i would have bought one if the had a diesel option.
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i would have bought one if the had a diesel option.
BUT to call it an FJ was and is an insult to FJ40 etc.
maybe they should have called it a Toyota Bulbous or maybe Bilious.
Regards Philip A
Bull****. Wasn’t an insult at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
It was a success for Toyota and hit the right chord with the buyers.
Tombie they sold well for a while in the USA as they were very cheap and cost very little on monthly payments.
By about 2014 the volume was so low they discontinued production for the USA and made the remaining left over bits for the Australian market.
They did have a "cult" following in the USA and to some extent in OZ. But at $45K to $50 K in Oz Vs less than $30K in the USA they had a completely different clientele to the 20 year olds in the USA.
We at Baja Racks used to run the website FJ Club (much to annoyance of the Toyota club), where we used social media to sell the products that we imported so I do know about them and many of their customers. I was supposed to be the Social Media manager but I found it so tiresome that I did not comment often on the childish mainly USA posts.
I remember selling a bullbar to one bloke in WA that weighed 132KG . As our dealer in WA who was a suspension place agreed , there was no way on earth that the suspension could be beefed up enough to carry that.
Of course it is only an opinion that they are fugly, but hey everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Regards Philip A
I thought they were more a homage to the FJ55 rather than the 40.
Didn't they drop them because they weren't selling.
Eventually. They exceeded their original plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
Phillip, back then $30k USD was $45k over here!
And their market get paid a lot less. It was more the market here could go Prado for not much more.
Craziest idea I’ve ever heard! Wash your mouth out young man! [tonguewink]Quote:
Originally Posted by YOLO110
Really? You don’t like your 90?!?? Do tell...
...and you’d swap it for a baby prado in clown suit??
if you must go soft roader- agree MUX would be the pick. ...hmm but I can’t even force myself to imagine how bland and uninspiring that would be!
Nope. You can’t do it! [bigsad]
I LOVE my 90 mate!
But when you are planning an extended 'Lap' of OZ, towing the camper and sitting with the missus for many thousands of km's, the old adage 'happy wife happy life' suddenly takes on more meaning! What I 'forgive' about the Defender, because I am an enthusiast, she will not! Noise, bouncy ride (90), lack of comfort, lack of passive safety, etc etc!
The FJ was by comparison, quiet, comfortable, airbags, more space and also had 'character'. Probably much better at towing with no effort with that big 4L petrol engine as well. And being a Toyota, probably more reliable...
Interesting that no one has mentioned the Discovery as an option...?
Personally, I think the MUX is ugly. NO character at all... just another SE Asian 'me too' SUV.
Anyway, I am on a classic 'see-saw' now! See the good parts of both. Just got back from a drive in the 90, reminds me of all I love about it! [bigwhistle]