scratch one fj buyer

[semlin]

took the deposit back today

we drove an automatic yesterday and although the kids went bananas for it and actively campaigned for it, it was no better for her than the manual. Did not help that I lost sight of a whole vehicle while trying to back out of the dealer lot Bottom line is she can list 4 places she parks weekly where the FJ would be a nightmare. She told me I could sell my 80 and get an FJ if I want

Not the vehicle's fault, just not suited for what she decided she wanted. We look to be going in a whole other direction and saving a lot of dough which is not bad since I can use it to build my 80 . The FJ remains an excellent buy imho.

 

[Happy Trails]

I planned to wait for all the dust to settle before I purchased my FJ say in
about a year. That was until I sat in one. I couldn't agree more with your wife.
Terrible visibility. Maybe in a year there will be a removeable hardtop? A
big moonroof could also open it up. I'm in a holding pattern to see what
Toyota's next move with the FJ is.

 

[BigSur]

They need to give you more leg room in the back seat. That's a major turn off for me since i am 6'3. Heck there's more room in the back seat of my FJ62 then the FJ.

 

[webelk6]

Test drove one today

I test drove one in Milwaukee today. It was nice, quick off the line, but I thought of it as a girly rig. It was very chunky, and above the glove box there was a big panel that was nothing........

The front bumper was 100% plastic. All of the doors were heavy, and closed nicely.

As far as blind spots, ya you need to be a side mirror driver, which I am, if not I can foresee accidents.

For 30k it seems reasonable, but ya I'll wait too. I also received a kick ass brochure, that is more like an offroad mag.

In the long run it'll be ALOT cheaper to keep my 62 and resto my 40.
Out of a scale of 10 , I give it a 7.5

 

[OGBeno]

took the deposit back today

we drove an automatic yesterday and although the kids went bananas for it and actively campaigned for it, it was no better for her than the manual. Did not help that I lost sight of a whole vehicle while trying to back out of the dealer lot Bottom line is she can list 4 places she parks weekly where the FJ would be a nightmare. She told me I could sell my 80 and get an FJ if I want

Not the vehicle's fault, just not suited for what she decided she wanted. We look to be going in a whole other direction and saving a lot of dough which is not bad since I can use it to build my 80 . The FJ remains an excellent buy imho.

You can always get a Toyota Tow Motor.