. Didn't think I would like but the price was too hard pass. I have grown to really like it. 2.0L with a 5speed and AWD. We have had a $hit load of snow this year and this unit has been unstoppable.  It is a full time AWD not a slip and grip.
I had forgot about the fact that the previous gen. Rav4 had a full time AWD system whereas the current gen is a front-biased slip and grip approach. Was it 2004 that Toyota switched to the 2.4L engine from the 2.0L??
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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2011, 02:37:15 pm »
Quote from: Flinter on March 26, 2011, 10:56:02 am
Quote from: jamie1 on March 25, 2011, 09:35:04 pm
I bought a 2001 RAV4 last fall for a second vehicle. Didn't think I would like but the price was too hard pass. I have grown to really like it. 2.0L with a 5speed and AWD. We have had a $hit load of snow this year and this unit has been unstoppable.  It is a full time AWD not a slip and grip.
I had forgot about the fact that the previous gen. Rav4 had a full time AWD system whereas the current gen is a front-biased slip and grip approach. Was it 2004 that Toyota switched to the 2.4L engine from the 2.0L??
Yes 2004 was the year they switched to the 2.4L. The 2.0L is no rocket but it is geared quite low. I've never had to gear down to climb a hill on the highway.
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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2011, 04:37:41 pm »
The Echo isn't gone it's just headed for Pizza delivery hell. ;D
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Re: The Echo is gone....
« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2011, 04:50:13 pm »
Quote from: ktm525 on April 01, 2011, 04:37:41 pm
The Echo isn't gone it's just headed for Pizza delivery hell. ;D
...double Halapeno peppers?????? ::) :P
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