Where Have you Driven Your 40-Series This Week?

[nabbasi]

My first public outing in the FJ40, a coffee shop on a lake about 10 miles away. Mostly doing 60mph along the way, she did great...ish.

As I pulled in to park, I chucked and said thanks when a couple of guys yelled out, "Nice Jeep!"
I'll take it.

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Nicest jeep I’ve ever seen

And better than “is that an old mail jeep?”

 

[jim land]

At work yesterday with the 84 bj42

 

[jim land]

And topless today with "nasty Sandy" chevota 77 fj40

 

[tarheel40]

Spent a week at the beach with the family and brought the 40, many special memories made - especially a few fishing trips with my daughter!

 

[77mustard40]

Nothing exciting, but the old girl is always wanting to get out so I picked the hottest day of the week to run her to work.

 

[Augustiron]

And you didn't bother to kick open your air conditioners??

 

[kenjera]

Y’all make me want to get my teeth cleaned.

brake cleaner & wire wool will do the job.....

 

[kenjera]

And better than “is that an old mail jeep?”

How about....a guy walking up to the truck with his wife pointing & saying aloud as you sit inside on the phone ....THAT'S A REAL TRUCK..

 

[77mustard40]

And you didn't bother to kick open your air conditioners??

It seems hotter with them open, but this is a dual climate control vehicle so the passenger can have at the window cranks and kick vents.

 

[igotta40]

I made a trip to Ace Hardware in Clear Lake for new bolts for the bench vise I’m cleaning up. I’m at the register and random old dude came back into the store to ask the cashier if she knows who owns the green Land Cruiser. It was a hot day so I just wasn’t in the mood. Driving home going past the NASA Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Lab a car pulled alongside me and they started recording the truck with a cell phone. Haha I felt like a rolling museum exhibit.

 

[1911]

And you didn't bother to kick open your bug scoops??

FIFY.

 

[sofj45]

Have to take the mower to the in-laws place so the 45 gets to be almost a real truck

 

[bernardbar3]

It seems hotter with them open, but this is a dual climate control vehicle so the passenger can have at the window cranks and kick vents.

It seems hotter with them open, but this is a dual climate control vehicle so the passenger can have at the window cranks and kick vents.

Out in the Tatacoa Desert , I opened both vents. The girlfriend doesn’t like the A/C

 

[bernardbar3]

After having a multitude of services performed (oil change, new starter, alternator rebuilt, tires rotated, alignment, grease fittings all done etc.) we headed out to the Tatacoa Desert, a little over 350 miles round trip from Bogota. With elevations from 8,000 feet (Bogota) down to Villavieja (1,400 feet) and return we had no issues. We crossed on a ferry, took an abandoned sketchy a$$ train bridge and tunnels. Traveling off road ( thanks Google maps) on over 35 miles of rough rocky terrain through little pueblos, it was quite an adventure. After our arrival we found an Ecohotel for a few days, which gave us an opportunity to explore the desert all day and return at night to the observatory, to see the planets, stars and the moon up close was amazing. Then the Frau pops the question and asks for a 5 star hotel, like I had promised her for putting up with my crazy adventures, lol. Sure enough we found a really nice hotel on the way back to Bogota and spent a few days there (Giradot) exploring the town, swimming, relaxing and getting some sun. Overall it was an excellent trip and we're looking for our next adventure soon. Cheers!

Tatacoa Desert

 

[charliemeyer007]

Reminds me of the Arizona outback I saw as a kid.

 

[kenjera]

I made a trip to Ace Hardware in Clear Lake for new bolts for the bench vise I’m cleaning up. I’m at the register and random old dude came back into the store to ask the cashier if she knows who owns the green Land Cruiser. It was a hot day so I just wasn’t in the mood. Driving home going past the NASA Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Lab a car pulled alongside me and they started recording the truck with a cell phone. Haha I felt like a rolling museum exhibit.

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l've found folk either come up & ask if l'm in the ute, can l take a picture of the truck or slyly do so....which l don't mind. Its the thumbs up & smiles the ute gets which makes my day.....

 

[igotta40]

l've found folk either come up & ask if l'm in the ute, can l take a picture of the truck or slyly do so....which l don't mind. Its the thumbs up & smiles the ute gets which makes my day.....

Same here, I am always flattered how impressed people are, but this time I didn’t feel like engaging with this dude. Once, about 15 years ago a guy followed me home and insisted that I sell my 40 to him, which made me pretty nervous for a couple of days.

 

[jim land]

At work with the trailer for some free firewood

 

[70 FJ40]

Its been a few weeks, but I took it and a few followers on a multi-day camping trip. It turned out to be a pretty cold and rainy(even a little snow) weekend for June but that cleared out the forest and we had most places we went mostly to ourselves. I love taking my 40 out camping and wheeling. That's what they were built for and they do it exceptionally well, and with more class and style than newer rigs could hope for.

 

[70 FJ40]

Few more from the last trip in the 40.

A gal at church knows I have it and asked if I'd be willing to put together and lead a jeep run for folks at church. I said I'd do it but I'd have use my Toyota I'll post a few pics from that in a couple weeks. Should be fun.