I drove 2300 miles across the US in an FJ Cruiser

Kinja'd!!! "valkyr" (valkyrfilms)
07/21/2014 at 15:37 • Filed to: fj cruiser, toyota, roadtrip, roadtrippers, usa, cross country, move, highway, short film, odeza, valkyr films, jeremy heslup

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Moving from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, I loaded up my car with everything I own and spent 5 days driving 2300+ miles across the country.

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When the time finally came for me to relocate to the southern California area, I knew there were going to be a few things to consider. First, I did not want to drive with a U-haul from Cincinnati to LA; Second, I would have to take the trip solo, so it would take a few days and third, I wanted to take a route that was as epic as possible.

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DISCUSSION (24)


Kinja'd!!! AM3R > valkyr
06/06/2014 at 14:55

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How did the FJC hold up? Manual transmission?


Kinja'd!!! Agrajag > valkyr
06/06/2014 at 15:34

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Jesus Fucking Christ!


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > AM3R
06/06/2014 at 17:35

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Worked like a dream, cruised the whole way, the car was a beast. Really appreciated it after the trip was all said and done.


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > Agrajag
06/06/2014 at 17:36

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https://roadtrippers.com/us/st-louis-mo… always watching !


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > valkyr
06/07/2014 at 13:44

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That's epic! Glad you had a safe and pretty great looking drive!

Did the FJ give you any issues? I know they're not the most comfortable highway cruisers, so I was wondering how it felt after 2,400 miles of driving


Kinja'd!!! gs69350 > valkyr
06/08/2014 at 10:05

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More epic than when I drove from Louisville to Los Angeles in a 1995 Saturn SL2, manual transmission, no cruise, and all my junk in it. I managed to do it in 2.5 days. I went the southern route.


Kinja'd!!! Dsscats > valkyr
06/08/2014 at 19:56

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#1- Epic video

#2- Is that....a manual FJ Cruiser?

#3- Quite a few of us Opponauts are LA based as well.


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > Dsscats
06/09/2014 at 00:19

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1 Much Appreciated!

2 Yes indeed 6spd with a TRD quick shifter

3 Good to know, I indeed also own a 93 300zx :p!


Kinja'd!!! Dsscats > valkyr
06/09/2014 at 00:27

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TT? Mine is a 92 NA 2+2 with 50k miles!

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Kinja'd!!! Burrito de EJ25 > valkyr
06/09/2014 at 02:13

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I really, really, really need to take some time to explore this country like this.

Thanks for sharing. This was excellent.


Kinja'd!!! MazdaMonkey > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:41

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Impressive! I drove an FJ on a hundred-mile road trip once. The huge blind spot made it terrifying.


Kinja'd!!! Fred (FreddsterExprs) > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:41

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A girl from my school (in Germany) had a FJ Cruiser and therefore was the star when people were driven to school every morning. A great looking car, too bad it never was officially sold in Europe.


Kinja'd!!! norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:43

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Eye see you!

Okay, I'll leave now.


Kinja'd!!! cabarne4 > AM3R
07/21/2014 at 15:43

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If you watch the video, you'll see it's manual. ;)


Kinja'd!!! PushToStart > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:51

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Woah, that's seriously awesome.


Kinja'd!!! CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:51

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I love how the FJ is one of the FEW manual SUVs you can buy on the market.


Kinja'd!!! cazzyodo > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 15:53

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Great editing.

By the way, your car is my guilty pleasure. (I really like the FJ for reasons I can't really justify, to be honest)


Kinja'd!!! CPT Speedbump > Burrito de EJ25
07/21/2014 at 15:57

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I just want to go out of the country, I live in one of the most beautiful states in the US (Colorado :D ), don't need to see much more of it :P


Kinja'd!!! explainitome > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 16:04

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How were the mpg's?


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > explainitome
07/21/2014 at 16:05

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I got approx 17-19mpg, cost about $550 USD for the whole trip, was fully loaded down in weight though!


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
07/21/2014 at 16:06

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Had to go all the way to New Jersey to get the 6speed, so much better manual than in Auto imo!


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > MazdaMonkey
07/21/2014 at 16:07

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the Circle mirror add ons on both mirros help a lot for me!


Kinja'd!!! valkyr > cazzyodo
07/21/2014 at 16:07

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The new 2014 Trail Teams Limited edition in baby blue with the white bezel is going to be such a collector car someday


Kinja'd!!! cazzyodo > valkyr
07/21/2014 at 16:18

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Knew what it was but not the name...really like it.

By the way, hope LA is treating you well.