1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Just got home (did a gender reveal at my in-laws) and that's what we've been looking forward to!

 

@Kwikvette FJ gocart

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjbIL4fJEui/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

 

BRO

That shit is like full-sized rig for Dan and I

 

I WANT THAT

 

Simulated manual transmission in EV cars

https://fb.watch/gmhn4TavhT/?mibextid=hOoF3G

 

Oh and uhm,

"Good morning crew" had Critter been here now

 

Gets my day going to a good start!

 

Oof

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkEeGiagtS7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

You know, the FJ has horrible blind spots and is just genuinely unpleasing from a drivers perspective, but damn if it isn't really compelling as a UTE, I like that look for it.

 

Toyota should bring it back redesigned to compete with the Bronco with a soft top

apparently they've still been making the FJ all this time for other markets, final year was this year or next I think.

I still think they look like giant Lego-mobiles when stock

 

Somehow it is fascinating that even for something as mundane as Land Cruiser bearing lock washers it is still cheaper for me to order and ship from Saudi Arabia than to buy at a dealer that has them in stock in without shipping.

 

Yeah I think I like it better that way. When I was in the drivers seat of one I couldn't believe how awful the views all around were.

 

That's what I'm hoping they do. Compete with the 2 door JL, Defender 90 (not that it does high volume) and the new Bronco.
I like the 2 new door Broncs, even just stock.
I'm a sucker for short wheelbase.

 

Shoot a 79 series would compete. But have worse crash standards, tech, and comfort. I feel like there’s a growing market in the US for a capable Toyota that can hang with a Rubicon spec wrangler.

 

@01x4 The FJ100 cruiser. I'm sure its family loves it.

 

I think Toyota really missed out on a huge slice of the market by not offering a lighter-duty solid front axle compact SUV in the US market like a 70 series Prado for example. They could've competed with the TJ Wrangler back in the 90s and early 2000s.

I'm not sure the 79 series would do that well here; it basically fills the roll of a 2500 full-size pickup overseas, and most would find it kind of an odd duck here in the States, at least for the price.