I picked up my 2008 Sandstorm FJ this past Saturday!
This website has been VERY helpful in the purchasing process, and I wanted to thank everyone who responded to my threads and sent me messages/emails. Reading about the experiences others have had has helped me out, so I hope my brief summary below is helpful to others...
The FJ was purchased from Jim Barkley Toyota in NC. My FJ has the following equipment: auto, 4x4, roof rack, UR package, and tow hitch. The msrp was $30,914 and I got it reasonable price. The price included any type of admin/doc fee. The state tax will be paid to the DMV, once I register it in IL.
Overall, I had a great experience working with Jim Barkley Toyota. I worked with Allen, and he made this process quick and easy. I flew to NC on Saturday morning, and they picked me up from the airport. I was in and out of the dealership in 20 minutes, driving away with my new FJ! No sales pressure to purchase additional services/warranties. I highly recommend them!!
I picked up my 2008 Sandstorm FJ this past Saturday!
This website has been VERY helpful in the purchasing process, and I wanted to thank everyone who responded to my threads and sent me messages/emails. Reading about the experiences others have had has helped me out, so I hope my brief summary below is helpful to others...
The FJ was purchased from Jim Barkley Toyota in NC. My FJ has the following equipment: auto, 4x4, roof rack, UR package, and tow hitch. The msrp was $30,914 and I got it I got it reasonable price. The price included any type of admin/doc fee. The state tax will be paid to the DMV, once I register it in IL.
Overall, I had a great experience working with Jim Barkley Toyota. I worked with Allen, and he made this process quick and easy. I flew to NC on Saturday morning, and they picked me up from the airport. I was in and out of the dealership in 20 minutes, driving away with my new FJ! No sales pressure to purchase additional services/warranties. I highly recommend them!!
Congrats - you'll love it! Now get busy with the mods - you know you can't resist
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2008 Sandstorm - Base Model
Alloy Wheels, Trail Gear Rock Sliders, Trail Gear skid plate, white bezel, 100W Hella 500's, factory hitch receiver (added), switched 4Lo-TRAC
Build plan: Replace every part one-at-a-time till I'm either a.) out of parts to replace, b.) out of money to replace them, or c.) very close to being single.
Sweet Deal! That allows you to spend a bunch of bucks on mods!
cheers,
dale
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Happy Trails!
TLCA #17625
LOS TRES AMIGOS IN MEXICO
TITANIUM METALLIC--A/T
ARB Bumper - Warn Winch - OME Heavy 886/895 - Bandi Mount - All-Pro Lower link skids - Bud Built skids - Snorkle - Toyota prefilter (cyclone air filter) - Optima Yellow Top Battery - Painless Dual Battery Control System - Scuba Driver Mod - Kenwood DNX 7120 GPS - A-TRAC mod - 110v add-on - Rock Rails - Rear Locker - Roof Rack - BFG TA/KO's - ARB Fridge/Freezer - '08 side visor mod - Royal Purple fluids - E3.68 Spark Plugs - All Pro Rear Bumper - All Pro Lower Links - M-Pac rear and side mounts - AT Cooler - 14 gallon Auxillery Fuel Tank
To be continued...
Congratulations on your purchase, and now is time for mods, you will find a lot of info in this forum. Good luck with her.
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ICON Stage 1 Extended travel + Total Chaos UCA's, TRD Exhaust, PIAA Auxiliary fog lights (mount on ARB bumper), BF Goodrich Mud terrain KM2 285/70/17, PUTCO dome lights, Pioneer AVH P-4100, JL custom box with 12" JL sub, Alpine marine amp, N-Fab Nerf bars, 4 KC 6" Slimlite Long range 150W mount on RealWheels bar on roof, ARB front bumper, Warn 8000, IPF fog kit, ARB recovery kit, body mount chop, Quickair2 compressor, Safari Snorkel.
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08 Sandstorm - 5AT, Upgrade #2, Roofrack
SAW suspension
Total Chaos UCA
Metal Tech Fab Sliders
PIAA 525's in Ion Yellow Hi & Low
Swiss Fog Light Kit
an congrats
Linear Mode
