:)
I got a 2008 silver FJ with 49k miles, loving this thing. Yes, I'm back from Kuwait, as of last week. Great to be back home, I should have time to waste with you all soon enough. That is all.
My Wrangler just called you a fucking hipster. :P
Taillights are ugly.
:cheers:
That monster that looks like it was designed by Mattel? :weep:
A 4x4 Toyota? :thumbsup:
Quote from: Barrister on July 07, 2011, 10:20:33 PM
A 4x4 Toyota? :thumbsup:
The Landrunner is and will always be the one true Toyota 4x4.
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 07, 2011, 08:41:31 PM2008 silver FJ with 49k miles, loving this thing.
That's been put through its paces. Mine's a year older and only at about 38k.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 08, 2011, 12:28:15 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 07, 2011, 10:20:33 PM
A 4x4 Toyota? :thumbsup:
The Landrunner is and will always be the one true Toyota 4x4.
*spit*
My Tacoma 4x4 put up with the worst that the Yukon threw at her, and lived to tell the tale.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on July 08, 2011, 12:28:15 AMThe Landrunner is and will always be the one true Toyota 4x4.
Do you think of the Landcruiser?
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 08, 2011, 12:55:44 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 07, 2011, 08:41:31 PM2008 silver FJ with 49k miles, loving this thing.
That's been put through its paces. Mine's a year older and only at about 38k.
Mine is a silver 2008 as well, and with (almost) two trips to Alaska and back, has just under 30k.
What is 49k miles for a Toyota? nothing. Besides, it seems it was all road miles, because there was not one scratch anywhere on the undercarriage. :)
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 09, 2011, 09:56:12 AM
not one scratch anywhere on the undercarriage. :)
That's almost a shame. Wasn't long after I mine that I'd put a scratch on the passenger side mirror from nicking it against the ground. Yes, the ground. You have to give it some battlescars, lusty.
Some of these gay threads are almost incomprehensible :(
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on July 09, 2011, 04:45:02 PM
Some of these gay threads are almost incomprehensible :(
You're a brit. You wouldn't understand having an unpaved road, nevermind going offroad. :console:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2011, 08:42:22 PM
My Wrangler just called you a fucking hipster. :P
If you got a 4-door Wrangler, that's automatically in yuppie, wannabe soccer mom leagues. :P
Quote from: Tonitrus on July 10, 2011, 01:08:09 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 07, 2011, 08:42:22 PM
My Wrangler just called you a fucking hipster. :P
If you got a 4-door Wrangler, that's automatically in yuppie, wannabe soccer mom leagues. :P
:P You're just jealous of its wider wheel base and a real back seat.
I just put in badass Deltas. They have little St. Georges Crosses in them.
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It has a small amount of mud on it. Babtised with alabama red clay. Can't wait to go on a real trail.
Seedy, the Wrangler is a nice vehicle too, the FJ is just better :) .
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 10, 2011, 08:51:09 AM
Seedy, the Wrangler is a nice vehicle too, the FJ is just better :) .
I dunno; I give the engine edge, storage space and styling to Toyota, but suspension and overall seating comfort to the Wrangler.
Have you even tried getting the little missus into the FJ back seat with those emergency hatches called back doors yet? Gack.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2011, 08:56:39 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 10, 2011, 08:51:09 AM
Seedy, the Wrangler is a nice vehicle too, the FJ is just better :) .
I dunno; I give the engine edge, storage space and styling to Toyota, but suspension and overall seating comfort to the Wrangler.
Have you even tried getting the little missus into the FJ back seat with those emergency hatches called back doors yet? Gack.
Yes, she is already demanding steps :lol: I told her I would get rock sliders that double as steps. :)
It is designed for off road, not soccer moms :P.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2011, 08:56:39 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 10, 2011, 08:51:09 AM
Seedy, the Wrangler is a nice vehicle too, the FJ is just better :) .
I dunno; I give the engine edge, storage space and styling to Toyota, but suspension and overall seating comfort to the Wrangler.
Have you even tried getting the little missus into the FJ back seat with those emergency hatches called back doors yet? Gack.
My missus is pretty lithe and light, so no problem there. :)
Edit: Though trying to cart my parents around in it is a bit of a comedy.
Any of you guys in http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/ ? I've been looking around there, a wealth of info.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 10, 2011, 03:28:27 PM
Edit: Though trying to cart my parents around in it is a bit of a comedy.
Oh, I bet that's a hoot.
Then again, you should see my mother and her new Tahoe. I don't know what's funnier; watching her get in and out, or seeing the gray hair barely above the dashboard.
Quote from: Barrister on July 09, 2011, 11:07:49 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on July 09, 2011, 04:45:02 PM
Some of these gay threads are almost incomprehensible :(
You're a brit. You wouldn't understand having an unpaved road, nevermind going offroad. :console:
Hopefully you aren't serious? Enugh roads in Britain to warrent the landrover, let alone anything with clearance and 4x4
V
I picked up a used 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Hopefully teenagers won't smash this one to bits.
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
Get to the secret sex bunker?
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
Not all roads are paved tho.
Are Dirt roads off roads?
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
Not all roads are paved tho.
Are Dirt roads off roads?
It's still a road. And you don't need special vehicles to drive on dirt or gravel roads.
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 08:17:50 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
Not all roads are paved tho.
Are Dirt roads off roads?
It's still a road. And you don't need special vehicles to drive on dirt or gravel roads.
You do if you wanna go fast!
It's not the destination, but the journey.
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 08:17:50 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
Not all roads are paved tho.
Are Dirt roads off roads?
It's still a road. And you don't need special vehicles to drive on dirt or gravel roads.
You haven't seen Yukon gravel roads then. :o
And I strenuously disagree that places without roads aren't worth going. In fact it is the places without roads that are most worth going to.
Quote from: Barrister on July 09, 2011, 11:07:49 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on July 09, 2011, 04:45:02 PM
Some of these gay threads are almost incomprehensible :(
You're a brit. You wouldn't understand having an unpaved road, nevermind going offroad. :console:
Never say to a Brit "I'm going for a drive up to the cottage - you wanna take the backseat, or ride shotgun?"
They will misunderstand. :(
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 11, 2011, 07:04:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 11, 2011, 06:59:26 AM
Why would anyone want to drive a car off a road?
Avoid Traffic? Lack of said roads?
There are roads everywhere. If a place doesn't have a road, it's not worth going to.
You are a queer little albertan.
:(
http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2013/11/toyota-ending-production-of-fj-cruiser-after-2014-model-year.html/
I like Toyota.
I may have to trade in my current FJ for a 2014....if I were to get a new car, I cannot honestly think of any other car that I'd consider (without going insane/broke and getting a Land Rover).
Land Rovers have such shitty maintenance records.
Quote from: katmai on November 07, 2013, 07:13:50 PM
Land Rovers have such shitty maintenance records.
That's why the "insane" part.
I best second choice is a Toyota pickup...but the Tacoma feels too small for me (mostly on the inside), and the Tundra is way too big. FJ fits me like a glove.
Bummer. Makes me want to buy another one just to store until my current one gets retired. I hope they don't come out with the next thing and sacrifice the off-road capability in favor of trying to be more like Hummers and more appealing to blingster rappers and soccer moms.
They already have the LX and the Land Cruiser for that, though.
I bet what you see is a "rugged" version of the 4Runner as a replacement.
Apparently you all are in the minority given that the cited reason was dwindling sales.
Well they have all already bought one, so of course they aren't going out and buying another :p
I liked it when did test drive, but really not enough cargo space for my needs.
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on November 07, 2013, 07:47:40 PM
They already have the LX and the Land Cruiser for that, though.
I bet what you see is a "rugged" version of the 4Runner as a replacement.
Alas, 4Runner is too much of a Suburban Utility Vehicle.
Quote from: katmai on November 07, 2013, 08:02:08 PM
Well they have all already bought one, so of course they aren't going out and buying another :p
How does that argue against my point that they are in the minority as people who would like/like to own one? :P
If I could afford another one I would buy a newer one, but I'll keep my 2008 until the wheels come off (and then turn it into a trail rig).
If the wheels never fall off, I guess I can always be buried in it right? :unsure:
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2013, 08:41:38 PM
If I could afford another one I would buy a newer one, but I'll keep my 2008 until the wheels come off (and then turn it into a trail rig).
If the wheels never fall off, I guess I can always be buried in it right? :unsure:
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
Quote from: lustindarkness on July 07, 2011, 08:41:31 PM
:)
I got a 2008 silver FJ with 49k miles, loving this thing. Yes, I'm back from Kuwait, as of last week. Great to be back home, I should have time to waste with you all soon enough. That is all.
And I now have 88500 on the odo. That's 39000 in 2 years and @ 3 months.
And I will do another 3500 mile trip next summer. Going back to Moab UT and Ouray CO. All FJC and Toyota 4x4 invited, I would invite seedy, but his heep won't make it. ;)
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2013, 08:41:38 PM
If I could afford another one I would buy a newer one, but I'll keep my 2008 until the wheels come off (and then turn it into a trail rig).
If the wheels never fall off, I guess I can always be buried in it right? :unsure:
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
Would that be before or after you die? :unsure:
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2013, 08:49:10 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2013, 08:41:38 PM
If I could afford another one I would buy a newer one, but I'll keep my 2008 until the wheels come off (and then turn it into a trail rig).
If the wheels never fall off, I guess I can always be buried in it right? :unsure:
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
Would that be before or after you die? :unsure:
Depends.
Quote from: katmai on November 07, 2013, 07:13:50 PM
Land Rovers have such shitty maintenance records.
My bro-in-law has paid God knows how much to keep his Defender 90 alive. Sure it's cool and fun, but whoa, what a money sink.
We tried to figure out how to replace the battery; I honestly think the whole Land Rover electrical system is in PAL format.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
That'll be a lovely sight, as you're careening through the guard rails to the valley floor because that container ship can't take a corner.
I've always wanted one of those Jags from the 90's. However, being British, I expect it to catch on fire with me in it during a rainstorm.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2013, 08:59:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
That'll be a lovely sight, as you're careening through the guard rails to the valley floor because that container ship can't take a corner.
I know how to brake.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 09:00:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2013, 08:59:04 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 08:47:22 PM
I plan on being buried in my Challenger. Or having it set on fire.
That'll be a lovely sight, as you're careening through the guard rails to the valley floor because that container ship can't take a corner.
I know how to brake.
Loitering for just a few more awkward moments at the high school crosswalk isn't really "braking". HEY YOU WANT A BABYSITTING JOB SWEETIE
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2013, 08:57:24 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 07, 2013, 07:13:50 PM
Land Rovers have such shitty maintenance records.
My bro-in-law has paid God knows how much to keep his Defender 90 alive. Sure it's cool and fun, but whoa, what a money sink.
We tried to figure out how to replace the battery; I honestly think the whole Land Rover electrical system is in PAL format.
I have seen some real nice Defenders, and they all have been money pits. :lol:
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 09:00:32 PM
I've always wanted one of those Jags from the 90's. However, being British, I expect it to catch on fire with me in it during a rainstorm.
Indian now, no?
I have started daydreaming about a new car lately (I say daydreaming because I've got at least a solid year before I feel I can get serious about it, since my current car is a 2008) and for some reason my daydreams always come back to a Mustang GT convertible. :hmm:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 07, 2013, 09:09:38 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 07, 2013, 09:00:32 PM
I've always wanted one of those Jags from the 90's. However, being British, I expect it to catch on fire with me in it during a rainstorm.
Indian now, no?
Part of Tata motors, IIRC.
Ok, this thread needs more Toyota. Let me find a nice clean pic.
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A Toyota covered in Indian food.
Dirty Ricans.
Looks like it just drove through Ed's toilet after Taco Bell at 4am.
LOL
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2013, 09:24:12 PM
Looks like it just drove through Ed's toilet after Taco Bell at 4am.
The bidet after one of my kids took a dump in it.
Well, since I'm bored, I'll give you a cleaner one:
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Sweet and sour chicken barf.
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Sorry, still bored.
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One more, and I'll be done spamming old pics.
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Does anyone ever get stuck and need a tow?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 07, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Does anyone ever get stuck and need a tow?
That's when they call the guy with the Jeep.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 07, 2013, 10:07:35 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 07, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Does anyone ever get stuck and need a tow?
That's when they call the guy with the Jeep.
Yeah right. Like I have not yanked a jeep or a pick up stuck in the trails. I have been pulled out of a big mud bog a couple of times too.
You would not know, your mall crawler has never left the pavement and has no scratches. Poor little heep, built for the wild, but you don't let it be happy. :(
Congrats on purchasing one of the lowest-rated vehicles of all time by Consumer Reports. Enjoy your giant Ken Doll toy.
I don't let dirt touch my Grand Cherokee.
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2013, 10:13:40 PM
You would not know, your mall crawler has never left the pavement and has no scratches. Poor little heep, built for the wild, but you don't let it be happy. :(
Now don't be busting on the Soccer Mom Panzer.
Quote from: JonasSalk on November 07, 2013, 10:16:47 PM
Congrats on purchasing one of the lowest-rated vehicles of all time by Consumer Reports. Enjoy your giant Ken Doll toy.
Hahaha, consumer reports :lmfao:
I am thinking about trading in for a Nissan Xterra. :hmm:
You also getting a sex change surgery?
Let me guess: You need more cargo space.
At least you are not thinking of getting a jeep.
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 21, 2014, 01:48:07 AM
I am thinking about trading in for a Nissan Xterra. :hmm:
Ghey. Those things are tin cans. Murano is put together better.
Either one, you'll still have to put your legs in the back.
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 21, 2014, 01:48:07 AM
I am thinking about trading in for a Nissan Xterra. :hmm:
Maybe one day you'll be man and buy a real truck.
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 21, 2014, 08:03:55 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 21, 2014, 01:48:07 AM
I am thinking about trading in for a Nissan Xterra. :hmm:
Maybe one day you'll be man and buy a real truck.
Precisely what I was thinking.
Quote from: lustindarkness on October 21, 2014, 06:25:01 AM
At least you are not thinking of getting a jeep.
At least he'll still have the option in 2015.
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 21, 2014, 07:44:58 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on October 21, 2014, 06:25:01 AM
At least you are not thinking of getting a jeep.
HEY NOW
A Jeep was also partly under consideration. :sleep:
Though the last time I tried sitting in one, it was rather cramped.
But in truth, the hard part is that the last of the FJs are hard to find up here (and I probably hesitated too long). And the only real inspiration of even getting a new vehicle is to get a new FJ before they're gone. Failing that, I might as well keep the one I have until it croaks, as Xterras/Jeeps will likely still be around.
So I will likely just miser my dinero. And buy some good snow tires (hopefully some Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2s if I can find 'em)
Get your big ass in a Tundra and be done with it.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 21, 2014, 08:11:09 PM
Get your big ass in a Tundra and be done with it.
Tundras are too big-ass (especially now that I have to fit in a covered parking garage...the FJ squeezes in by just a couple inches).
And, they're made in Texas.
Though for pickups, I've heard good things about the Nissan Frontier.
I could geek out on one of these! :w00t:
http://www.jeep.com/en/limited-editions/wrangler-unlimited-dragon/
A Land Cruiser?
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 21, 2014, 08:21:26 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 21, 2014, 08:19:39 PM
A Land Cruiser?
At $80k?
I'm not in the 1%. :(
Those things are THAT expensive. I didn't know. They are not sold in Canada.
I'd love a Chevrolet Silverado with the High Country trim.
The Colorado looks pretty cool.
But I don't want to spend every other weekend at the dealer's service department.
(number of times FJ has needed to go in for repairs? = 0.)
Would a Tacoma fit in your garage?
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 21, 2014, 08:30:18 PM
Would a Tacoma fit in your garage?
Yeah, but I don't fit well in a Tacoma.
Most of the reason I had gotten the FJ was that it is the best compromise between overall vehicle size, and room enough to fit my overall size. :P
You are going to need a bigger garage.
There is lots and lots of headroom in the FJ, that's true.
Quote from: Tonitrus on October 21, 2014, 08:28:47 PM
The Colorado looks pretty cool.
Nothing but problems with that 5 cylinder engine. Avoid.