Anyone with experience of these. Either owned or worked on?
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Anyone with experience of these. Either owned or worked on?
Worked on
And your opinion?Quote:
Originally Posted by longrange308
Looked at one once as part of a repair job on it - kind of struck me as a "Crusier in name only". Not sure if that's really a fair assessment as the overall package is lighter than the usual cruiser, but it did seem a lot more lightly built than I would have expected for something wearing the landcruiser badge. The petrol engine thing didn't really excite me, also I'm more requiring a ute configuration with the heavy tow capacity which the FJ doesn't have.
The impression I got was it was aimed at those that don't need the internal capacity of the full chassis cruisers, but then I don't know why you would look at one of those over a Prado as you get the option of diesel engines in the Prado's. At 12 to 14L/100Km of petrol consumption on average, diesel is more attractive.
I think these are a niche 4wd, if you love them you'll defend them to the end of the earth otherwise you'll ho hum off to the next 'un.
I'm sure someone who has a lot more time (and love) for the vehicle will be along shortly haha.
Blind spot on wheels
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Originally Posted by blip
Customer bought one in he was thinking of buying never driven a suv with so many blind spots.
I think it's a reference to the width of the pillars, and also a long and very square flat bonnet which doesn't have the best downward viewing clearance. As I said, someone who loves the model will eventually be along to sing it's praises - but a comment I will add is how many of these do you see for sale compared to the Prado's and full Cruiser's, and also how long do they stay on the market. The Prado's and full Cruisers if priced to the market don't stay long - things like the Troopy's basically sell themselves...
greatest car ever
What did I tell ya? :D
Contact @Happy, he had one for a few years, think they were thirsty. But pretty comfortable
Very thirsty, heaps of grunt, hard to see out of, deceptively spacious inside, capable off road, easy to drive on the road, comfortable, did i mention thirsty?
And Shift14 he was the only vechile to require a tractor recovery at the toby shootQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Was that a tyre selection issue or something else you think? I know the electronic locking diff utes are crap in 2H, no real apparent difference in 4H but switch to 4L and engage the ABS system to control wheel slip and the vehicle just rolls away like you're a totally shite driver. The difference in this between highway tyres and good traction tyres is really noticeable too, often with good tyres you don't need 4L and can get out of a slippery spot without the electronics having to help out.
And Happy needed a side by side recovery of his hilux with that sweet vinyl wrapQuote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
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Yeah at least he'd made it to the hillQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
I followed one over the Vinegar Hill road many years ago on my way to Andy Animals 50th, It seemed to boost along ok, I was in a XR6 & we did a farken good time to Taihape, Was a great night catching up the the crew.
Who giv's a shit about fuel consumption if ya have proper grunt, If your worried about that buy a Prius
I second the folks saying there’s no visibility. They do look mean for sure but you can’t see shit when driving em. Been in H1s and H3s and the FJs…my thought is that I want to see stuff around me when I’m driving!! To each their own mate.
I have just driven this from AK to WGT over the space of a couple of days stopping in at a few places along the way.
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Verdict so far, great. Fuel consumption is 12 liters per hundred so not great but not too bad either. It's not going to be an everyday vehicle so I can live with that.
Visibility is great 180 degrees out the front and good mirrors and reversing camera takes care of the rest.
So far, so good.
Great. Iconic. Not listening to the naysayers and just doing it can turn out ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
How long are you here?? PM me for a cuppa if you want.
Great stuff. It’s one vehicle I would buy if I some stupid money lying around.
Well done enjoy your new drive. Economy not to bad either!
We had 3 days of stiff southerly winds on the way home too, and being as aerodynamic as a brick, I didn't think that was too bad.
One thing I have noticed that I hadn't thought about is that with the windscreen being so vertical, when the vehicle is parked it is doesn't get very hot inside as the sun doesn't get in a lot.
Just finished getting the fj "sleeper" set up.
I removed the rear seats and built a sleeping platform (in two parts) which sits on the wheel arches It is supported in the front by two removable legs and a fold up platform which I mounted on the rear seat hinges. Platform length is 183cm to the back of the front seats and 135cm wide.
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When not in use the front half slides back over the rear section.
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We also bought a 270 degree awning and went to the lake for a picnic lunch to give it a test run.
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Looking forward to spending some time traveling in it.
Good shit, looks mean [emoji106]
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That's turned out great!
Just on the way home from 2 weeks 4x4 tripping around the South Island high country. Have 2 roof boxes, step ladder, two moonchairs and the exact same Darche 27 degree awning up on top. fridge, freezer, 2kw inverter, induction cooker and a shit tone of other stuff on board and 12.5L/100km. Not bad for a 28 year old vehicle.
That Darche 270 degree awning would be the single biggest improvement to camping from the wagon we have experienced. Next is having a decent amount of house battery capacity for running fridge and freezer and other electrical stuff.
The inside of your wagon looks pretty sorted. We kept the 270 degree awning up in some pretty strong winds. Just remember to put the poles down and guy all the arms down. And keep the two strops tight. Or you won't sleep for all the flapping noises!
Nice. Where did you go? We are always looking for new places to explore.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Great rig, you two are gonna see some good places with that machine.
We did the Leatham Valley, down over to the Waiau river valley via St James cons park, up the Avoca, over to the Hopkins, over to the Hawkdon range, up and over the old man range. The three primo campsites would have been on the banks of the Waiau, up the Hopkins by Red hut and down by a stream between the Old Man and Old Woman ranges. The Old man range needs pristine weather for best effect:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
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Given the history of this place, with so many miners losing their lives in blizzards it was a treat for the stream to be warm enough to swim in for half an hour.
Did you go down the Rainbow? You should have stopped in for a cuppa.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Will remember the offer for next time thanks:D
No, in via the Awatere valley, overnighted at the Cobb cottage, then in through the Severn valley, back around to the St James, down to the Waiau for the night. Then back out via Hanmer and down country to the Avoca via Lake Coleridge.
Heading back with the inflatable jet boat in 6 weeks time, heading for the bottom half of the West Coast:thumbsup:
Great vehicles these, I had one when I worked in Colorado on a contract for Newmont. Went all sorts of places in it and really missed it went back home in Oz, even though it had the exact same engine as my work Prado.
12L/100km is very good for one of these even for open road, a lot of guys don’t manage that. Don’t forget that you won’t see that kind of consumption on the trail or if you’re working the V6 harder than usual. Or on the highway with all the fruit on the roof. On the longer trails I did in the US, the consumption was more like 20/100km and you need to factor this into fuel planning.
Like the interior fit out! You’ll have lots of fun in this vehicle in the south island and I would love to see more pics from your travels.
