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Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 02:05 pm: | 
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More pics can be found here
-glenn |
Greg French (Gregfrench)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 02:20 pm: |
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I kinda like it!
I wonder if there are any production plans. I have always loved the FJ-40's
Hmmmm....Lights on the mirrors. That gives me an idea! |
M. K. Watson (Lrover94)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 02:25 pm: |
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cool!
mike w |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 02:42 pm: |
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Built-in winch, suicide doors, ?removable top?....
I like it, well, at least better than an H2...
-L |
Peter Carey (Pcarey)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 03:47 pm: |
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As a former FJ40 owner all I have to say is "AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GOOD LORD THAT IS UGLY!!!! PLEASE NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
yeah, that's about it |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 05:00 pm: |
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Hmmmmm.... plastic 
Looks like the guy who made the avalanche designed this thing. But if its built like the the older FJ40's and not some POS IFS clone then I really don't care what it looks like as long as I don't have to get a baby blue one. |
mantaray (Mantaray)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 05:48 pm: |
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i've gotta agree with Peter on this one, that is an abomination. it's based on the Taco platform, so you know it's IFS. way too plastic. i want them to just start producing the old 40's as is with a little more attention to protecting the body from rot. i've considered selling my YJ to get an FJ-40, but the parts are too expensive. |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 06:56 pm: |
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NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't see that. I didn't see that. I didn't see that. Please, lord, make it go away! |
Christopher Dynak (Adtoolco)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 10:20 pm: |
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Looks like a legos vehicle.
-Chris |
todd slater (Toddslater)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 10:50 pm: |
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Al,
Baby blue matches my eyes 
Well, its not as ugly as the Avalanche or the other new high water mark for refugees of the AMC design team...the Aztek. I think it could be smoothed out to be decent. IFS would be a sad thing...however I'd give my first born to have some high end carbon fiber reinforced glass skin. IH8 rust. |
todd slater (Toddslater)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 10:55 pm: |
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Damit all gumby
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OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 12:06 am: |
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Where is the high/low selector.
Did anyone else see it was only a 3 speed trans? |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 07:51 am: |
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oliver,
if you read the article it says it is a 4speed auto, and that it does have low range |
TPH (Snowman)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 08:18 am: |
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"The FJ Cruiser takes on an authentic functional form, yet adopts several styling cues from the original FJ," said Jin Kim, the FJ Cruiser�s 25-year-old exterior designer. Can someone point me to these authentic forms? Sorry, I can't find them. One word, UGLY. That thing is an insult to it's heritage. I just don't understand why carmakers keep designing trucks with all the plastic trim crap. I want to go at them with a screwdriver and chisel and remove that garbage to see the metal panels! |
adtoolco
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:00 am: |
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Plastic = Cheap |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:26 am: |
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The tires pictured are interesting. |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:37 am: |
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Looks to me like they took alot of their design cues from the J**P Willys concept from last year. Wide roof with low windows. Kinda looks like it's been chopped. If they would have kept the narrow body and seperate fenders it would have looked a lot truer to the original. |
Mike Carino (Mikec)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 10:32 am: |
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I like the intergrated/removable GPS unit concept. Color matched to the dashboard, but removable when you need to use it and for security. I have to admit that it isn't exactly causing me to harken back to the original FJ-40, but it does have a lot of innovative ideas and concepts.
Mike |
Peter Carey (Pcarey)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 10:50 am: |
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Oliver,
The old FJ40s were only 3 speed. Never stopped me from doing 90 in it. Less gears to break that way.
pwc |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 11:10 am: |
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holy shit 90 in a cruiser?? I have done 65 in a 78 and I thought I was on my death bed. |
Jeremy Katka (Jkatka)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 12:03 pm: |
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Phillip, you would have to see Peter drive..... to him speed is always a good thing.... Dont know what it is but he does not know how to drive a 4x4 slow
JK |
Peter Carey (Pcarey)
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 01:29 pm: |
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I've got better things to do than wait around. Although, I have grown slower in my old age. Obvisouly a lot slower since I bought a Rover.
Granted, the time I hit 90 was with the top off and because it was over 100 degrees zipping through Idaho on the way to Utah. But I'd regularly take to to 80 with the top and rack on.
I'll stop talking now lest I sell the disco and go buy one....
pwc |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 12:45 am: |
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I finally found my program from the Toyota 2002 Motor Show (Japan), where they had this little beast:
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Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 12:47 am: |
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Sorry about the size. Here's another shot:
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Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 12:49 am: |
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And, finally, the interior. Paint powder-puff blue and looks similar to the concept FJ interior. Note the placement of the gear shift ... sort of brings a new meaning to the "on-the-tree" shifter.
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Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 12:50 am: |
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hmmm .... 2 hits and one strike .... let me try this again ....
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