rusty_tlc
Explorer
Just posting to say hi and introduce myself. Locrwln pointed me to htis site and after looking around I think it has a lot to offer. I have already seen one trip I want to take.
A little background:
I finished up building my FJ40 this fall, it is oriented more toward a trail rig. Lockers, dual t-case, SOA etc. All I need to do is learn how to drive it
. I know I will have a blast learning the more technical style required.
On to the next project.
The time has come to replace our aging GMC full size 4X4. This has been a great truck and served us well towing travel trailers for the last fourteen years, as well as being a decent off roader when we get to our destination. However, we are now empty nesters, the TT is history, and a lot of little things are going wrong with the Whale. The wheel base on this rig is has also limited what we could do in the past. (It's a long bed extended cab.)
SO what to replace it with? We haven't tent camped in 20 years but are willing to give a trial. More likely we will wind up with a small tent trailer. We will typicaly spend a week in the spring down in Death Valley or in Eastern Nevada during the early summer. We usually get another week or so trip out to the Nor Cal/ So Ore coast around mid summer. At some point we really want to visit Moab, Canyonlands, And Arches parks. There are probably a dozen more trips like that we would be doing. I want something that will do well with a minimum of modification, basically bolt on stuff.
So we want something that will handle mild trails, tow a small trailer, and not kill the bank account. Toyota prefered. Gas milage would take a back seat to comfort.
We test drove the FJC, hated the visiability. Not only from a driving aspect but from a sight seeing aspect. This was a disappointment because I have been very impressed with their off road performance. We also found the seats to be very uncomfortable, my 30+YO FJ40 seats are better. We had a sit down in a double cab Tacoma, not as bad as the FJC but after the big cars we are use to kind of claustrophbic.
We considered the FJ60 series but wanted something a little newer looking, I think the 40 parked in front of the house is as much as my wife can handle in the junker car department.
We both like the 80 series LC's, but I'm leaning more toward the 100 series. IMHO for what we plan to do with this rig the IFS would be an asset. As I understand the 100's also have a little more HP for towing. Th efinal decision may come down to which rig we find first.
So that's where we are.
A little background:
I finished up building my FJ40 this fall, it is oriented more toward a trail rig. Lockers, dual t-case, SOA etc. All I need to do is learn how to drive it
. I know I will have a blast learning the more technical style required.
On to the next project.
The time has come to replace our aging GMC full size 4X4. This has been a great truck and served us well towing travel trailers for the last fourteen years, as well as being a decent off roader when we get to our destination. However, we are now empty nesters, the TT is history, and a lot of little things are going wrong with the Whale. The wheel base on this rig is has also limited what we could do in the past. (It's a long bed extended cab.)
SO what to replace it with? We haven't tent camped in 20 years but are willing to give a trial. More likely we will wind up with a small tent trailer. We will typicaly spend a week in the spring down in Death Valley or in Eastern Nevada during the early summer. We usually get another week or so trip out to the Nor Cal/ So Ore coast around mid summer. At some point we really want to visit Moab, Canyonlands, And Arches parks. There are probably a dozen more trips like that we would be doing. I want something that will do well with a minimum of modification, basically bolt on stuff.
So we want something that will handle mild trails, tow a small trailer, and not kill the bank account. Toyota prefered. Gas milage would take a back seat to comfort.
We test drove the FJC, hated the visiability. Not only from a driving aspect but from a sight seeing aspect. This was a disappointment because I have been very impressed with their off road performance. We also found the seats to be very uncomfortable, my 30+YO FJ40 seats are better. We had a sit down in a double cab Tacoma, not as bad as the FJC but after the big cars we are use to kind of claustrophbic.
We considered the FJ60 series but wanted something a little newer looking, I think the 40 parked in front of the house is as much as my wife can handle in the junker car department.
We both like the 80 series LC's, but I'm leaning more toward the 100 series. IMHO for what we plan to do with this rig the IFS would be an asset. As I understand the 100's also have a little more HP for towing. Th efinal decision may come down to which rig we find first.
So that's where we are.
