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Toyota FJ Cruiser: A new owner’s view

June 8, 2008

While we had the Toyota FJ Cruiser here in The Garage, our good friend Neil Caton was picking up his own FJ Cruiser in Connecticut. Neil has been so happy with his FJ that he agreed to give our readers of his impressions of his big red beast:
My SUV experience first began with an ’89 [...]

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Toyota FJ Cruiser: Beyond the suicide doors

June 7, 2008

Looking back, I usually find that I can tell from my notes how excited (or not) I was by any particular vehicle. Sometimes there is just one page, hastily scribbled down just so I don’t forget the car. In the case of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser however, there is a whopping 4 full pages! [...]

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Toyota FJ Cruiser: An unexpected delight

May 31, 2008

Have you ever had a first impression of something only to find your perception changes after getting to know it? Sure you have and I just had that very experience with the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. I suppose a bit of an explanation is in order here. Last fall, when I visited the IMPA Test [...]

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Off road test: Toyota FJ

September 15, 2007

When Toyota first revealed the FJ Concept, enthusiasts the world over pretty much begged them to build this retro off roader. And so, build it they did and they stayed true to the concept, adding in lots of cool details along the way. Stylistically, funky details abound from side marker lights to dash vents and [...]

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IMPA Test Days: Day one on the hill

September 6, 2007

So here I sit, enjoying a luke warm JW Dundee’s Pale Bock and an ice cold piece of leftover pizza while I sort through a few of the 294 photos I took today. Suffice it to say there is no better way to spend a work day than testing 4×4 trucks up and down a [...]

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