Hi all,
Posted this on rav4world as well and thought might post here as well for a wider exposure.
My 3 year lease on my 2019 RAV4 Adventure is reaching maturity very soon and I am in the process of purchasing the car.
I have 47k miles on it (I travel for work a fair amount), and now that the car is mine I am starting planning on various preventative maintenance to be done in the near future.
Being a lease initially car is pretty stock for now.
Dealer already suggested one of the fluids without me even asking (transfer case or rear differential, will ask them again next time I am there, but I remember it cost $299).
I am considering changing spark plugs (probably a bit early, I believe recommended is 60k but they are inexpensive).
Other things I might investigate: power steering fluid, brake fluid, maybe coolant- is there a certain mileage at which some of you change those automatically?
Probably waaaay to early but I am curious- when do people typically suspect rear shocks reach their life time and need replacing?
What else did you guys do at this mileage? Generally speaking, what else should be considered, even though not necessarily mandatory?
As for "mods", trailer hitch is high on priority list, and leaning towards an OEM hitch even though I believe they are pretty expensive- any of you installed one of those by themselves? I have a feeling dealer needs to "program" it into the ECU for the electrical harness to work properly- is that correct?
Oh, almost forgot- will change front and rear brakes myself soon, ordered Dura Go rotors and Bosch pads front, Brembo pads and rotors rear.
Thanks a lot guys!
Posted this on rav4world as well and thought might post here as well for a wider exposure.
My 3 year lease on my 2019 RAV4 Adventure is reaching maturity very soon and I am in the process of purchasing the car.
I have 47k miles on it (I travel for work a fair amount), and now that the car is mine I am starting planning on various preventative maintenance to be done in the near future.
Being a lease initially car is pretty stock for now.
Dealer already suggested one of the fluids without me even asking (transfer case or rear differential, will ask them again next time I am there, but I remember it cost $299).
I am considering changing spark plugs (probably a bit early, I believe recommended is 60k but they are inexpensive).
Other things I might investigate: power steering fluid, brake fluid, maybe coolant- is there a certain mileage at which some of you change those automatically?
Probably waaaay to early but I am curious- when do people typically suspect rear shocks reach their life time and need replacing?
What else did you guys do at this mileage? Generally speaking, what else should be considered, even though not necessarily mandatory?
As for "mods", trailer hitch is high on priority list, and leaning towards an OEM hitch even though I believe they are pretty expensive- any of you installed one of those by themselves? I have a feeling dealer needs to "program" it into the ECU for the electrical harness to work properly- is that correct?
Oh, almost forgot- will change front and rear brakes myself soon, ordered Dura Go rotors and Bosch pads front, Brembo pads and rotors rear.
Thanks a lot guys!
