Nah.. I think you'll find all kinds here and it seems that most are daily drivers as well. Some are active off-roaders, some are formers off-roaders that still play a little and some have/will never been off road. I'm in the category of "former off-roader that takes 5000 mile roadtrips to drive on a simple dirt trail".. No intense rocks, water crossings, mud or days in the wilderness.. More like B&B off-roading.. LOL.. Welcome.. Ron
Glad to hear it. There's an unpaved road near my house, maybe I'll take a crack at that.
Congrats on the new FJ.
If you would like to go to an FJ event that does not include offroading there is an event in Cades Cove close to Gatlinburg on Memorial weekend.
The hike part might be difficult since we have an 8-month old, and I think the rocks and dirt would scratch up his knees, but I'd definitely be interested in future events.
I already absolutely do. Every car purchase I've made in the past has been for practical reasons. This one I just really wanted, if for nothing else than to run over Prius owners.
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Ya-know.. These days my favorite thing to do is just drive on dirt/gravel/easy trails. Go out and drive on the lake bottom when around ET or head to the south west for a little sand driving. It's just good easy fun. Sandy and I do B&B roadtrips and then take daytrips to see a little dirt/sand. One could probably do all the we do in a pickup truck, but we had Jeep Rubicons and now the FJ. I like to be prepared.. LOL.. Ron
PS: If you're not familiar with Cades Cove, check it out on the web. There's no off-roading there, just a beautiful cove with a little paved road loop, a gravel road and neat paved one-way road through the mountains (often closed), a visitor center and a couple of churches. It's a family spot where folks just picnic and look at the beauty. The kid will have a great time..
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Glad to hear it. There's an unpaved road near my house, maybe I'll take a crack at that.
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Welcome aboard John!!! If you look at my sig line, I have a 4x2 as well. Nothing stopping you from modding it however you want to. The rear diff lock is nice to get you out of "sticky" situations but the rig is pretty capable all on it's own!
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welcome. for whatever reason you bought your vehicle, it is yours. there are plenty of people that buy them and dont get them dirty. me included. mine is all stock suspension wise. i bought it for going to the snow, camping, and i did some desert exploring when i lived in arizona. welcome to the club.
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