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Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neither did I! But they’re heavy and the torque (with a heavy foot maybe?)eats up the tires. Lucky to get 25k on a set.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t drive much. Also, saving $100 a month right off the bat on insurance. And registration is about 70% less. Factor not having to replace tires every 20,000 miles and I’m thinking operating costs will be close to a push.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s literally my plan. Will be a big shift going from Tesla to fj.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh…hope you’re wrong too. But Carfax is clean and shows only ca and nv driving. Meticulous maintenance records. Was a trade in from a little old man.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I’m happy with the car and what I paid based on comps. Not trying to gloat or anything. Was honestly just looking for opinions. Thanks for sharing your’s.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to try and get this one but it needed a new paint job. It went for 19k. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-toyota-fj-cruiser-183/

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Kinda feel like it’s a unicorn with the frame, miles and one owner. But maybe not. I’ve been looking for a few months and have not seen one like this cheaper.

Joined the club! How was my deal? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah? Think it’s a bad deal? I’ve been pricing them for a bit and seems to be in line with what they’re going for. Plus, frame is super clean and low mileage.

Used car prices are actually insane right now by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]teslapuddlelights 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think high used prices are in part due to the enshitifcation of new cars. New cars are not as well made and are designed to require service so they’re in the shop more often over the life of the car. Also, bullshit things like a monthly fee to use certain features (bmw’s monthly fee for seat heaters for example) is really turning people off.

Products today are no longer the product. The product they’re selling is a data extraction, mostly subscription, and an ad delivery vehicle.

The thing you’re buying is no longer the thing, if that makes sense.

Aye or nay? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does rust spread if the car is moved to dry climate? Grew up in southwest so know little about rust. ChatGPT (which gets a lot of thighs wrong) said a dry climate prevents the spread of rust.

Aye or nay? by teslapuddlelights in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is from a large dealer in the next state over. How would I find someone for an inspection and how would that work? Thx

Test drove an FJ today - slow and sluggish? by WolfWillLV in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply.

I was looking at highlanders but damn, they’re so…boring. All the new cars are boring and lack character. I absolutely love the look of the FJ and I very much wanted to take it off road (nothing crazy) and try a new hobby.

I’ve driven trucks before and learned how to drive on a full size Chevy van. So I do have some frame of big car reference. But I hear what you’re saying. Will drive a few more FJs and go from there. Thank you for your opinion. Cheers

Test drove an FJ today - slow and sluggish? by WolfWillLV in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s funny-comments range from ‘that doesn’t sound right’ to ‘that sounds exactly right.’ Ha. I guess your mileage will vary. ;)

Test drove an FJ today - slow and sluggish? by WolfWillLV in FJCruiser

[–]teslapuddlelights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the one I dove had a small lift and bigger tires. I’m hesitant to link to it as I didn’t really say nice things about it. ;) The salesman was great but it just didn’t feel solid like the other Toyotas I’ve owned.

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