Be honest, do you like the FJ Cruiser.......

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It's a LOVE - HATE relationship. You either love it, or you hate it. Personally LOVE mine. I spent a weekend while home offroading at Spring Creek in Houston and I pulled out Ford's, Chevy's and Jeeps through out the night only to finally come to my own demise and be yanked out by a Dodge Dually. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm glad he was there to lend a helping hand. My daughter calls it the "Bruiser" -and not cause it rides rough.
 
I had an '08 Trail Team with the manual transmission I bought new last April. I sold it a few weeks ago and bought an 80series.

I enjoyed the FJ and put alot into it with ICON lift,wheels,tires,on board air,Spidertrax spacers,URD shifter and more crap. It was very capable and I followed built Jeeps all over the place.

In hindsight I should have bought a used one. The fear of damaging or breaking a new vehicle was always on my mind; plus the difference between new and used covers alot of mods. I didnt take too bad a hit when I sold it though-but I got lucky with a buyer.

I never had issue with the blind spot but the small cargo area and the back seat got annoying.

Now that I have the 80 Im over the FJ. It has more room, is paid for and a solid front axle. There is a reason the FJ needs the rear locker and A-TRAC-it always carries a front tire.
 
Zack, over two weeks now on the fence. It must be excruciating.
 
I just remembered another design flaw this last weekend while wheelin' with the club. The overhead grab handle on the driver’s side is positioned perfectly for a shot to the temple when the rig bumps to pass side. :doh:
 
Eric Winkworth said:
It has a V6 in it, that should be all I have to say! I want my cylinders in a line!
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How long did you own your FJ Cruiser? You are saying you wouldn't buy one again?
 
knoll0351 said:
I just remembered another design flaw this last weekend while wheelin' with the club. The overhead grab handle on the driver’s side is positioned perfectly for a shot to the temple when the rig bumps to pass side. :doh:
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I smacked my head on the driver's side handle about 4 times driving the wife's the other day just trying to check my blind spots
 
Yeah!! How hard would it have been for them to move it forward a foot?
 
Put the small convex mirrors on the side views and get a back up camera, it will save your head :)
 
I will never own any V engine!

An inline engine is typically more balanced than a vee engine. You can balance the throws of the crankshaft more evenly.

A vee engine is really a compromise for packaging - you get more cylinders in a smaller package. Crankshafts get stressed more in V engines from taking slightly unbalance forces from both directions!

ever seen a V6 or V8 with 500 000km's on the clock on the factory engine and heads? Because I've seen tons of inline's with more than that still running strong, that includes AMC inline 6 engines in jeeps, 4 cylinder honda's and toyotas!

Let me know if you know of any!
 
Leaning right while wheelin' or removing the grab handle is the only thing I can think of that might save my grape. Not sure how a fish eye on my mirror would help my melon from getting smacked...
 
I like them and think they are cool. I've seen them wheel pretty well on the Rubicon.

I'd have a hard time buying a $30K FJCruiser, when you can buy a $6k 80 series in excellent condition.

Just my cheap side showing, but it would pain me to wheel a $30k new car. A nice truck like this needs to season about a decade or so before the dents don't hurt as much.

I still think they look cool, especially if you replace the stock front bumper.
 
Eric Winkworth said:
I will never own any V engine!

An inline engine is typically more balanced than a vee engine. You can balance the throws of the crankshaft more evenly.

A vee engine is really a compromise for packaging - you get more cylinders in a smaller package. Crankshafts get stressed more in V engines from taking slightly unbalance forces from both directions!

ever seen a V6 or V8 with 500 000km's on the clock on the factory engine and heads? Because I've seen tons of inline's with more than that still running strong, that includes AMC inline 6 engines in jeeps, 4 cylinder honda's and toyotas!

Let me know if you know of any!
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So to answer the original question, how do you like your FJ Cruiser, and would you buy one again?
 
Eric Winkworth said:
I will never own any V engine!

An inline engine is typically more balanced than a vee engine. You can balance the throws of the crankshaft more evenly.

A vee engine is really a compromise for packaging - you get more cylinders in a smaller package. Crankshafts get stressed more in V engines from taking slightly unbalance forces from both directions!

ever seen a V6 or V8 with 500 000km's on the clock on the factory engine and heads? Because I've seen tons of inline's with more than that still running strong, that includes AMC inline 6 engines in jeeps, 4 cylinder honda's and toyotas!

Let me know if you know of any!
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Why is it that folks can't help but post this crap to this kind of thread.

The question was do you like yours. You don't own one.

The last vehicle to record 1,000,000 miles in the US was a V8 Chevy pick up. Thousands of Chevy and Ford V8s turn 500,000 miles. Not silly little 5/8 of a mile KMs. Thousands of Hondas V6, Toyota 3.0 and 3.4 and even GM 3.8s turn well over 200,000 every year. I've never gotten close to that out of a 2F.
 
There are several that piped in here that do not own an FJ Cruiser or have never driven one.

I guess they "skimmed" over the OPs request for info from people who actually own one.
 
knoll0351 said:
Leaning right while wheelin' or removing the grab handle is the only thing I can think of that might save my grape. Not sure how a fish eye on my mirror would help my melon from getting smacked...
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My bad Yellow, I should have read the rest of the posts before I assumed that was for me :o
 
The FJC is unique. It rides nice and is capable off road.

My wife has not been wheeling with me in a while. Riding in the 55 for 4 hrs is just not what she wants to do. I'll be wheeling the FJC in April and she is joining me. She still does not like the 4 hr ride but the FJC is comfortable and quiet, so unlike the 55.

Most vehicles are a compromise, I think Toyota did a fine job.
 
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