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Title: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Bird on February 19, 2014, 12:24:02 PM: http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/toyota-recalls-suv-20140219-32zud.html (http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/toyota-recalls-suv-20140219-32zud.html)

I thought only Jeeps caught fire for no reason...
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Track Norris on February 19, 2014, 12:53:14 PM: Bugger - Toyota funny commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfAYnCxkK0#)

Bugger.

Cue Scarps.
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: wilson79 on February 19, 2014, 01:52:43 PM: Whoops!!!!
Title: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: scarps on February 19, 2014, 01:55:21 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/19/u8ysu2ut.jpg)bugger!
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Mace on February 19, 2014, 02:30:55 PM: Good try, that looks like a 4 runner!

:cheers:
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: scarps on February 19, 2014, 02:36:50 PM: What's the best way to put out a Toyota on Fire?

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/19/dyjuby9u.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: dazzler on February 19, 2014, 02:59:18 PM: Not my precious FJ. Please noooooooo.
Title: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: scarps on February 19, 2014, 03:00:59 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/19/eme8yzem.jpg)

Of interest, if they had a diesel version, I'd probably be driving one.
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Mace on February 19, 2014, 03:10:04 PM: He was marooned in the snow and they had to keep warm! I still love them.

:cheers:
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on February 19, 2014, 03:36:13 PM: Hey, no car maker can match the fire you can get out of a Jeep.

ffffftttt, just a bunch of tryhards.

IT'S JEEP THING.

Hmmm, just thinking, the wife's out in ours now and she's insured for 1/2 a mil, plus, I get a payout on the Jeep.

Oh Lord, if ya gunna take her anyway, do it while I'm still young enough to enjoy her insurance payout.
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Steffo1 on February 19, 2014, 03:47:40 PM: I'm happy to be corrected but my understanding of the FJ was that it was a retro look of an earlier model i.e. our '82 LX on Moreton with the good woman at the helm around '86 from memory.
If that's the case the resemblance stops with the company name & the term FJ is short for "Freakin Joke". They are just pig ugly compared to my beloved old Bluey.
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Topender on February 19, 2014, 04:12:42 PM: I don't mind the look of them except my Wife and Kids call them Lego cars. Makes me laugh. Would have to be diesel before I'd be interested though.

Dave
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: achjimmy on February 19, 2014, 05:04:35 PM: Quote from: Steffo1 on February 19, 2014, 03:47:40 PM
I'm happy to be corrected but my understanding of the FJ was that it was a retro look of an earlier model i.e. our '82 LX on Moreton with the good woman at the helm around '86 from memory.
If that's the case the resemblance stops with the company name & the term FJ is short for "Freakin Joke". They are just pig ugly compared to my beloved old Bluey.

That's the understanding Steffo. But I am convinced there just retro copy of a international scout for the US market. The scout was very popular in the US, more so than original FJs were and the FJ cruiser looks closer to a scout than FJ IMO.
Title: Re: Toyota Learns from jeep how to catch fire - its a recall
Post by: Mace on February 19, 2014, 05:17:27 PM: Any resemblance to the old FJ ends at the front grill and mudguards, thank Christ! That's the reason why I want one, I mean, fair dinkum, I spent thousands of kms in FJ40s years ago, and would hate to go thru the same experience again!

:cheers: