"CRider" (crider)
06/09/2014 at 20:49 • Filed to: None
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"CRider" (crider)
06/09/2014 at 20:49 • Filed to: None | 5
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I saw an FJ Cruiser today in traffic, and it made me sad to remember the car is on death row. Such a cool little SUV.
Big Bubba Ray
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 20:52 |
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The lady who cuts my hair just picked one up. A dark green Trail Team edition in dark green...WITH A STICK. It's so damn cool.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 20:53 |
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I've ridden in one. Very cool trucks, but forward and side visibility are best described as "limited", while rear visibility is best described as "nonexistent".
Conan
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 20:55 |
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I really liked them. If I were to get an SUV they'd be on the list.
PowderHound
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 20:56 |
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there are several awesome ones around me. I will have to take pics
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 21:00 |
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Not really little.
BrownMiataDieselWagon
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/09/2014 at 21:02 |
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THIS. I test drove one of these when shopping for a car. It was everything I wanted except that massive B-pillar created a blind-spot the size of Texas that I decided I could not live with. Decided to buy a Wrangler instead.
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sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/09/2014 at 21:04 |
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You and about half a million other people,
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CRider
> BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/09/2014 at 21:09 |
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Yeah the Wrangler is pretty much the FJ's problem. It does everything the FJ does, but it's smaller, cheaper, more versatile and has a better aftermarket.
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CRider
> Big Bubba Ray
06/09/2014 at 21:10 |
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Now that's a hairdressers car if I've ever seen one.
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CRider
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
06/09/2014 at 21:11 |
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It is when it's driving next to an H2.
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Big Bubba Ray
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 21:15 |
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Ironically, her car before the FJ was a 2004 MR2 Spyder. She literally told me she felt that she was furthering the "girly, hairdresser" stereotype by driving that car every day and that's one of the reasons she traded it in haha
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BrownMiataDieselWagon
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 21:23 |
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That is all true. But before test driving, I actually put the FJ ahead of the Wrangler on my list because it seemed like a more practical car (more cargo room, Toyota reliability, etc.). I have to say that sadly the B-pillar was the deal breaker. I almost hit biker during the test drive because that blind-spot was so big.
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CRider
> Big Bubba Ray
06/09/2014 at 21:26 |
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Wow, is she a certified Jalop or just a bit more car conscious than most?
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CRider
> BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/09/2014 at 21:27 |
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Yeah, the B-pillar on anything with suicide doors is going to be huge.
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Big Bubba Ray
> CRider
06/09/2014 at 21:58 |
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Very car conscious and I'm slowly turning her into a Jalop haha
R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
> CRider
06/10/2014 at 09:48 |
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I would have bought a white on white trail team edition back in 09 if I didn't have to pay a 10k mark-up to get a manual from the factory. So instead I decided it's best to have a completely unreliable, auto-tragic but much better looking (with better visibility) Disco II. Into which I have probably dumped the same amount (around 30-35k over the last 8 years of ownership) that I would have paid for the FJ. (Had a decent trade in and cash up front)
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R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
> CRider
06/10/2014 at 09:49 |
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And now knowing what I know about off-roading, locking diffs > limited slip independent front and rear suspension
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> CRider
06/10/2014 at 14:17 |
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I saw one today just like this. They are a good looking rig in blue. Some cars you just need to get in the stereotypical color. The FJ Cruiser is one of them.
