We picked up our RAV4 today !

Today we picked up our RAV4 ! It drives like the Audi A3 we had before, even more stable actually, it's a real pleasure to drive. The size of the tires means that we don't feel many of the bumps in the road or the cat-eyes on the highway. We're very happy with it. We're happy we chose the paint-protection and the tinting and I'm sure we'll be happy in a few years with the electronic rust-protection and the interior protection. When you touch the car it feels like satin, apparently that's the paint protection on the car. We compared it with other cars without it and they certainly don't feel as smooth as the ones with paint protection on it. The tint is remarkably effective too , we had the car in the sun for a good 3-4 hours, normally it would be heated up like an oven, however when we sat in the car it didn't feel nearly as hot as the rental car would have been, so we're glad we chose the tinting. Also when you drive and the sun hits you from the side ( which happens quite a lot on the east coast when you drive north - south or south - north ) then the scorching sun won't feel like it's burning your skin ( it did in the rental ) , it actually doesn't even feel warm. So we're pleased we got our options fitted. The car got all the goodies we wanted and the navigation works a treat, so much better than the old Garmin we had : We use it all the time.

Here's a picture of our RAV4 :



There's more than enough space in the back for our kite-surfing gear :