Im planning to buy a 2010-2012 Rav4, preferably with the v6, and take it on a 10,000-mile road trip. There could be some days with 16 hours of driving followed by five days of no driving, some gravel roads, and a lot of stuff in the car.
My instant thought was, “It is a Toyota; it can handle anything,” but I am not sure how true that is. There is not a lot of information available about how reliable it is for driving a year’s worth of miles in a few months.
I am diligent about maintenance, and I would make sure it is bumper to bumper ready to go, as well as preemptively replace anything that could go wrong; I am just not sure if I am overly hopeful.