The gate on the 2013 now is hinged at the top.KITT222 wrote:I think they're hideous. And I never minded the out-ward mounted spare tire. I think I'd mind the swinging gate, though.
I heard the new Civic comes with factory ear plugs!jake75 wrote:Looks like they got rid of that external spare tire hanging on the tailgate on all trim levels. That would put it on my consider list. A client stopped by today - had replaced his former Accord with a new CRV. I asked how he liked it - said o.k. except for the interior noise level.
My wife had an '01 RAV4 (first year of the 2nd gen body style) and was stopped at a light when she was hit from behind, and not very hard either. Maybe 5-10 mph. Since the "bumper" was integrated into the door, they had to replace whole door, including the plastic tire cover. Not a very smart design, I thought. Apparently Toyota disagreed because they continued with that same basic design until now.journeyforce wrote:I liked the spare tire on the rear of the RAV because I thought it was integrated well enough and the spare tire cover was plastic instead of the usual cloth cover.
I did not like how the spare tire was in a sense a rear bumper since Toyota did not see fit to add a real rear bumper