FJ at the Canadian Int'l Auto Show (in T.O.)

[Patioslave]

For anyone in the Toronto area, the FJ will be at the Toronto show (yellow they told me). Hope it is not roped off. They also confirmed to me that at least two FJs will be at the 4x4 Track that will be sponsoring this year. Feb 17 to 26 (hopefully some of you will already have your FJ). I know I won't.

Go to autoshow.ca

[goleafs]

This morning I talked to my contact at the Richmond Hill Toyota and he assured me that there would be at least 3 different FJ's on the show and they wouldn't be roped. We can only hope....

[wakesurfboy]

Give us some photo and if we can toutch them, may be I will go there.

[goleafs]

Check this out from www.autoshow.ca:

TOYOTA 4X4 TRACK
Tough. Powerful. Built to last. Welcome to the Toyota 4X4 Track. An AutoShow favourite returns in 2006 to give truck enthusiasts an opportunity to test drive their favourite Toyota Truck in a full-on, off-road test drive. From the versatile Tacoma to the new king of the hill, valley, rock, stream - the 2007 FJ Cruiser. Never Quit – that’s the philosophy of Toyota Trucks. Once you’ve experienced the Toyota 4X4 Track you’ll feel the same way! Be sure to visit the Toyota exhibit in the 800 level of the South MTCC and register for your opportunity to test any of the featured Toyota trucks.

Featured Toyota trucks for 2006:

4Runner V6
4Runner V8
Tacoma
Tacoma D-Cab
Tundra
Tundra D-Cab
FJ Cruiser

[Percy]

Dang it - you mean I have to become Canadian to get to drive the FJ offroad on their little track? Bastards.

Well, now I need one of our northern bretheren to let me know how hard it is to become Canadian.

[wakesurfboy]

goleafs previously said:

Check this out from www.autoshow.ca:

TOYOTA 4X4 TRACK
Tough. Powerful. Built to last. Welcome to the Toyota 4X4 Track. An AutoShow favourite returns in 2006 to give truck enthusiasts an opportunity to test drive their favourite Toyota Truck in a full-on, off-road test drive. From the versatile Tacoma to the new king of the hill, valley, rock, stream - the 2007 FJ Cruiser. Never Quit – that’s the philosophy of Toyota Trucks. Once you’ve experienced the Toyota 4X4 Track you’ll feel the same way! Be sure to visit the Toyota exhibit in the 800 level of the South MTCC and register for your opportunity to test any of the featured Toyota trucks.

Featured Toyota trucks for 2006:

4Runner V6
4Runner V8
Tacoma
Tacoma D-Cab
Tundra
Tundra D-Cab
FJ Cruiser

Oh no! Need to drive to Toronto to ride a FJ? Serious, we can drive it? How it works, line of 444 peoples waiting for a test drive before you or only some lucky winner of a lottery will have the chance to try it?

[goleafs]

No need to be canadian or american to test drive FJ. Everyone is welcome to Toronto on Feb 17-26 sa long as you're not carrying bombs or other ****.

Now seriously, here is how the test drive works. Toyota usually have 5-6 trucks (4Runners, Tacomas, Tundras and this year's FJ), all with automatic trannies. You go to Toyota and register for a drive (you need a valid Canadian or US driving license). Based on the number of people and which truck you want to drive, they tell you approximate time when to come back (last year it was about 1-1.5 hours for me to drive 4Runner). Then you do whatever you want, go to other exhibits and come back when they told you - no lines, no waitings (sort of).

The test track is not big - a couple of ups and downs, some sand, some wooden logs and that's it - the whole thing takes about 10-15 minutes (hey, better than nothing). One of the toyota guys usually sits behind you, so you would drive slow and wouldn't do anything stupid.

You are not limited to just one lap or one truck, but each time you go through the whole registering routine again. Hopefully there wouldn't be too many people wanting to drive FJ this year (excluding fellow forum members )