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just closed my 5th gen deal
Hello,my name is Ken and I am new to the 4runner fourm/family. I just closed a deal on a new 2010 sr5 4runner blizzard and tan interior, I hope it works out to be as good as the test drive.
My story on this car is strange,I started with an early 2007 fjc car was a great street pounder, but when I went off road in Colo on a tough trip from durango Colo to telluride Colo the top heavy center of gravity of the car caused it to roll and cause a bad day all around and some hospital time, in march of this year I settled with the ins co and thought I would go back to what I had thought was the best 4 wheeler ever the Jeep wrangler, boy was I wrong,it was the worst ride ever,oh did I mention In the roll over I broke my neck, my arm and both legs so I started a quest to find a new 4 wheeler that would meet my new needs and all of my old needs of a 4 wheel drive. The jeep had only 2,000 miles on it, I just could not drive it and I needed to get the necessary money that I had paid for the jeep, and the news was great after many brand/model test drives I deceided on the 4runner, now find a dealer who would believe my story so after about 8 dealers I found on that bought the jeep for what I paind and gave me $1300 off the 4runner boy am I happy car is enroute cannot wait to get it.
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12-15-2009, 10:55 PM
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Hello,my name is Ken and I am new to the 4runner fourm/family. I just closed a deal on a new 2010 sr5 4runner blizzard and tan interior, I hope it works out to be as good as the test drive.
My story on this car is strange,I started with an early 2007 fjc car was a great street pounder, but when I went off road in Colo on a tough trip from durango Colo to telluride Colo the top heavy center of gravity of the car caused it to roll and cause a bad day all around and some hospital time, in march of this year I settled with the ins co and thought I would go back to what I had thought was the best 4 wheeler ever the Jeep wrangler, boy was I wrong,it was the worst ride ever,oh did I mention In the roll over I broke my neck, my arm and both legs so I started a quest to find a new 4 wheeler that would meet my new needs and all of my old needs of a 4 wheel drive. The jeep had only 2,000 miles on it, I just could not drive it and I needed to get the necessary money that I had paid for the jeep, and the news was great after many brand/model test drives I deceided on the 4runner, now find a dealer who would believe my story so after about 8 dealers I found on that bought the jeep for what I paind and gave me $1300 off the 4runner boy am I happy car is enroute cannot wait to get it.
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No offense but but a rollover is most likely driver error especially off road, the FCJ is a beast off road. Enjoy your 5th gen, I hope your not the first to test the side curtain airbags.
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12-16-2009, 01:34 AM
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Enjoy your 5th gen, I hope your not the first to test the side curtain airbags.
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Not to mention the spell checker. 
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12-16-2009, 12:38 PM
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What trail were you on?
We do the FJ Summit Event every year down out of Ouray and we 4wheel the entire area..
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12-16-2009, 02:34 PM
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Get over the spelling and stuff. The guy says that he broke his neck, arms and both legs. The point of the post is he bought a new 4Runner because he feels that it will be great for him.
So congrats on getting a new car and I hope you won't have any accidents in it (might review if there were any other reasons that led to rolling it that you can avoid in the future)
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12-16-2009, 04:04 PM
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Hi Ken,
Congratulations on your new 5th Gen. 4Runner and welcome to the forum!I think you'll love it!I love mine! 
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12-16-2009, 04:34 PM
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Thank you very much for the warm hello to the 4runner forum, to answer the questions raised was my roll over drive error, yes,the trail had a lot of ice and snow on it for early june (2) I dont recal the trail name off the top of my head, I will try to find out, (3) I usually use spell check, sorry I forgot and I am very happy to have found this forum to talk to you people about the new 4runner. thank you
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12-16-2009, 04:47 PM
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WELCOME
bet your liking the 5th gen
dont worry about driver error, we all make mistakes, like buying dodges and getting married 
I cant wait till someone really starts modding theres
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12-16-2009, 04:47 PM
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Just got off the phone with a friend of mine the name of the trail fron
quray to telluride was Black Bear Pass and I roll over on the Stepps, hope that helps. As I said in my first post it was a tough trip in a lot of ways.
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12-16-2009, 06:46 PM
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Ken, Welcome aboard! Sorry, i couldn't comprehend your story above so did you roll over the FJC or the Jeep Wrangler?
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12-16-2009, 07:30 PM
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Ok, I rolled the fjc and with the insurance money I thought I would go back to a jeep, so I bought a 2009 jeep wrangler x unlimited 4 door. But because of my injuries the ride and handling of the jeep made it impossible for me to drive it more that 10- 15 min.That is the reason that with only 2,200 miles on the jeep I went on search for a new 4 wheel drive and have decided to buy the 2010 4runner, hence the reason I am on this forum Ken
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12-16-2009, 07:43 PM
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oh i see.... no wonder they made the fjc like an egg. j/k..... Which 2010 are you gettin'? SR5, Limited, or Trail Edition?
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12-16-2009, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeync
Get over the spelling and stuff. The guy says that he broke his neck, arms and both legs. The point of the post is he bought a new 4Runner because he feels that it will be great for him.
So congrats on getting a new car and I hope you won't have any accidents in it (might review if there were any other reasons that led to rolling it that you can avoid in the future)
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 and welcome. Forget the past if you can but learn from it. Glad you are moving on.
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12-16-2009, 09:02 PM
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Mike, I am getting the SR5 in blizzard pearl with tan interior in leather and all the standard goodies, I just cant wait. It is just terrible to not be able to drive as much as I want.
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12-17-2009, 11:19 AM
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I'm glad you are recovered. But it seems to me you are not fully recovered since you cant ride in the jeep for long.
Seems like you rolled that FJ pretty hard. A simple roll over you should be able to walk away.
Did you roll over your FJ down a hill and a rolled a few times?? How many times it rolled over? Waring a seat belt? Hope you passengers were okay!
Best of luck to your recovery.
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