I don't recall seeing many RAV-4s in Thailand. Plenty of CR-Vs. Obviously the current model is best. All are petrol 2.0 or 2.4 litre. Better to go for one with a low specification and 17" wheels than the old shape CR-V with a high specification (used cars are much dearer in Thailand). The obvious alternative is a pick-up. I rate the Isuzu D-Max and Chevrolet Colorado (same thing) as the best. But you have to get a post 2007 model with the I-TEQ chain cam 2.5 0r 3.0 diesel engine. I've bought both a high spec D-Max and a low spec Colorado. But low spec lacks a limited slip rear diff, which the vehicle really needs. Honda Thailand lost half a year’s production to the floods and its Ayutthaya factories will not be operational again until April 2012. With a third of Thailand under water at one point, hundreds of thousands of vehicles suffered flood damage. The interior of a vehicle that has been flooded will stink. The areas that escaped flooding entirely were Udon Thani and Sakhon Nakhon, so maybe better to buy there.