Toyota FJ Cruiser Review on the Curbside

[hoshnasi]

Wow premium fuel only? That makes things more difficult :(

[edward500mp]

Love my green 010. Getting 21mpg on the highway with 89 octane. Got it in January here in Ohio. Goes like a tank in the snow and mud. Never had a problem. It's a pain to wax near the plastic, but painter's tape helps. Mom is elderly, but she has ramped up her travels since I bought this, I think she likes riding in it. She never called much when I had the '03 Olds Aurora. Hmmm?

[nelson4568]

@edward500mp congrats they are great little suvs, i have an 08 blue, having tranny problems though a lot of slipping and the engine idles rough, bought it to toyota 3 times they swear theres nothing wrong so i may have to get rid of her, but damn will i miss driving in the snow, never once did i get stuck

[satisfactionentertai]

Nice video Tony. I bet you were thinking it would be a nice DJ vehicle.

[CurbsideColumn]

I actually had planned to get one until I drove this one and realized that it got like 18MPG on premium unleaded. The fuel cost wasn't worth it. If they made a diesel, I'd likely have bought one but premium unleaded in a truck? No thank you.

[bader175]

hey tony how r u? just a quick tip... when u off-road always use  ur 2 feet for ur 2 pedals i can see u used one foot cuz on 1:02 u c the fj roll back and in some circumstances that can be dangerous ;)

[CurbsideColumn]

@bader175 Thanks! Honestly the off-roading was not as serious as it looked in the video - filmmaker tricks.

[bader175]

oh ok. but just use this advice if you go off roading again :)

[CurbsideColumn]

@bader175 Will do! I'm planning to get some vehicles dirty soon.

[Muro2488]

dude, kill yourself please!

[NUkkAhPlEEz]

4:10 craaaaasshh

hahaha

jk

[nmclay]

Designed in USA then built in Japan with 100% Japansese parts, according to their stickers.

[balrais]

I hear they called them Fatma Jasim in Dubai :)

[dubai1dari]

@balrais

hhhhhh yes they are

[Velcroisaripoff]

lol

[muneerzepp]

yeah .... seems Tony is gay;probably a redneck gay!.

[crazymudboy]

i think tony is gay

[eanjelian]

Thanks for posting the video. I actually have a black FJ and I've really gotten to put it to work haha.

[54spiritedwill54]

Super!

[angrydog]

Awsome review btw.

[CurbsideColumn]

The bad thing is in these expensive gasoline times, this thing has a taste for premium fuel and isn't very efficient with it. I actually thought I'd want one until I had to put gasoline in it.

[angrydog]

Actually it's not mandatory to use premium fuel, you can use regular.

[CurbsideColumn]

No, but it runs best and has the most performance with it. This is seriously a vehicle that could benefit from a good diesel engine. Better low-end torque and fuel economy as well.

[xorangemanx]

all i heard was tailgating, serious fun in the back, perdy colorssss, backseat partners, and come out. lol

[problemsolver2w2l]

lockers?

just a two wheel drive.

[Huricano2]

Did you guys get the optional XM stereo?, I heard it had really poor sound quality. Im seriously think about buying one of these.

[CurbsideColumn]

The one I used was a Toyota press vehicle. Honestly, I don't remember if it had that or not now.

[rocket27]

Does the view for the rear passengers suck? or can they see out ok?

[CurbsideColumn]

Hiya, Rocket. Actually, the back seat is rather "dark." In other words, the windows are rather small and so the back seat passengers definitely get the, er, back seat treatment. Plus ingress/egress is poor.

You can also get a user account (Free) on he Curbside web site where we have all sorts of discussion forums on this stuff.

[aarc51]

Super! Thanks for asking!

[techmaster242]

That is definitely a big, gay boat ride.

[jandrews10]

You suck

[CurbsideColumn]

Why thank you, J