# Toyota FJ **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** 4runner, toyota\ **Created:** [July 15, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-fj/33420 "2009-07-15T04:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mydogseamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@mydogseamus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mydogseamus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-fj/33420/1 "2009-07-15T04:21:58Z")
I am interested in buying an old Toyota FJ, and was wondering if anyone had any useful info for choosing a model and year. There are so many with huge price ranges. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-fj/33420/2 "2009-07-15T11:12:02Z")
A friend has one, and “semi” regrets the buy. Only if you’re interested in real off road experience or are a “jeep me too crowd” would I recommend one. With the mechanics and reliability of a 4 Runner, and the ride of a Jeep coupled with poor visibility, it’s been such a marginal seller and soon, if not already to be discontinued. I’d recommend you amend your search to a post 2003 4 Runner, which is a much better all round car. In the base SR5 v6 form, still very well equipped, they should be nearly the same price.