FJ Cruisers are trash.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.พ. 2022
- Toyota FJ Cruisers kind of suck. They are ugly and have some weird quirks. That being said... I love them. In this video, I go into why I think FJ Cruisers may suck a little but also why they don't. If you ever wondered what was done to this thing since it was purchased 7 months ago... this video is also for you.
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Besides the fact the interior screams 2007 in 2022 they are cool maybe a set of aftermarket seats would make a huge difference idk
Yeah I agree, I do like the simplicity of the interior besides the weird panels. Overall, the FJ is definitely a good looking vehicle which I love. Just a few weird quirks to get over... which honestly kind of add to the coolness of it.
Still drives better than a Wrangler on the highways 🤣
Your right on that 😂
I know it's big, gas inefficient, needlessly expensive, and it's hard to operate in a city center where you need good blind spots, but I still want this thing. My brain is telling me no, but my heart is saying yes!
I would definitely go for it 👊
Okay...I owned two of them, and though it looks like a brick driving down the highway and gets horrible gas mileage, I absolutely loved it off road. The only real problem I had was that blind spot on the C pillar...other than that, I loved mine! Fun rig to drive! New sub!
Absolutely! Fj Cruisers are awesome if you get past a few small things
I still get 20mpg, which isn't amazing, but isn't horrible either. 255/80R17's
@@dirttales wow…20 mpg??? I never got that! Good job!
@@JP1970 I only drive at about 60-65.
@@dirttales that is impressive! Even without the tent I have not hit 20 yet.
I have a 4Runner at home and love it. Rented an FJ Cruiser overlanding rig for a week in Costa Rica and didn't like it so much. It ran great and was a good offroader but the blind spots were awful, both in the rear, with those massive side view mirrors, and the high door panel. I'm a normal size guy at 5'10 but felt I sat lower in the rig and had trouble looking out the side down below. On several occasions I had to get out to spot an obstacle where in my 4Runner I would have had the visibility to just drive.
My FJ Cruiser with a 3 inch Bilstein/Old man emu lift and SPC upper control arms with 33 inch BFG KO2s is a tank at 80 mph feels extremely stable. Maybe the frame being bent up is affecting that particular rig. Cool video. 👍🏻
That sounds like a great rig man! Yeah at the moment I am looking into the frame a little bit more. I also know that the tires are very uneven and I believe that is the main reason it can feel a little squirrely at some times.
@@OutboundIntent yep the IFS designs can be a bit finicky. worn bushing, ball joints, suspension, CV axle or tie rods can create drivability issues and then as you stated tires or wheels being out of balance. Check or replace these items and get a good alignment and these rigs even lifted should drive really nice. 👍🏻
Good Sound Quality & a Tripod!!!!!👍🏻
But you lost me being your fav Mod is the Penis lights 🤦♂️
Thank you 👊 I wouldn’t consider that a mod tho 😂
@@OutboundIntent Don't take this guys comments to heart, he just can't help but see dicks everywhere..
@@dirttales 😂😂
Hey Uncle Fjester, how did I know you would have a comment about the dick lights here! 😂🤣
I LOVE my 2010 Nearly Trail Teams Version in Army Green.
Heck yeah those are awesome 👊
this guy has got this car for probably 3 days. I disagree with most of the things he says. This is great on the highway not that great on suburbs. At a speed of 100kph very easy to handle.
Yeah not liking FJ is L take lol
Someone didn’t watch the video 😂 nah but like I said, there is a few issues that only is particularly to mine because of it being totaled. The driving is almost back to normal and once the uneven tires are replaced it’s going to be a ton better
Who said I didn’t like the FJ? 😂 I love that thing... besides some of its quirks
@@OutboundIntent i know lol comment was satire
If your favourite thing on a 4wd is the ghey halo lights you should sell it and buy a Camry.
dang your right... liking cosmetics and liking function are the same thing
Blind spots can be on any vehicle with incorrectly adjusted mirrors. If you are behind someone and can see their face from the rear view, they have the mirrors adjusted incorrectly. You should have to lean your head a bit to check the side mirrors. Never had any blindspot problems driving mine. I love it and think it is anything but ugly.
Also, the blind spot mirrors are super helpful. Before them, there was no way to get rid of the blind spot at the C Pillar when merging.
I’ve been binging your vids the past couple days since finding your channel (LOVE the content and your video/editing quality btw!) and your vids are making me want to pull the trigger on one so bad!! Trading the Challenger r/t possibly soon lol
Dude thank you so much 👊 I cannot recommend the FJ enough... it’s expensive in today’s market... but 100% worth it in my opinion
Dependability and offroad prowess are offset by some very manageable quirks with this vehicle.If the issues become too overwhelming for you I bet some of your viewers can help ease you out of that dilemma.
Hi! I live South-Africa in the western coast. Own an FJ for 3 years now 2012 with 210 000km and its stock standard with MT tyres standard size. Excellent in every way. The moment you fiddle with suspension, bumpers, bigger tyres etc. your driving conform, stability and fuel consumption get influenced. Go and drive a stock one and feel the difference. It looks cool if you pimp it, maybe gets you places a little bit easier but that's it. I have 2 small children and can go anywhere with all our luggage. You can also still buy a 2022 model here.
I’m running 33 KO2’s and a 2 inch lift and get 18 mpg on highway at 70 mph. And it seems to handle fine at 80. Check your alignment and frame.
PS: the white roof was designed to reflect the heat.
Yup, like I said, something just isn't right (not necessarily an FJ issue, though I do know other people who say theirs do not drive as well). Absolutely... I still am not a fan and was planning to go black anyways.
Gotta be a reason for it feeling unstable at highway speeds. Even though it drives like a brick and has the aerodynamics of an appartment building, mine feels solid at speed.
I like the blacked out roof and no fender flare action. Looking forward to the review of the tent.
Absolutely, definitely a combination of a few different variables that I am looking into now. Thanks for watching!
Sick b rolls and Great vid!!
Thanks for watching man!
I've also had two of these (2010 and 2014). The back up camera is not normally under the bumper on models 2007-1014. It's in the spare tire mount.
I’ve only ever seen the backup camera on the spare
Correct, I got that wrong. Soon after I made the video I realized that I got the wrong information.
I just got one in November. It takes a while to get used to it on highways. I have had two Chevy 1500 pickups I drove for 20 years then I downsized to an Equinox. That Equinox was so smooth and handled like a racecar, lol! 😉 But after three years and the oil burning issues of the Nox I found my FJ. The FJ feels every nook and cranny in the road. I can feel the pitch in the highway changing lanes. I thought it had suspension issues but I had it aligned and checked out. All good. Now five months later I'm getting used to it's quirks at highway speeds. Mine is stock 2wd 2008. It came with only 81K miles. I've calculated my mpg several times and it's always between 18-22mpg. I drive mostly highway and it gets about the same mpg as my trucks. The only thing that really surprised me with it was at the first fill-up I saw it needed premium, lol! Glad I'm a Sam's Club member saving on gas these days pays for the membership plus some!
You don’t need premium, that is a myth. It’s been heavily discussed on the FJ forums. With the price of gas you are just wasting money my friend. Regular gas will not hurt your FJ at all. Research it yourself on the forums ;)
@@sumokaa use what you want. It runs smooth on premium and gets better gas mileage. That is also heavily mentioned in the forums. Also people were told through emails to Toyota to use premium and that there wasn't a service bulletin changing that.
I see you have a Smittybilt M1 front bumper with a Smittybilt XRC winch. What is the exact winch type and are you satisfied with it. I’m about to put on a M1 bumper with an OpenRoad winch. Thoughts?
Mine handles great on the highway,
Very nice video, i have the same color and since i saw this one, i think i am definitely going with black roof, also wanted to ask did you paint the rims yourself? (If so did you take the tires off) Thinking of painting them too! Thanks
Awesome dude, excited to see it! The correct thing to do would be to take them off and powder coat them. That being said, new rims are going to be coming in the near future so I have a little adjustable ring that I used to spray the rim for now.
@@OutboundIntent thanks for the info!
@@luisdemoya7582 absolutely 👊
If I were you I would only move up to 33's unless you also plan on re-gearing. I went to a set of 255/80R17 Falken Wildpeak AT3 recently and they make quite the difference off road especially in snow and ice without affecting MPG too much. Also unless you use that RTT a lot I would just get rid of it, I did the same thing when I first got my FJ and ended up only getting around 14mpg, this is not a fault of the FJ, but RTT's in general, same RTT on my Subaru Forester and it only got 16mpg vs the normal 25-26mpg... Good luck with the FJ, its fugly at first, but at least you already got rid of the horrendous bumper!
That is kind of what I was thinking, thank you for the information. Super helpful!
Where can i buy that headlight and turn signal with drl ? Thanks
Can you make a vid on how you did the tail lights and yo
Did you paint the mirrors and door handles black? Or are they aftermarket?
They were painted black, same with the roof!
I would rather go for Prado LC 120/150 then FJ it has capability of FJ and much more space. Hell even the chassis of FJ is built on the platform of LC120.
I'm on my second one. They are great and handle well for an SUV as long as you don't have a big heavy tent making it top heavy. Get a lower roof rack. You're bashing a truck that I have an irrational love for, stop it
If you watched the video you would understand that I am not bashing it 😂, just explaining that there is a few quirks with it. Also, I should have clarified in the video, you are absolutely right. The tent makes a huge difference in handling. That being said, most of the time it is driven without a tent and it is still noticeable.
"Stop it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
There was a video on TH-cam where they mentioned the poor gas mileage on the FJs and one comment said a good solution would be upgrading the Intake to an S&B Cold Air intake, might be something to look into
That is interesting I might research that, thank you!
Good solution is to make them in diesel fuel ⛽️! Like my Toyota Hilux 🛻
Maybe I should swap it...
To be honest, the front end looks very ugly.
Ok 🤷🏻♂️
@@OutboundIntent Just saying that the original front end looked better but too bad that it is all plastic. 😉😉
I would agree that it had potential but the way they went about it (especially with plastics) made it undesirable for me
Stock rear-view camera on a 2010+ FJ is actually in the center of the spare as you have it (yours is outfitted with a custom camera cover, which looks cool), but no FJ cruiser came with a camera on the rear bumper.
As far as visibility goes, you should give the Japanese JDM side mirrors a try:
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Yeah... I figured that out too late haha (got information from a poor source). I have been seeing those recently and they look awesome, thanks for the link!
my 2014 back up camera is in the middle of the spare as well. They are not below the bumper.
So you DO think it sucks...? After watching the whole thing, I honestly can't tell because it kind of sounds like you low-key just don't like this car - The weirdness is the charm imo.
Nahhh this is literally a dream vehicle of mine, there is just some quirks with it. I could write out a long pros list as well, but I wanted to keep the video true to the title
Clarification, back up camera is always in the wheel where it was located in the video my Fj, brought new, came like that
Correct 👊
you are not a good person to explain the FJ , the roof is made for the desert
I get that 100% just not my style. I absolutely love the FJ (it is my favorite off-road vehicle) but there is some things I like changing on them because I am not a fan of how they look from factory.
Buy Mercedes G-wagen next, none of the problems you have mentioned with blind spots or ride quality and it looks awesome stock.
Yep, I hate mine so bad I bought a second one!
(BTW, the B/U camera is in the OEM position)
Check out fjcruiserforums.com if you haven't yet...
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I don't blame you 👊😂, FJs are super cool I love them... once a few core issues are addressed. And yeah thank you, I got my information from a poor source originally.