Another New Rav Owner...

[RowanR4]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd drop in and say "HI" :D . Picked up a 2001 3dr 2.0 NV on Saturday. Certainly loving it... After driving a 2.0 Golf GTI for the last 3 years and knowing it inside out can anyone confirm if my fuel consumption sounds about right? Driving Urban/extra Urban on the way to work and getting around 30.3mpg.... I knew it would be a little more thirsty than the Golf but just thought I'd check... being a lass on my own thought some of you experienced Ravers might know?

Thanks and the forum looks fab :) :)

RowanR4

[Fujisan]

Hi RowanR4

Welcome to the TOC

Glad you enjoying your RAV and this RAV forum. There are a lot of good people on here and we have a good laugh too

I'm no expert and I drive a diesel but if your's is a petrol, depending on your driving style, 30-ish sounds about right.

[RowanR4]

Hi Fujisan,

Thanks for that... it is petrol. I had some problems when I bought my golf 3 yrs ago with the lamda probe which affected the fuel consumption and I think I was just a little paranoid with my Rav... I'm just getting used to how sensitive the accelerator is compaired to the golf... If I had a £1 for every time I've stalled my Rav since I'd had it I could have paid for half of it by now!!! :D

Thanks for the reassurance..

[dave.m]

Hi Rowan, welcome to the club :D hope you enjoy the Rav it really is a good car.

Re the consumption, sounds about right, if you look at any thread a member called

Biton Walstra has replied to, look at his signature.He has two Ravs, one the same as

yours, his signature gives his MPG. You can compare. Good luck.

Dave. ;)

[sywy]

Hi and welcome to TOC.

Was just going to suggest the same as dave. Also, there is a thread called 'fuel consumption' (I think), which may have a some relevant figures in.

EDIT: It's called mpg, and can be found here.

[chatman]

Hi Fujisan,

Thanks for that... it is petrol. I had some problems when I bought my golf 3 yrs ago with the lamda probe which affected the fuel consumption and I think I was just a little paranoid with my Rav... I'm just getting used to how sensitive the accelerator is compaired to the golf... If I had a £1 for every time I've stalled my Rav since I'd had it I could have paid for half of it by now!!! :D

Thanks for the reassurance..

Welcome to the club Rowan.....

I grew up in Buckinghamshire High Wycombe to be precise. What Area are you from......

Had an influx to the membership of late and loads of new RAV's floating about......I'm with Anchorman on the putting more bricks into Hadrian's wall :rolleyes: only joking.........

We might have to sort out a mini meet sometime as all these new forum names are getting confusing.......

[RowanR4]

Hiya Chatman...

I am from High Wycombe.... well Loudwater .... or Lower Beaconsfield!!!! :D

What part of Wycombe where you from?

[Uncle Bob]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd drop in and say "HI" :D . Picked up a 2001 3dr 2.0 NV on Saturday. Certainly loving it... After driving a 2.0 Golf GTI for the last 3 years and knowing it inside out can anyone confirm if my fuel consumption sounds about right? Driving Urban/extra Urban on the way to work and getting around 30.3mpg.... I knew it would be a little more thirsty than the Golf but just thought I'd check... being a lass on my own thought some of you experienced Ravers might know?

Thanks and the forum looks fab :) :)

RowanR4

Welcome to the club Rowan ,hope you are enjoying your new RAV4.

The NV RAV4 was an 1.8 2 wheel drive model and shares its engine with the 1.8 celica/corolla/avensis, some specification for you to look over.....

Engine 1ZZ-FE ,1.8 123 BHP,

0-60......12.7secs,

106 mph.

As to mpg...

Urban.....30.1

Extra Urban....45.6

Combined.....38.2

Big plus with your model is it front wheel drive only , so if any of the green tree hugging brigade tell you, your 4x4 is polluting the planet, you can put them straight :D :) .

[dave.m]

Hi Fujisan,

Thanks for that... it is petrol. I had some problems when I bought my golf 3 yrs ago with the lamda probe which affected the fuel consumption and I think I was just a little paranoid with my Rav... I'm just getting used to how sensitive the accelerator is compaired to the golf... If I had a £1 for every time I've stalled my Rav since I'd had it I could have paid for half of it by now!!! :D

Thanks for the reassurance..

Welcome to the club Rowan.....

I grew up in Buckinghamshire High Wycombe to be precise. What Area are you from......

Had an influx to the membership of late and loads of new RAV's floating about......I'm with Anchorman on the putting more bricks into Hadrian's wall :rolleyes: only joking.........

We might have to sort out a mini meet sometime as all these new forum names are getting confusing.......

Hadrians wall :o creful you will get steve@aberdeen started

Dave.

[chatman]

Hiya Chatman...

I am from High Wycombe.... well Loudwater .... or Lower Beaconsfield!!!! :D

What part of Wycombe where you from?

ha ha ha ha used to live in Flackwell Heath and muck about in the woods between Loudwater and the M40 :rolleyes: and annoy the green keeper at the Golf Club as well...

Many moons ago also used to go to the boy club there as well....(that's where they had the table top space invaders, Sussex Paul knows about them....but that's in another thread)

[Steve@Aberdeen]

Hadrians wall :o creful you will get steve@aberdeen started

Dave.

:P

I think some of my neighbours would agree but say the thought is 30 years too late - I originate from Somerset, moving north in 1979.

[dave.m]

Hadrians wall :o creful you will get steve@aberdeen started

Dave.

:P

I think some of my neighbours would agree but say the thought is 30 years too late - I originate from Somerset, moving north in 1979.

Steve, you mean your an interloper ? how do you get on speaking the doric ? :o

Dave ;)

Ps, which oil company do you work for ?

[anchorman]

Don't worry about Steve and the lingo, he taught me what "muckle" and "chuckies" means.

I would say that matamorphosis is complete :D

[dave.m]

Don't worry about Steve and the lingo, he taught me what "muckle" and "chuckies" means.

I would say that matamorphosis is complete :D

You mean he's got deep pockets as well ?

Dave.