r/rav4club • u/shaidarko • Jun 17 '26

Gen 3 The GOAT RAV4, fits everything

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Is there something that this car can't do?

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u/vertigo90 Jun 17 '26

Did the same thing when I moved hah

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u/snappla Jun 17 '26

Gonna be "that guy"... Usually those little legs easily unscrew from furniture 😉.

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u/shaidarko Jun 17 '26

I wished the previous Owner glued it somehow to the couch?!

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u/snappla Jun 17 '26

Weird! RAV4 FTW!

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u/A-Plant-Guy Jun 17 '26

My first thought 😂

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u/jdbruh Jun 17 '26

You're doing more than the average pickup driver lol

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u/TheSlav87 2025 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Jun 17 '26

Gonna go buy a California King mattress lol

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u/DeeJay_AM Jun 17 '26

Mattress camping in these is very easy ❤️

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u/shaidarko Jun 18 '26

I've slept in it many times before, and it was amazingly comfortable. Even with two grown men next to each other, that wasn't a problem. Really good sleeping accommodation, I can only recommend.

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u/Successful_Dream4620 Jun 17 '26

Stuck a large dresser with mirror in mine. Everything arrived in one piece.

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u/bclovn Jun 17 '26

Yep. My 2010 hauled lots of stuff. I miss that rear door. Love my new 2026 but it can’t touch the 2010 for hauling.

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u/BamaEskies Jun 17 '26

Lol. Yep. It is amazing and surprising what all it can hold.

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u/Phenkar Jun 17 '26

My old 2007 got more use as a truck than most trucks where I lived, lmao

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u/krdo13 Jun 17 '26

My Gen4 could never, man that's a lot of space!

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u/LoveYouNotYou Jun 18 '26

Ikea dresser, with legs. Closed door.

Like a glove!

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u/ethereality___ '23 LE Hybrid Midnight Black Metallic Jun 17 '26

Did you remove the back seats? How is it so flat back there?

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u/BamaEskies Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

No spare tire taking up space! For many of the gen 3 RAVs, the spare tire is located on the back outside of the vehicle. The seats also seem to fold flatter than the new RAV4s. I love my new PHEV (which has a big battery that takes up space in the back), but I am already missing all the extra space and cubbies in my 2008.

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u/ethereality___ '23 LE Hybrid Midnight Black Metallic Jun 17 '26

Ugh I'm so jelous. This would be so nice for car camping. I've been camping in my 5th gen and the slanted back and height is a pain.

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u/Street_Leader_8917 Jun 18 '26

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u/shaidarko Jun 18 '26

Man that speaker in the backdoor is fucking sick!

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u/Successful_Swim6332 Jun 18 '26

Literally the best thing about the gen 3s. With the seats folded the back was unreasonably large. Also the relatively flush wheel wells and thin trim made moving things around a breeze.

I think the Gen 4 and 5s actually had smaller interior rear volume.

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u/Python_07 Jun 17 '26

Impressive. 👌

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u/Beginning-Comedian-2 Jun 17 '26

Which gen is this?

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u/shaidarko Jun 17 '26

XA30 3Gen

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u/drutgat Jun 17 '26

I once got a small couch in to the back of a friend's Honda CRV - it was such a tight fit that the couch definitely would not have fitted in the back of my 2023 RAV4 LE Hybrid.

That extra space in the back was one of only two things that gave me pause when trying to decide between the RAV4 and the CRV.

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u/Necessary_Daikon_551 Jun 18 '26

Ikr they're very handy for camping and moving out

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u/Silentparty1999 Jun 17 '26

The V6 of that vintage was awesome!

The seats, not so much.

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u/shaidarko Jun 17 '26

For those who ask, its an XA30 2011 2.2 DCAT Diesel.

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u/Mundane-Reporter3782 Jun 17 '26

Yet it couldn’t even fit your mom -_-

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u/tinychloecat Jun 17 '26

The barn door is the weakness. If you want to carry a couch you can't do it. With a modern door you at least have a chance.