FJ Cruiser 2007 & on

FJ vs. Tree

Old Jan 4, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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What a dufus. There was no way he needed to give it that much hell.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Have you guys ever hit the horn like that on accident? I have done it and it makes me feel such a tool. My wife thinks so too.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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that was a pretty good hit, looks like it will need a fender and hood too.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Have you guys ever hit the horn like that on accident? I have done it and it makes me feel such a tool. My wife thinks so too.
No, but I cracked some ribs, sprained wrists and dislocated thumbs.

I'm a track monitor at local SCCA autocross events. Sometimes the novices hit the horn AND wipers while learning the ropes. Kinda cute.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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I wonder if he feels like an Idiot. Cause he sure looks like one.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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so which one of you people on here are making his vehicle payments ? or paying for it to get fixed?
the guy goes out and buys a rig he wants , and goes and plays with it , so what. if he was o nhere complaining about the cost to fix it , or how crappy the vehcile is for not standing up to a tree , the ni could see al lthe critizism. but its his , and he'll pay the price to fix it m, so what.
some people are finesse drivers , some aren't. when the bill comes to fix it , he might think twice about being a bump and grinder versus a finesse driver, lesson learned.

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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thats is friggin awesome. then he rolls around the rest of the day. he's a trooper and drives his rig like it deserves to be treated.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BT17R
Sometimes the novices hit the horn AND wipers while learning the ropes. Kinda cute.
I hit the wipers when I rolled my moms subie in 98
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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HAHA!! Yeah the horn really makes the vid. It's just brings attention to the huge jackass you just made of yourself.......(yeah, I've been there-just have never watched it from the outside like this before)

He messed up a little bit more than the bumper/brush guard. If you pause the vid you can see the plastic flying and the passenger fender crumple along with the drivers side hood being flexed up.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by airrikk17
so which one of you people on here are making his vehicle payments ? or paying for it to get fixed?
the guy goes out and buys a rig he wants , and goes and plays with it , so what. if he was o nhere complaining about the cost to fix it , or how crappy the vehcile is for not standing up to a tree , the ni could see al lthe critizism. but its his , and he'll pay the price to fix it m, so what.
some people are finesse drivers , some aren't. when the bill comes to fix it , he might think twice about being a bump and grinder versus a finesse driver, lesson learned.

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True True. Sure it may have been avoided, but if he plays rough then damage will occur. At least he is putting the mods to use and the ARB is seeing real bush and not just at a rippers' parking lot.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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God forbid any of us do something "lame" out on the trail.
For every finger we point....

That said, I don't know if I would have romped on the gas quite as hard...
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Tacoclimber
God forbid any of us do something "lame" out on the trail.
For every finger we point....

That said, I don't know if I would have romped on the gas quite as hard...
I learned the lesson of rompin the gas hard when I first took Tess out...
I had Rugged Trails On at the Time and was trying ot keep up witha friend who had M/T's on his jeep...
Needless to say I was everywhere...
But anyway we come to a mudpit...
I knew that if I tried to crawl through it I was going to get stuck...
So I threw it in 4HI 2nd Gear and guned it....
Needless to say the alignment was off and my nearly balded tires balded even faster...
Now I negotiate things a littel better....
Still not as much carnage as that guy...
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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looks like he was having fun
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7032&q=fj+tree
another fj tree
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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Kyle that's the same guy, same FJ, Same off roading spot...
Good Post!
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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I've downloaded a bunch of his videos and was just going to post that second FJ vs tree. I agree, put some armor on that thing before bashing it up.

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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Oh, here's the one I found, it's different
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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heres the website with the videos of the same fj, theres some jeeps getting stuck on there too. http://www.latechsupport.net/offroad/Videos/
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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haha classic;
Kid "whats that thang on the ground?"
Dad "thats part of the car"
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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On this page
http://www.latechsupport.net/offroad/Videos/
watch the FJ stuck in the mud vid
http://www.latechsupport.net/offroad...0the%20Mud.wmv

I see the Jeep trying to pull the FJ, but the Jeep also is in the mud, and slipping.
I am thinking to myself that the Jeep should be up on higher/dryer ground, and he does that later on in the vid.

I would have attempted the rescue that way first.

Looks like he is having a lot of fun with his rig though.
Give me snowy trails, dirty trails, anything but mud.
I have had my share of cleaning up mud in the past, and do not enjoy the time it takes to get it all out.

They sure are flingin' some good mud though.
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