For the 3 yrs I have owned mine it has been a good vehicle. I have wheeled the piss out of it and has led me to purchasing an 85 toyota. I like the styling of it and out of the box is pretty good at wheeling with tons of aftermarket support. The engine is strong and auto tranny shifts well for the most part. It hasn't been too bad living in an apartment complex where I don't need to regularly haul lumber/plants/other household full of honey-dos but my needs have changed so I need a vehicle to meet them. The things I could never get over but my wife convinced to buy it.
No overdrive off button: So many times I was towing a small trailer that when going up a slow and steady hill, I can feel the torque converter engage and disengage several times and dropping it into 4th was way too low. I just kept it in 4th to prevent the tranny from overheating itself but watched my fuel gauge go to E a lot quicker.
The flat windshield; I think my head leans a little more to the right these days after all the neck bending I do at a stoplight. Around here, they put the stoplights in the worst locations and requires a lot of this, no matter how far you are off the line. The other piece being a rock magnet; after the 15th star hit on mine, I gave up.
The blind spots; yes even with the 2 dollar special convex mirrors. In addition, the worst is when backing up and having the defroster lines on the tiny back window mess up your depth vision. Most noticeable in a poor lighted white walled parking garage(everyday at work).
The clamshell door system: I dealed with this on my tundra before I traded it in for the fjc. It really did not offer me any more passenger capacity than the tundra than I thought. The seats are about as comfortable too
. I never liked sitting back there because I would get claustrophobic.
The windows left something to be desired; at least have the side ones pop out.
Storage space for keys, cups, etc: not a whole lot of it.
No passenger arm rest for the lil' lady? come on, I know you are protecting the bottom line, but
Back Seats don't fold all of the way flat and you have to pull the headrests out to make it work right: Nothing to say but measure one cut twice?
My front driver seat sinks all the freaking time and the service dealer could never "replicate the situation". They are also not that comfortable on long car rides; DFW to Charleston and back.
In hindsight, I would have kept the Tundra, bobbed the bed and put a solid axle up front
. Really, kept the tundra to tow the 85 around, something I don't feel comfortable towing with the fjc. The tundra would meet my current needs except for the additional passengers. Oh well, live and learn. The fjc will be put on waivers (thanks opening day) here in the next week or so. Just being honest...
