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[ernieb]

New to the Toyota forum but just awaiting our new RAV4 PHEV in Dynamic trim. Press photo of the colour we’ve choose attached.

The car is due on the 28^th May and I have been tracking it’s progress on the MyToyota app and also receiving e-mail updates directly from Toyota UK.

The original order, some months ago, was subject to a test drive as there were no test cars available in the UK to try  but one became available at the end of April and we were given a set of keys and the car to play with for a few hours. It more than met our expectations and the order was confirmed. This is a very expensive relative to previous models we’ve owned but hope that the projected reliability and our expectation to keep it at least for the full 5 year warranty will justify its purchase. I’m retired but still clock up over 14k miles a year with probably over half of those miles will be run with the car in electric mode only, charged from the house.

I’ve never owned a Toyota before but have been driving for more years than I care to remember have a good portfolio of experience to make comparisons, in the last few I’ve owned Skoda Yeti’s, Land Rover Freelander, Subaru’s.  The current car is a Subaru XV,  great car but smaller than we really wanted and I’m plagued by the windscreen reflections without polarised glasses it’s a real pain, probably a combination of my height, seat adjustment etc., but uncomfortable day and night.

 

 

 

[RUToyota]

Welcome aboard, Ernie....I'm sure you'll enjoy the Rav.

[ernieb]

@RUToyota thanks, really looking forward to using the car in anger, the test drive was really good.

[FROSTYBALLS]

Hello Ernie - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

[ernieb]

@FROSTYBALLS, thank you.  

[Catlover]

Welcome on board TOC.

Great colour choice, looks very similar to my Prius and that was the main colour used in the Prius brochure.

[ernieb]

@Catlover thanks, the red colour is called Scarlet Flare.  I like the two tone red with the black roof it works well IMO as the majority of the trims a black (front back wheel arches etc.)