This car is the best car I have ever owned. It has over 200,000 miles on it and is still running strong. It is able to tolerate a variety of climates and runs smoothly. The materials inside have held up over time. There has been some cracking of the plastic on the center console, but the car is 16 years old so that kind of wear is expected. Even though the wear is expected, the car still looks better than many other 16 year old cars. Fuel economy is not amazing but it is not the worst ever either. I love the fact that the car is big enough to transport a Christmas tree. We don't own a pickup truck and I hate tying one to the roof so it is nice to be able to put the seats down and transport the tree each year.

I love this car! I brought this car two years ago from my aunt, and ever since then, it has been reliable and sturdy for the most part. It is around $20-$25 for a full tank, so it doesn't hit the wallet heavy. I like the way it drives. It is a great ride through and through. It has lots of space for groceries and enough leg room for passengers. The only thing I dislike about it is that it's a bit dated. The radio plays tapes and CDs but doesn't have an aux. I know I'm nitpicking, but hey, I'm 27, and I like to listen to music from my phone. But it's easily fixed by buying the tape aux which is like $3 so no worries. Another thing I like about my car is that it has a good heating and A/C system. The car get warm/cold quick enough that I don't either freeze and die from the heat (I live in the NYC area, so it gets really cold during the winter and really hot during the summer). Overall, I really enjoyed this car. It was a solid car purchase, and this is my second car I owned to date, so I'm extremely pleased how well a 2002 Rav4 is serving me in 2017.