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Bought a 2020 RAV4 Limited

Discussion in 'Toyota Hybrids and EVs' started by Bluegrassman, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Bluegrassman

    Bluegrassman Active Member

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    Took the plunge a couple weeks ago and bought a 2020 RAV4 Limited. Wife works very close to home and took over my 2012 Prius.
    LOVE the RAV so far and as you can see by my signature, we’re pretty well hooked on Toyota hybrids!


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    It'll be interesting to see how your Fuel use compares. Congratulations.
     
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    Obviously not as great as our Prii but still respectable for what it is and it’s capabilities. It was disappointing at first as I was having a difficult time getting even 36 mpg. But now beyond 500 miles on her she seems to be getting used to me. I’m up to 43.3 mpg average now.


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    congrats!
    my son is averaging 40 in his for the last two years or so

    all the best!(y)
     
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  5. mikefocke

    mikefocke Prius v Three 2012, Avalon 2011

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    Interested if you have the two reported and not yet responded to problems. Fuel fill (Just fill as slowly as possible) and 12v battery discharge (seems like a common 2020 MY only problem). If I had a 2020 I'd carry one of those L-ion jumper packs.
     
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    No fuel tank issue so far but I’m only at about 600 miles. Dealer filled it the first time and I added a little last week without issue. I’ll update if issues arise. I’ve always filled my cars on the lowest pump setting, slow and easy.
    Also no battery issues so far.
    I’ve only had it since Mar 12 so we shall see. Fingers crossed!


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    mikefocke Prius v Three 2012, Avalon 2011

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    Oddly, the fuel fill issue only seems to show after a few fills. Watch where your needle goes after the pump automatically shuts off. Does not affect MPG though so worst case it causes slower fills in bad weather. Only problem my 2019 Rav4h Limited made in Canada has. Not a rattle.
     
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    I will have had my 2019 Rav4 hybrid one year on Thursday, 14,275 miles, averaging just under 40 mpg for the year. I would be over 40 except for lower winter mpg and a road trip that included gradual up hill driving on a Montana interstate at 80 mph (which was slower than the stream of traffic).

    Although the tank issue sometimes shows up after a few tanks, it showed up on ours with the first fill that we did.

    Ours has been great otherwise, no regrets at all.

    We do have a super minor issue that some others have reported: The clock on the media screen reverts to 24 hours no mater how many times we set it at 12 hours. When it does that, the clock on the GPS screen disappears and the weather app changes from Fahrenheit to centigrade. We have given up and just leave it that way.
     
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    mikefocke Prius v Three 2012, Avalon 2011

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    I thought I was the only one to have the 12 or 24 hour clock display issue on the center console. Fortunately, my service and computer background has me translating 24 PDQ. Odd that the drivers side display shows 12 hour time even while the center has switched.
     
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    Fortunately for me, we all live by the 24-hour clock and have for over 2 decades so truly “that’s a feature not a bug” to me


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    You would think this would be a simple s/w update fix.
     
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    I’ll be very pleased if I can manage an overall 40 mpg after 2 years!


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    Wow, did he get a pre-production model? The Rav4 hybrid came out about a year ago;)
     
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    seems longer, but it was the first one at the dealership :oops:
     
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    Confession: although the Mrs has now taken over my 2012 Prius 4, I still sneak a drive in once in a while so the old gal knows I still love her
     
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    Just pulled the plug on a 2020 XSE! Whoop.
     
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