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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Hop and spin with the 4cyl, FWD RAV if wheels turned and exiting a place onto the main road. You have to be giving it moderate beans, though.

Also hydroplaning with good tires.

Gotta be 500 lbs lighter than Highlander.

Yeah, I was full beans when we got hop and spin and it was very wet. I figured the highlander would be AWD or RWD. I didn't realize it was FWD (blech!). I'm sure there are some really great FWD vehicles, I've just never driven one.

When I test drive something, I try to hit anything that I could run into, accelerating and cruising slowly, spirited acceleration both from a stop and at around 35-45 (getting on a freeway) and at around 60-70 (passing on a freeway) and cruising at highway speeds. I'll also run a vehicle up to around 80-85. I want to make sure that I don't feel or hear vibrations, noises, weird/odd stuff at any operating range or feat that the vehicle may be asked to do at any point.