I have been stalking for a while looking to pick up my next FJ, will be buying in the next year - two years. The one debate I struggle with is first or second "gen". My wife had a Blue 07 with 120k on the clock, we drove it until 160k, then she sold it while I was away (I still give her grief about that). I had a 2012 for a while, drove it across the country, did the Rubicon and various other trails with it. Love'd that truck, but sold it when I got stationed in Japan and we had just gotten my wife's TRD 4Runner.
Anyways, her FJ felt like a pig, didn't have the same pep in it's step as my 2012, also got a solid 13 MPG the entire time we had it. Mine hung around 18-19 even after the 33's, and just felt more lively than the 07. My 2012 also had 35k when I bought it, so that may be a part of the difference. I love the old blue ones, think they are great. And I am looking for a cheaper one, since I intend to ride it hard on the trail and spend a lot of money on upgrades.
Here's my comparison so far, hoping folks with more experience can fill in around it.
07-09:
Has the blue color
Cheaper
More on the market
Relatively the same aftermarket support
Less HP
Less MPG
Older
10-14
Still has cool colors
Not THAT much more (when you're in the 100k+ market)
TTUE's available
Share's parts with our T4R
More HP
Maybe more MPG
Newer
Either that or I convince the wife to let me adopt her 4Runner. However, then I have to baby a $45k rig down the trail.
Anyways, her FJ felt like a pig, didn't have the same pep in it's step as my 2012, also got a solid 13 MPG the entire time we had it. Mine hung around 18-19 even after the 33's, and just felt more lively than the 07. My 2012 also had 35k when I bought it, so that may be a part of the difference. I love the old blue ones, think they are great. And I am looking for a cheaper one, since I intend to ride it hard on the trail and spend a lot of money on upgrades.
Here's my comparison so far, hoping folks with more experience can fill in around it.
07-09:
Has the blue color
Cheaper
More on the market
Relatively the same aftermarket support
Less HP
Less MPG
Older
10-14
Still has cool colors
Not THAT much more (when you're in the 100k+ market)
TTUE's available
Share's parts with our T4R
More HP
Maybe more MPG
Newer
Either that or I convince the wife to let me adopt her 4Runner. However, then I have to baby a $45k rig down the trail.