Anyone have an FJ Cruiser?

[fiatslug87]

My wife wants one and since she puts up with my MJ madness, I'll concede. Heard of anything good/bad? All input is welcome.

 

Thanks

[87Warrior]

It seems like most Toyota people don't like them. I think that important to think about as the Toyota fan base is quite solid. I have seen a few reports of the firewall cracking/separating on rigs that were wheeled.

[HOrnbrod]

Must be a female thing - my wife likes them too. But she likes her JKU better.  :yes:

[ggcnash]

Buddy's wife has one she loves it, they have never had a problem out of it 230k!

[Incommando]

The rear sight lines are sucky. It is like driving a submarine.

[cruiser54]

The rear sight lines are sucky. It is like driving a submarine.

EXACTLY  what my buddy's wife said about the FJ. Got a Wrangler as a result of owning the FJ and having poor visibility.

[fiatslug87]

A woman at my work said the same about the poor visibility.

 

New plan, I'll steer her towards the JKU, it too comes in orange.

[glundblad]

Controversial topic (and comment here) so hopefully no one takes offense.  My wife likes them quite a bit too.  But my stomach can't tolerate the look.  The "FJ" name always caused me to snicker too (fake Jeep). 

 

My wife wanted an suv and with so many of them loosing their frame, I found one that felt like a tank. She ended up with a 4 runner (TRD pro to be exact).  TRD comes with an enhanced front suspension and Bilstein shocks. Plus it comes with a full frame underneath. I think it is the last small suv that does.  It rides like our old '96 Grand Cherokee did. Toyota also did some nice extras to protect the sheet metal from harsh winters too (although you may not care about that). 260hp IIRC.   My personal opinion is the front of the  TRD pro looks pretty god but "Non TRD Pro" version of the 4 runner takes some getting used to. But the rest of the truck makes up for it.  It feels larger than it is.

 

Plus if you hold out, you can get one in orange....

[fiatslug87]

Well, she found one she likes, now it is ours (hers). 2014 4x4 Auto, 26K miles, all are 4.0L v6 260 hp, color is Magma (orange).

 

[xjrev10]

3 wipers! I get a kick out of that.

[fiatslug87]

3 wipers! I get a kick out of that.

Yeah, me too and they're like 6 inches long.

[johnj92131]

Congratulations.  Looks good.  Best thing, she is happy with it!  What is not to like about that?  So it is not the car/truck/SUV/minivan/what ever that somebody else would want.  Who cares?  Like you said in the first post, she puts up with your MJ madness!

 

Much better than listening to Anita, who is constantly harping at me to buy a new car.  I don't want a new car/truck/suv or what ever.  I like old cars!  And I don't care if they cost me twice as much as Her new Camry - Actually, if they only cost twice as much as her Camry, it would be really, really cheap.