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I have been trying to study the different options mentioned. I am trying to better understand the Garmin Explorer + option. Is this the InReach Garmin Explorer +? Do I need a subscription in order to use it for navigation? When paired to like an iPad are the maps just topo or satellite imagining...

I am often out in the Owyhee's, on West Mountain etc etc lost trying to use a paper map/DeLorme Book to figure out where I am at. I have my Garmin GPS but it does not have a large enough screen to be of much use or I have my standard Garmin GPS that shows that I am way off any road. I often go...

More questions :) Other than white, if an FJC is solid colored (and has not been repainted) does that mean that it is a Trail Teams Edition? I see one that is solid Heritage Blue, 2014 that they dealer is calling an "FJ Cruiser Base". Might this be a gem in hiding? Of course they are not...

So that's the deal. I was talking to a friend of a friend that had just gotten an FJ and they said that they had to use Premium gasoline. I was reading what I could in the brochures and the like and saw no mention of Premium gas. I was reading newer brochures. This is great stuff. What other...

Oh great. I was leaning heavily towards the automatic side of the decision and now moving back towards the manual.:bang: I have always driven a manual transmission and for the past 30 years it has been a Toyota PU with manual hubs (first an 85 then the 95). That said I also drove a Chevy 4x4...

Wow, just looked in the Portland area on Craigslist. :hmm: What does it mean when they say "base"? It sure appears that it has the important bells and whistles. It may or may not have the roof rack. They seem to all have diff lock and A-Trac. One difference I noticed was an electrical outlet...

I am more looking at something very reliable to help get me around washouts and up old logging and mining roads. I don't plan to trying the Rubicon Trail type stuff but am looking for a truck that is capable so I can get to the Rubicon Trail :) As has been said several times already it looks...

I assume fjc is FJ Cruiser? What is fjcs as in: "If you do end up test driving one make sure he locker engages the tcase 4low sensors on Toyotas around the fjcs year span have a problem of going bad randomly if not used often. It can be a easy fix but a pain, I was lucky and was able to clean...

Great point. Having to only worry about the throttle rather than throttle and gears (and slipping the clutch as needed) is a big advantage with the automatic. I just remember my daughters 95 Tacoma 4cyl with an automatic was a dog compared to my exact same truck with a manual. Due to gearing...

Mileage is important from the standpoint that my Tacoma got 23 mpg for 20 some years which would get me from Boise to the last exit before Sparks Nevada on one tank (where I could use a jerry can to get me the rest of the way into town :) ) about 400 miles. A number of rigs find it tough to get...

So the manual transmission FJ simply has 4Hi and 4Lo? You drive around in 4Hi until you need the lower gears or is it 4wd with 4Hi lock and 4Lo? Pardon my ignorance but I have been driving a 1995 Tacoma 4cy for the last 19 years. Manual hubs, standard 5 speed transmission. If I have the Tacoma...

I have been looking at the FJ's since they first came out. I currently drive a 95 Tacoma 4cyl 4x4 with 285k miles. I am considering trading her in on an FJ. In reading up on the differences between the manual and the automatic it appears that the manual transmission is geared a bit lower than...