Could do with some 'quick' advice please

[Dannyh9]

Hi all,

car has gone bang and I need a new one asap as we are going away on Friday! Decided it's between the RAV and a CRV but I prefer the RAV. 

The only issue is the potential Diesel engine failure issues that affected some cars. It scares me as I can't afford to lose 6/7k on a family car and lose it all! 

Is there a cut off date for the affected engines for instance 2009? Is the SR180 engine also affected? ( there is a nice one available locally  I'm just worried that it could have been thrashed) 

i'd like a RAV but as it will be our main family car (2 small kids and a dog) I need to have confidence in the purchase!

thank you for any advice offered it is very much appreciated.

[FROSTYBALLS]

The first post of the following thread provides some detail on which models/engines were affected - bear in mind that the dates are 'production dates', rather than first registration dates. It is thought that only a small percentage were affected. A Toyota dealer should be able to confirm whether a vehicle has had a replacement, modified engine.

 

[Dannyh9]

Thank you for this I have already read it and it's a great post. Is it possible to find out when an engine was produced? I'm supposed to look at a couple of 09 rav's this pm but one was registered in Feb 09 and the other in March! 

[Dannyh9]

I'm thinking I can't take such a gamble with £7000 when I know there could be a fault so I think I'm going for the CRV. Thanks for your response! 

[FROSTYBALLS]

Bear in mind that Rav's are built in Japan - so it is likely that cars first registered in Feb and Mar 09 may still be in the affected models. A Toyota dealer may be able to provide the production dates of the vehicles from the VIN. Aside from that Toyota still currently have an offer of 2 years for the price of 1 on their extended warranty, which would provide some peace of mind.