Desert Rat 
1998 Toyota RAV4 SUV 4dr SUV AWD
Great little SUV for Southern Arizona
 Bought this used Rav4 in summer of 2001 
and have it driven 20,000 with no major 
problems. I drive mostly in the Tucson 
metropolitan area where roads are in 
terrible shape and the traffic is 
horrendous. The All-Wheel-Drive is 
great during summer monsoons and flash 
floods. The vehicle works well on back 
roads too, but I wouldn't recommend the 
Rav4 for serious off-road trips. I'm 
glad it doesn't have a big gas-guzzling 
engine. The Rav4's reliability and 
versatility make up for it's lack of 
engine horsepower. 