During my
lifetime I have owned 24 automobiles, eight of them trucks. Of those eight trucks six of them were four-wheel
drive. I now own a little Toyota
RAV-4.
Those four-wheel drive trucks
had bulk, high clearance, and powerful V-8 engines. But none of those trucks handled as well on
icy slick roads as this little RAV-4 with all-wheel drive.
The wheels
on this car drive independently. If one
wheel loses traction the other three immediately adjust to compensate. I don’t have the bulk, the power or the
clearance, and I only get 24 miles to the gallon; but this little car safely outperforms
those four-wheel drives on our icy Maine roads.
My car is a
2012 I bought new in 2013, along with the 10-year extended warranty. We paid it off this year and I intend to
keep it for at least another five years.
This year I am going to have to replace the front brake shoes; but
otherwise it has been maintenance free.
If you are
thinking about buying a vehicle you might want to consider a Toyota Rav-4.
I sure like
mine.
the Ol’Buzzard
