I think I heard screeching tires after that comment, wtf?
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New Owner as of 1/6/09,
NEW BFG A/T KO's RWL 265/70/17
Sirius Satellite Radio, K&N drop in,
FIAMM Freeway Blaster 2nd Horn,
35% 3M tint on front windows
MPAC Side Mount, Ax & Shovel Mounts,
Trail Gear Rock Sliders
Next . . .
3" OME Lift? Arb bumper?
Once my buddy's girlfriend called it cute he wont let it go now.
My exgirlfriends mom said, "don't they make a bigger one" While her husband said, "that thing would only dream of going where our Jeep does." keep in mind a stock grand cherokee with road tires. Then I realized I should not have been where I was.
What I like about the FJ is that kids love it. I saw a family getting out of a blingged out shiny white H2 parked in front of me, as they were walking away their boy, about 3, kept staring, smiling, and pointing at my blue FJ as his loving parents dragged him on not even hearing what he was saying. I loved the old ones when I was a kid.
Left the car with the valet at a hotel in Philly a couple of weeks ago - on the way home I noticed they'd left the tag in the car. Under model it read "H3."
Although the valet must not been much of a car guy - they had the manufacturer down as Ford......
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2008 Brick 4x4 6-Speed Manual with All Terrain Package (all stock)
I made the mistake of parking my stock TT next to Larry "Dirty Parts" Bernstein's radically modded SF when we were going to sushi. My friend and his family were nearby and his wife said "It looks so petite". It's also funny because Larry is 6-8 and I'm 5-8.
After a year of mods, she said it looked like a Tonka truck and I think she meant it in a good way. Her husband, my good friend, calls it the Beast and says it puts his H2 SUT to shame (his truck is very nice and well modded). His oldest son, a big FJ fan, says it's the nicest one he's ever seen.
On some of the other previous posts:
"What kind of gas mileage does it get?" I answer yes or MPG or better than my 07 Tahoe.
"Why didn't you buy American?" I did...6 times in a row. After all the problems, I wanted reliability and a manufacturer that wasn't going broke so I went back to Toyota.
"It's cute." As I get older, I'll take cute or anything else that sounds remotely like a compliment (other than "you've got a good personality).
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2008 TT SE (KJ6BDW)
5AT, SE, CQ, G0, EL, DH
BFG MT KM2 285s, ARB front bumper, Icon adj. coilovers, SAW rears w/ Icon springs, rear sway arms and shock protectors. Gobi Stealth Rack & Ladder, PIAA lights front, side & rear, full Bud Built skids, PIAA horns & bulbs, Eclipse shade, Power Tank, Staun deflators, UDS recovery kit, Hi Lift Extreme, True Temper axe & shovel on Gobi mounts, MPAC rear/HD side racks/barrier, AFE intake/TBS, ScanGauge II, ARB Fridge, DP dual battery, Yaesu FTM-10, CB.
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List of mods in order of install:
Passenger Arm Rest
Arizona 4 Wheel Drive Trail Book
Second Horn
Bandi Mount with Cobra CB Radio, 4' Firestick Antenna
Garman Nuvi 650 Navigation
Swapped Out Rubber Mats For Carprted Mats
Factory Rock Sliders
OME 3'' Medium Lift
Wheelers White Steelies
285-75-16 Nitto Terra Grappler Tires
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In Memeory of My Beloved Wife Sally November 1954-September 2007