voicedude 
2008 Toyota RAV4 SUV Limited 4dr SUV 4WD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
Toyota is Slipping
 I bought this car for the engine, and it remains the best feature of the car.But I have had ongoing problems with the transmission, and many others have, too. This is only true with the 5-speed transmission on the V6 (not the 4-cyl.)The now infamous "whining transmission" noise that has been well documented on the owner's forums (search transmission noise on RAV4 World and others) is something you will want to consider when you're buying this vehicle used.Also the poor response from Toyota in fixing the problem under warranty has completely soured me on the ownership experience, so I wouldn't be able to recommend this car to anyone.Go with Honda.