What are we going to CALL it though? - Page 2

ClemsonCruiser · 02-10-05, 05:08 PM

when my poor ass gets out of college I plan on getting one........... given it is not everything I had hoped it would be, but with the other options out there being well a HEEP or Xterra, I would much rather have the FJCruiser than the alternative........ as for everyone of you old farts bitching about how it is not anything like what a landcruiser should be or the old FJ40, the time for that type of vehicle is long gone in this country things change just accept it

I know I would much rather have the FJCruiser than a 100 series anyday. The FJCruiser is much closer to the FJ40 Ideal(an afforable and capable offroad vehicle) than the mall Cruisers running around out there today. I am glad to see Toyota has come out with a vehicle that will actually compete with the Heeps share of the market. Also look at it this way; it is better than what toyota was offering before in the area of a Heep competitor, which was.............nada

semlin · 02-10-05, 05:35 PM

Aluminum Piglet works for me

landtank · 02-10-05, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deep South Cruisers

I believe the target group would be twenty something dink's (dual income no kids) and the middle aged wanna be wheelers

From this quote from another thread I'd like to suggest:

FJ Condom

treerootCO · 02-10-05, 05:50 PM

I like the RAV-5 idea. It kinda looks like an FJ55 so why not RAV-55?

HZJ60 Guy · 02-10-05, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mace

lol

Grumpy aren't we

H1's are very functional and perfect for what they are designed for.
H2's fit a different market entirely.

The H2/suburban comparison is like comparing a suburban to an escalade. They crap too???
My wife has a Tahoe. It is perfect for her.
If H2 is nothing more than a fancy suburban with a factory electric rear locker and better suspension doesn't that sound like a good thing???

kinda like the Jeep rubicon, a TJ only better..

My point is this. If you think they are ugly then okay.. Until one hits the dealership floor nothing in the design specs is cast in stone

Ok, Ill byte. How is the H2 different from a suburban. Its the same frame, the same running gear, the same engine! So you get an electric locker. You can put one in a suburban for a lot less money than the H2 upgrade!

Ever tried to four wheel an H1 in Washington state? Forget it. The thing is the size of the empire state building. They are TURBO over priced (and under powered) for their usefullness.

I dont like the new FJ, but good for Toyota for making it. Ill never buy one.

Now start importing the HDJ/HZJ/BJ-74 into the USA to battle the TJ Rubicon and I'll buy one yesterday!

Hell, Ill buy TWO!

That at least is a 4x you can use.

TB

ridgerunner · 02-10-05, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treerootCO

I like the RAV-5 idea. It kinda looks like an FJ55 so why not RAV-55?

Uhh... A 55 looks more like this Mike:

edit: holy mad leaf spring flex!

Evan J's rig at birfield.com

TX_TLC · 02-10-05, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HZJ60 Guy

Ok, Ill byte. How is the H2 different from a suburban. Its the same frame, the same running gear, the same engine! So you get an electric locker. You can put one in a suburban for a lot less money than the H2 upgrade!

Ever tried to four wheel an H1 in Washington state? Forget it. The thing is the size of the empire state building. They are TURBO over priced (and under powered) for their usefullness.

Ummm...ya...He was saying the H2 and Suburban were the same...it is a 'Burban with a Hummer look a like body on it....

And...he also said the H1 is perfect for what it was designed for....which last time I checked WASN'T four wheeling in Washington state!!

Mace · 02-10-05, 07:37 PM

Actually the frame is a Tahoe/Yukon.. Burban frame is longer

I wheel a hummer all the time. I know their strengths and weaknesses. Really I do

Broke it the first week of wheelin it

HOWEVER, if I can get a 4 runner running gear in a slightly smaller package AND pay between 20 and 28K for it with a locker in the rear.. That sounds like a pretty good deal to me..

I don't mind the looks. kinda wished some things were different but heck, I think everyone does

the reason Toyota will never bring the 70 series into the US is bacuase of safety requirements. It is a cost benefit thing. Like the D90...

Besides, they can not justify the 100's of cruisers sold. They want tens of thousands

Mace · 02-10-05, 07:39 PM

BTW, what happened to the rest of this thread????

TX_TLC · 02-10-05, 07:47 PM

What part would you be looking for?

Mace · 02-10-05, 07:49 PM

Probably the first page that I can't see right now

Yep, I'm an idiot

65-fj45 · 02-10-05, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridgerunner

In another thread, I ascertained that instead of calling it the FJ Cruiser:
It has no F series engine, it's not made in Japan (speculate what the J really stands for in FJ40) and it's not a Cruiser.

So it should be named:

GA-Tacoma

G for the 1GR-FE petrol V6
A for America
Tacoma because it's a fricken Tacoma.

Tha article I read in the paper said that it will be produced in Japan.

treerootCO · 02-10-05, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridgerunner

Uhh... A 55 looks more like this Mike:

Tell me this doesn't carry at least a few styling queues from an FJ55?

TX_TLC · 02-10-05, 09:30 PM

Nice root...

I agree....and like both!

clemson55 · 02-10-05, 09:47 PM

"Well since in its two tone incarnation it looks Pig-like , what about .. BACON ?"

"Tell me this doesn't carry at least a few styling queues from an FJ55?"

Lets not insult all the wonderful pigs out there by comparing it in any way to this piece of crap.

TX_TLC · 02-10-05, 10:03 PM

Clemson....did you see Treeroots post??

If you can't see that "Hug a root"!

Hulk · 02-11-05, 11:17 AM

How about "Junior"?

ridgerunner · 02-11-05, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treerootCO

Tell me this doesn't carry at least a few styling queues from an FJ55?

The spacing on the window looks the same, but other than that, it GIVES ME A HEADACHE LOOKING AT THAT!

ridgerunner · 02-11-05, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 65-fj45

Tha article I read in the paper said that it will be produced in Japan.

GJ -4Runner.

Is that better?

yooper · 02-11-05, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clemson55

"Well since in its two tone incarnation it looks Pig-like , what about .. BACON ?"

"Tell me this doesn't carry at least a few styling queues from an FJ55?"

Lets not insult all the wonderful pigs out there by comparing it in any way to this piece of crap.

It's not insulting at all. Like I said in the Photochop thread, the more any Cruiser looks like a Pig, the better it looks!

wildman4wheeler · 02-12-05, 06:31 PM

my favs: fj rav-5
aluminum piglet
Abortion
smurf turd
teletubie-mobile

Cruiserhaven · 02-12-05, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruise4070

Scion XL? FJ Zero?

Bwahahaha...Scion XL gets my vote

Mace · 02-12-05, 10:46 PM

I think I'll call it mine

FJ809496TLC · 02-15-05, 07:44 PM

FJ 4.0 ?

02-10-05, 05:08 PM	#31
ClemsonCruiser Slave to the Cruiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Clemson, South Carolina TLCA# 14683 Posts: 4,593	when my poor ass gets out of college I plan on getting one........... given it is not everything I had hoped it would be, but with the other options out there being well a HEEP or Xterra, I would much rather have the FJCruiser than the alternative........ as for everyone of you old farts bitching about how it is not anything like what a landcruiser should be or the old FJ40, the time for that type of vehicle is long gone in this country things change just accept it I know I would much rather have the FJCruiser than a 100 series anyday. The FJCruiser is much closer to the FJ40 Ideal(an afforable and capable offroad vehicle) than the mall Cruisers running around out there today. I am glad to see Toyota has come out with a vehicle that will actually compete with the Heeps share of the market. Also look at it this way; it is better than what toyota was offering before in the area of a Heep competitor, which was.............nada __________________ JP Virgo 88 FJ62- gone but not forgotten 62 FJ40 stocker Clemson MAFIA a division of Upstate Cruisers

02-10-05, 05:35 PM	#32
semlin northerner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: north of 49 Posts: 4,029	Aluminum Piglet works for me __________________ 93 fzj80 66 fj40L m101cdn trailer 91 LS400 sedancruiser "Diplomacy is the art of having someone else impose your will on you" Lester Pearson "I have the conch" Piggy

02-10-05, 05:50 PM	#34
treerootCO Where are my keys?! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wheat Ridge CO TLCA# 14133 Posts: 2,586	I like the RAV-5 idea. It kinda looks like an FJ55 so why not RAV-55? __________________ aka Mike D.----->Bio Page "Its better to be thought a fool rather than to speak up and remove all doubt." - Lincoln Workin' on pimpin' the 80... www.root45.com www.risingsun4x4club.org TLCA #14133

02-10-05, 07:37 PM	#38
Mace what he said Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 10,965	Actually the frame is a Tahoe/Yukon.. Burban frame is longer I wheel a hummer all the time. I know their strengths and weaknesses. Really I do Broke it the first week of wheelin it HOWEVER, if I can get a 4 runner running gear in a slightly smaller package AND pay between 20 and 28K for it with a locker in the rear.. That sounds like a pretty good deal to me.. I don't mind the looks. kinda wished some things were different but heck, I think everyone does the reason Toyota will never bring the 70 series into the US is bacuase of safety requirements. It is a cost benefit thing. Like the D90... Besides, they can not justify the 100's of cruisers sold. They want tens of thousands __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game."

02-10-05, 07:39 PM	#39
Mace what he said Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 10,965	BTW, what happened to the rest of this thread???? __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game."

02-10-05, 07:47 PM	#40
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02-10-05, 07:49 PM	#41
Mace what he said Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 10,965	Probably the first page that I can't see right now Yep, I'm an idiot __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game."

02-10-05, 09:30 PM	#44
TX_TLC IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas TLCA# 14457 Posts: 1,304	Nice root... I agree....and like both! __________________ 1994 FZJ80, stock, emerald green, 148k TLCA #14457 LSLC Member TX_TLC ROTW "We will know how long they last when the first one wears out."

02-10-05, 09:47 PM	#45
clemson55 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 3,445	"Well since in its two tone incarnation it looks Pig-like , what about .. BACON ?" "Tell me this doesn't carry at least a few styling queues from an FJ55?" Lets not insult all the wonderful pigs out there by comparing it in any way to this piece of crap. __________________ Cruiserless for the first time in 4+ yrs Upstate Cruisers

02-10-05, 10:03 PM	#46
TX_TLC IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas TLCA# 14457 Posts: 1,304	Clemson....did you see Treeroots post?? If you can't see that "Hug a root"! __________________ 1994 FZJ80, stock, emerald green, 148k TLCA #14457 LSLC Member TX_TLC ROTW "We will know how long they last when the first one wears out."

02-11-05, 11:17 AM	#47
Hulk I'll sleep when I'm dead. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colorado TLCA# 4189 Posts: 518	How about "Junior"? __________________ Matt Farr, TLCA #4189 · WØRDY Treasurer, Rising Sun 4WD Club of Colorado 1981 FJ-40 "The Hulk" + 1996 FZJ-80

02-12-05, 06:31 PM	#51
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02-12-05, 10:46 PM	#53
Mace what he said Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 10,965	I think I'll call it mine __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game."

02-15-05, 07:44 PM	#54
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