Jeep or Toyota FJ cruiser or ?

2 hours ago, Rockwood said:

Yep. Mine was fine then too, but age catches up. My 97 XJ has 260k miles. The wiring rots and melts eventually. 

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Great info as usual.  Thanks. 

 
Love my 2014 toyota FJ , They are probably one of most dangerous car on the road because of the blind spots, A few tricks, I installed a sensor kit for less then 200 bucks like all the new cars have and lets you know if you have a car next to you when switching lanes. Toyotas are bullet proof , As you know because they stopped making them 2014 the prices went through the roof. Subaru is coming out with a new mini truck

 
Johnny said:
Love my 2014 toyota FJ , They are probably one of most dangerous car on the road because of the blind spots, A few tricks, I installed a sensor kit for less then 200 bucks like all the new cars have and lets you know if you have a car next to you when switching lanes. Toyotas are bullet proof , As you know because they stopped making them 2014 the prices went through the roof. Subaru is coming out with a new mini truck
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Nice.
Do you flat tow it?

 
I own a FJ Cruiser, and went with it instead of a Jeep due to the way it drives/behaves for daily use, the ride is great solid no loose feeling due to IFS, reliability, solid builds no rattles or creaking to name a few things. I have had mine for 3 plus years and blind spots have never been an issue since driving my Dually and MoHo has always made me use my mirrors. I did flat tow my FJ Cruiser using a driveshaft disconnect system and worked great with zero issues. All I can say is that they are 2 different animals the Fj Cruiser, vs Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee etc.

 
Anyone got pics of their FJ Cruisers? Its cool some folks do use them to hit trails too.

 
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Crusty said:
Anyone got pics of their FJ Cruisers? Its cool some folks do use them to hit trails too.
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This was a Toyota held press introduction when the FJ was introduced to the public. I was invited along to Gorman offroad park to run the FJ through some admittedly minor tests. I had my Tacoma TRD offroad along also and the FJ handily outperformed it on some of the 4x4 trails. 

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first hand experience, wheeled with a fj awhile back, the toy was able to out climb my wj,

due to the traction control when right front wheel was off the dirt i watched the brakes apply

and the left took over and up he went 

also I have seen driveshaft disconnect systems and they seem reliable

so dont let the flat tow thing scare you away from the toyota of your dreams.

 
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i dont have an fj, nor have i ever driven one.  but i did have a 98 tj for some time that i left mostly stock, couple basic mods but not much.  i had the 4 cylinder in it which most people would advise against, but it did me fine.  i sold it to help pay for another truck, and regretted it immediately.  i still miss that stupid jeep, and wish i could have it back.  that being said, i have another jeep now, a 1974ish jeep with a 76 body, l98 engine, th350 trans, basically everything is replaced, the only thing jeep left about it is the shape.  i like my knockoff ultra4 cj, but its a far bigger pain in the ass than my stock tj.  just keep an eye out and find the treasure, they're out there to be found.  plus doors off in a jeep is just plain ol fashioned good fun. 

 
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