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Can anyone explain to me why there are so many second hand FJ's available with very low km's, aren't they good vehicles or what is the problem??
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Maybe once the fassion statement wears off then it is not as practical a vehicle as they thought
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petrol consumption ?

are they selling for bargain prices ?
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Hi Pieter eks in die tweede handse voetuie en het dit sien kom.Dit is n baie goeie voertuig en gee glad nie probleme nie.Daar is 2 dinge wat my pla.Eerstens die brandstof verbruik is is hoog en glad nie ekonomies nie,maar dit hang seker van persoon tot persoon af.Die 2de punt en dit is die groot kopseer vir my.Passasiers wat agter sit kan glad nie na die kante uitkyk sonder om voerentoe te leun nie.Dit maak dit ongemaklik en is iets wat jy nie verwag van n voertuig van R450 000 nie?Wat 2de handse waarde betref,hou die FJ dit werklik goed,maar dit is n Toyota!
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Fashion statement? My dad has one, its an absolute beast off-road and has a lot of power, but its on the thirsty side. I think most people buy it as a family vehicle but its not, window size in the back is small so for long trips you will feel crammed up... Its only the 2 of them so works perfectly as a overland vehicle.
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Dis daai cheapy chineesagtige interior. As dit nie vir die uiters swak interior was nie, het ek dalk al een gery.
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1. Ek kry 8.5 km/l gemiddeld (baie stadry). Ek het al 10km/l+ gekry ooppad.
2. Dis 'n 2mens voertuig. Dis nie 'n gesinsmotor nie.
3. Die ritgehalte sal jy nie eens met 'n Cayenne klop nie - ek het met 'n Cayenne gery.
4. Die binneruimspasie (voor) is beter as enige ander voertuig waarmee ek onlangs gery het.
5. Krag is ongelooflik. Meganies basies dieselfde as Prado - tussen 300-400kg ligter.
6. Uitstekend "off road".
7. Binne afwerking niks swakker as enige Hilux/Fortuner nie. Ek het 'n Fortuner gery. Inteendeel ek sou se die materiale gebruik binne klop die van die Fortuner.
8. Baie baie goed aanmekaar gesit - geen rattles. Word in die Hamura Plant in Japan gebou deur Hino. Dieselfde fabriek waar die Prado gebou word.
9. Ek dink baie goeie waarde vir geld.

Ek sal heel waarskynlik nooit weer iets anders wil ry nie.
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Agteros wrote:1. Ek kry 8.5 km/l gemiddeld (baie stadry). Ek het al 10km/l+ gekry ooppad.
2. Dis 'n 2mens voertuig. Dis nie 'n gesinsmotor nie.
3. Die ritgehalte sal jy nie eens met 'n Cayenne klop nie - ek het met 'n Cayenne gery.
4. Die binneruimspasie (voor) is beter as enige ander voertuig waarmee ek onlangs gery het.
5. Krag is ongelooflik. Meganies basies dieselfde as Prado - tussen 300-400kg ligter.
6. Uitstekend "off road".
7. Binne afwerking niks swakker as enige Hilux/Fortuner nie. Ek het 'n Fortuner gery. Inteendeel ek sou se die materiale gebruik binne klop die van die Fortuner.
8. Baie baie goed aanmekaar gesit - geen rattles. Word in die Hamura Plant in Japan gebou deur Hino. Dieselfde fabriek waar die Prado gebou word.
9. Ek dink baie goeie waarde vir geld.

Ek sal heel waarskynlik nooit weer iets anders wil ry nie.

Hugo baie dankie vir die terugvoer, jy het basies gese wat ek wou hoor rondom die voertuig, net bekommerd oor die baie 2de handses op die mark en meeste van hul het onder 20 000km op, wat koop hulle dan as hulle die outjie inruil.
Ek dink sy brandstof verbruik vergelyk goed met die Hilux en Fortuner, ek oorweeg so iets maar toe ek die 2de handse mark sien het ek bekommerd geraak.
Hoe sal hy wees as 'n alledaagse ry voertuig en nie so seer heavy off road nie, maw meer teer as grond?
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Gerrie

Die terugvoer wat ek kry oor die herverkoop is goed.
Lekker alledaagse voertuig ook. Ek soek verskonings om te ry - met my Fortuner was dit nie so nie. Die ou tannie wat langs my in die bed le^ in die nag se^ sy wil net slaap as sy langs my in die FJ sit so lekker wieg hy haar aan die slaap :twisted:
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nou waarvoor verkoop hulle 2de hands ?
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Die vir die info Hugo :thumbup:
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Agteros wrote:
Ek sal heel waarskynlik nooit weer iets anders wil ry nie.
Gann ry bietjie 'n Disco3/4 - jy sal baie vinnig jou deuntjie verander! :lol:
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Thabogrobler wrote:
Agteros wrote:
Ek sal heel waarskynlik nooit weer iets anders wil ry nie.
Gann ry bietjie 'n Disco3/4 - jy sal baie vinnig jou deuntjie verander! :lol:

Nee dankie - nie vir my nie. My vriend is gehijack in sy Disco 4. Op 15000km moes hy teruglimp vanaf Polokwane agv een of ander software probleem. Sy Disco 4 kos amper 2x wat my FJ kos. My FJ is 4x meer fun as sy Disco. Na 5 jaar wed ek jou ek kry meer vir my FJ as wat hy vir die Disco gaan kry - crayzee!!! O ja - off-road gaan ek vir hom in my tru-spieeltjie kyk.
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FJ is n lekker kar, geniet hom baie, maar jou voet moet nie swaar raak nie, en dan vir n gesin is daai verkeerd-om deure n beslommernes.
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JEEPIE wrote:nou waarvoor verkoop hulle 2de hands ?
Shaun gaan kyk op gumtree 2011/2012 verkoop nog vir tussen R385000 EN R420000,
maar km is lekker laag tussen 10 000 en 30 000km
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Black Sam wrote:
JEEPIE wrote:nou waarvoor verkoop hulle 2de hands ?
Shaun gaan kyk op gumtree 2011/2012 verkoop nog vir tussen R385000 EN R420000,
maar km is lekker laag tussen 10 000 en 30 000km
lyk my hulle hou nog waarde
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