Roy from Alaska 
2009 Toyota RAV4 SUV 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
Toyota Got It Right with the RAV-4!
 I purchased my RAV-4 new in Anchorage.  It is the basic model, 4WD, V6, with 3,500 lbs towing package and 17" wheels.  I owned a 1988 Jeep Cherokee for 21 years and thought that nothing could be better in the ice and snow.  Wrong! This baby is like a cat on a curtain in the snow.  Awesome!  And the heater will run you out of the rig at -20 degrees.  Just drove it 2,500 miles down the Alcan and Cassiar Hwys from Alaska through the Yukon Territory and BC to Eastern Washington.  Got 22 mpg pulling a 5X8 U-Haul! One pass was 4,000' and it never complained.  Now I am in the desert and today it was 104 degrees and the AC keeps it comfortable.  I get 30 mpg on trips.  Love it! Best rig ever.