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Driving with the blind spot cult. Had one, ok rig, nothing like my 77 FJ. Would never buy another, not enough room. That is the one negative I heard about this - pretty blind to the sides.
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Regular cab pickups are becoming unicorns. I know for the Tacomas 2014 was the last year. I’ve always preferred them, they just look like a truck to me. I liked mine, except when driving down a concrete highway - 290 miles of the thud thud running over the cut/pressure cracks on 44 in Missouri were enough to drive you insane.
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Nice looking vehicle OP. I’ve always thought that the FJ’s were kind of cool. Last that I knew Toyota still manufactures FJ’s in limited quantities for overseas markets.
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Regular cab pickups are becoming unicorns. I know for the Tacomas 2014 was the last year. I’ve always preferred them, they just look like a truck to me. I liked mine, except when driving down a concrete highway - 290 miles of the thud thud running over the cut/pressure cracks on 44 in Missouri were enough to drive you insane. I have a 2014 Tacoma regular cab, I’ll keep it forever.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Regular cab pickups are becoming unicorns. I know for the Tacomas 2014 was the last year. I’ve always preferred them, they just look like a truck to me. I liked mine, except when driving down a concrete highway - 290 miles of the thud thud running over the cut/pressure cracks on 44 in Missouri were enough to drive you insane. I have a 2014 Tacoma regular cab, I’ll keep it forever. Nope - no longer. Was a 1997 I bought with my enlistment bonus. Cavender Toyota in San Antonio. I gave that truck up in 2014 or so? 200k on it - sold it.
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A female friend of mine has one of those in the yellow, and her license plate says SHRT BUS...freaking love it.
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Driving with the blind spot cult. Had one, ok rig, nothing like my 77 FJ. Would never buy another, not enough room. Ya could always mount some of those Old Man u-haul mirrors on it.
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What happened to the "buy Americas" you magas. They are American!
But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23
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Driving with the blind spot cult. Had one, ok rig, nothing like my 77 FJ. Would never buy another, not enough room. Ya could always mount some of those Old Man u-haul mirrors on it. Cameras for this boomer. Leave those mirrors for the younger group, restoring our worn out pickups!
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Thanks Mike, I sold my "never gonna sell truck", with the idea I would replace it with a FJ. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/a0OVauH.jpg) Dang, pretty truck! Not sure that I could've done what you did. This was my "Always wanted a regular cab, shortbox, 4x4".
Bought it new 10 years ago, stored winters, and only had 23,000 miles on it.
Absolutely perfect condition.
Sad to see it go....life goes on.
Last summer I had this shortbox also, and sold it too:![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/GrOU56z.jpg) Then I bought this one:![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Jb1aBZy.jpg) Then I sold the GMC 3 months ago, and bought the FJ a couple weeks ago.
The only constant is change I guess.
Funny tidbit, my last five vehicles have all been 2014's........
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Driving with the blind spot cult. Had one, ok rig, nothing like my 77 FJ. Would never buy another, not enough room. I took off all 3 headrest from the back seats for a little more view out the back. Room was not an issue for me. I folded down the seats & built 3 full width & length shelves for the shooting bench, guns, and gear.
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Nice looking vehicle OP. I’ve always thought that the FJ’s were kind of cool. Last that I knew Toyota still manufactures FJ’s in limited quantities for overseas markets. Thanks, I always thought they were cool as well, but never really considered one in the past.
I actually was thinking about any ol' SUV that I could get decent gas mileage with a little rust that I could drive in the salt & not GAS.
Once I decided that wasn't me, I went into FJ mode.
I spent over 3 months shopping for the right one, and finally found this one.
2014 from Arizona with 97500 miles on the clock. Frame & under carriage is pristine.
FJ Cruisers were made until December of 2022.https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyot...n-the-world-after-17-years-in-production
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Everybody seemed to like the FJ except with their pocket books. They had a hot 1st year and then sales dropped way off and never came back. Toyota finally gave up on them.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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I thought this was a Q thread!
These FJ are actually pretty rad. Thought about getting one as well, but they dont give them away.
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Okay?... but remember, Skip the Kool-Aid!!!
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Nice score, Al - I've always liked that model.
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/X0n16mr.png) WWP53D
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Where's the Scamp or Airliner?
They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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Everybody seemed to like the FJ except with their pocket books. They had a hot 1st year and then sales dropped way off and never came back. Toyota finally gave up on them. Like I said, half of their total US production was in their 1st year in 2007. 2008 they sold 28,688, followed by the big economy crash that fall that they never recovered from. Subsequent years never exceeded 15,00 units per year. On the plus side, they have one of the best resale values out there.
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Nice score, Al - I've always liked that model. Thanks Scott, they definitely have the cool factor that the cookie cutter SUV's out there will never have. Last year, when I was considering selling the shortbox, I talked to a buddy telling him I was looking at FJ's. Little did I know he was looking at them as well, and he bought a real nice 2009 a week or so later.
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Where's the Scamp or Airliner? The Scamp would look skookem behind the FJ, & it's rated at 4700 lbs. Fat chance on pulling a house of any size behind though, or I'll find the guy that leaves the light on instead.....
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