FJ Cruisers of Northern California
Don't mind riding shotgun in this rig!
Hey people! Found this site after my wife and I bought a 2007 FJ from Hansel this last week. Seems like a real friendly group of folks here, looking forward to meeting up FTF in the future.
A bit about me and my partner in adventure... She's Brandy (and the owner of the Beast), and I'm Jack (the happy passenger). Neither of us have ever owned an offroad rig or done any 4 wheelin' in the past, and never really envisioned ourselves owning one in the future. We had been talking about and making plans to get a trailer to make a long summer road trip possible with our 3 boys. Suffice it to say that my Honda Fit and her Scion xD weren't going to be towing anything bigger than a Radio Flyer.
So as fate would have it, local dealers have been advertising their buy back programs here around Santa Rosa, and we decided to see how much we could get for her 2008 Scion xD in order to trade in for something bigger that could tow. Her first choice was a Saturn Vue, something she owned and loved a few years back, but isn't quite as appealing now that Saturn is no longer in business. Then we talked about maybe getting a Honda Pilot, plenty of room to keep the monkeys from killing each other between campsites, and sufficient to pull the Little Giant LGT-1107 we're looking at getting with tax return money next year.
Then she found the FJ Cruisers that Hansel had sitting in their lot. We scoured the interwebs for reviews of this beast, and OVERWHELMINGLY people who owned them loved them (except for the unfortunate few who took theirs for a swim before installing a scuba mod). We had a winner. Tons of potential, a reasonable price, and not ridiculously thirsty at the pump.
I will admit, I had a few seconds of reluctance at the thought of being a dude riding shotgun with his wife in a 4 wheeler with license plates that read "GHRLPWR" and a plate frame that reads "She pays, SHE plays!" (yes, she actually ordered those!), but honestly when I started thinking of all the awesome adventures that await us with this beast, I could care less what anyone thinks. This truck has bigger stones than most of the beefed up pickups that I see driving around SR, so I'm cool with being a passenger. It's got everything we need, nothing we don't, and will get us to here from there, wherever there might be, in style.
We are eager to come wheeling and meet fellow enthusiasts. We'd especially like to hook up with anyone who is in recovery (we have 9 years of clean time between us), but we are definitely not going to look sideways at anyone who likes to enjoy a cold one after getting to the end of a dusty trail. As long as there's mutual respect, we're very easy going folks.
I think Brandy would also enjoy getting to know any other female 4 wheelers so she doesn't feel like the odd one out, tho I don't get the impression that anyone here would ever give her a hard time.
OK, enough ramblin'. Just wanted to let you all know another couple newbs are lurkin' around the site. Can't wait to get wheelin'!
A bit about me and my partner in adventure... She's Brandy (and the owner of the Beast), and I'm Jack (the happy passenger). Neither of us have ever owned an offroad rig or done any 4 wheelin' in the past, and never really envisioned ourselves owning one in the future. We had been talking about and making plans to get a trailer to make a long summer road trip possible with our 3 boys. Suffice it to say that my Honda Fit and her Scion xD weren't going to be towing anything bigger than a Radio Flyer.
So as fate would have it, local dealers have been advertising their buy back programs here around Santa Rosa, and we decided to see how much we could get for her 2008 Scion xD in order to trade in for something bigger that could tow. Her first choice was a Saturn Vue, something she owned and loved a few years back, but isn't quite as appealing now that Saturn is no longer in business. Then we talked about maybe getting a Honda Pilot, plenty of room to keep the monkeys from killing each other between campsites, and sufficient to pull the Little Giant LGT-1107 we're looking at getting with tax return money next year.
Then she found the FJ Cruisers that Hansel had sitting in their lot. We scoured the interwebs for reviews of this beast, and OVERWHELMINGLY people who owned them loved them (except for the unfortunate few who took theirs for a swim before installing a scuba mod). We had a winner. Tons of potential, a reasonable price, and not ridiculously thirsty at the pump.
I will admit, I had a few seconds of reluctance at the thought of being a dude riding shotgun with his wife in a 4 wheeler with license plates that read "GHRLPWR" and a plate frame that reads "She pays, SHE plays!" (yes, she actually ordered those!), but honestly when I started thinking of all the awesome adventures that await us with this beast, I could care less what anyone thinks. This truck has bigger stones than most of the beefed up pickups that I see driving around SR, so I'm cool with being a passenger. It's got everything we need, nothing we don't, and will get us to here from there, wherever there might be, in style.
We are eager to come wheeling and meet fellow enthusiasts. We'd especially like to hook up with anyone who is in recovery (we have 9 years of clean time between us), but we are definitely not going to look sideways at anyone who likes to enjoy a cold one after getting to the end of a dusty trail. As long as there's mutual respect, we're very easy going folks.
I think Brandy would also enjoy getting to know any other female 4 wheelers so she doesn't feel like the odd one out, tho I don't get the impression that anyone here would ever give her a hard time.
OK, enough ramblin'. Just wanted to let you all know another couple newbs are lurkin' around the site. Can't wait to get wheelin'!
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Permalink Reply by rotorhead on
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Welcome to the forums! Congrats on the purchase and hope to you guys out on the trails.
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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on
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great intro! welcome to the site!
we have plenty of other female wheelers here, so Brandy will fit in just fine. and way to go on recovery!
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Permalink Reply by Ranger Jim on
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Welcome fellow Santa Rosan's, I see you also like to paddle in Tomales Bay (I work out there) Look forward to meeting you both and look for an upcoming meet-n-greet, (or trail run) it's a great opportunity to meet a lot of us folks.
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Permalink Reply by jaxun on
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Thanks for the warm welcome, folks! Seems like we're in the right place for a good time out in the wilds.
@Ranger Jim, good eye, yes that was in Tomales Bay. Our first time there actually, put in at Heart's Desire Beach on Father's Day this year. REALLY looking forward to doing some boat camping there. Other favorite flatwater sitess include the Albion River (shshshsh, Schooner's Landing RV Park is a GREAT spot, and super quiet), Big River in Mendo, and Spring Lake here in SR.
@Oscar M, we're in Santa Rosa. We're up for adventures no matter what folks are driving.
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Permalink Reply by BritMok on
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Welcome to the site and to our little community here. The folks here are all friendly, fun and respectful of the environment that we all enjoy. Looking forward to seeing you on a trail soon.
Mark.
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Permalink Reply by Ross Woody on
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Welcome to the site! There are a number of runs coming up that you might enjoy.
I'm also President of Pacific Mountain Cruisers, which meets in Santa Rosa. We have a cross section of rigs - Land Cruisers, Mini Trucks, 4 Runners and FJ Cruisers. We are having a swap meet out in Petaluma this weekend, you might want to head out there if you have nothing else going on Saturday
Directions:
Holy Ghost Hall, 4699 Bodega Ave Petaluma, CA
get yourself on Hwy 101 towards Petaluma.
Take the E. Washington off ramp, head West. Go 5 miles on this road. It will turn into Bodega Ave all by itself. The Hall is on the left, 5 miles out.
Gates open at 7 AM for sellers to arrive, 8 AM for everyone else.
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