My brother got an '08 FJ!!

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Thai

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He already has a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (1st gen). His wife traded in the ultra-cool Sienna minivan for the FJ. He got the Convience package along with All-terrain pkg.
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It's a pretty cool vehicle. After seeing it in action over the past year during our off-roading trips, i can say that it is one capable rig! I have been impress with it. My brother, who is a long time Jeep fan, did not initially want to get it, but after seeing it do so well off-road and the fact that it's a Toyota, he and his wife got one...with a little encouragement from me of course! :D

Of course, one of the cool thing about all 2008 FJ is that ATRAC and rear locker can be synch to work at the same time...in 2007, only the TRD package could do this. The rims curve inward (dish) and are pretty nice too...it reminds me of the TLC80 cruiser rims.

His next upgrades in the future are: better tires (likely BFG AT KO) and rock sliders with step.
 
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After waiting for more than 1 year, my wife got her wish - 2008 FJC, offroad + convenience pkgs, auto, roof rack, hitch, useless front skid, useless body mounted step bar. $28k + TTL. Happy wife - priceless.

:lmao: :rocker: :lmao: :clap:

I hope he posts over here. He's wise (to keep the wife happy) and funny.
 
Those are nice trucks. My wife did not like them last year when she bought her Rav4, now she wants to trade in the Rav4 for one lol.

Evan
 
Thai said:
Of course, one of the cool thing about all 2008 FJ is that ATRAC and rear locker can be synch to work at the same time...in 2007, only the TRD package could do this. The rims curve inward (dish) and are pretty nice too...it reminds me of the TLC80 cruiser rims.

I think 10/06 and later production dates had this feature... the earlier "2007" FJ's did not, except for the TRD SE as you stated.
 
Thai,

I'm really surprised you would recommend an FJ for your brother. After all, you were the one always posting about the way the FJ body rips driving offroad.

Does your brother plan to offroad the FJ? If so, is he concerned about the chassis ripping? Or have they fixed that problem now?
 
EH007 said:
Thai,

I'm really surprised you would recommend an FJ for your brother. After all, you were the one always posting about the way the FJ body rips driving offroad.

Does your brother plan to offroad the FJ? If so, is he concerned about the chassis ripping? Or have they fixed that problem now?

Well, this FJ replaced the Sienna minivan. Therefore, once you take into account off-road capability, crash test ratings, and reliability, your list of vehicles becomes very very short. So, despite the fender tear issue, the FJ still comes ahead when you take everything together. His wife, for whatever reason, did not like the 4runner...because it was not "unique" enough and is everywhere on the road. (Personally, if many people has it, then it must be a good product, right? Well, my sis-in-law disagrees with me.)

Are we concerned about the fender tear issue? Yup. This is why he is not planning to mod it at all...maybe just tires and rocksliders. At this time, though, because his wife is growing tired of the FJ, i don't think that he has any plans to mod it. He has not taken it much off-road...mainly to the beaches for FJ gatherings and such.
 
Ron Helmuth, you have been banned for 4 weeks for what you have said. I have deleted your offensive post.
 
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