Two years ago today

[annoying_salman]

Google Photos app in my phone showed me what happened on this day two years ago, and I saw this picture of white FJ40 Land Cruiser which I still remember clearly when taking this photo.

I was invited by one of my lecturer, along with my friend, to join a project building an information system for a mining company's HR department in neighboring island of Borneo. We stayed there for around 1.5 months. That car attracted my attention as one of only two interesting cars in the office's parking lot – the other one is a silver BMW E39.

I really like the light gray/off white color (I'm not great at naming color), and the interior is upholstered in caramel vinyl which I think suits the car best. But I really hate those wheels, they reminded me with huge rims installed in lifted brodozers that never see off road use.

[Tripper]

Love it but agree, those wheels gotta fackin GO. Makes me wonder what else is "wrong" with it

[WhoIsTheLeader]

Do you trust someone who thinks those wheels look good to take good care of the vehicle? Yeah, I thought so. Nice vehicle but even by brodozer standards those wheels are bad.

[MUSASHI66]

Man you guys are harsh - someone has what appears to be an immaculate FJ40 and you are giving the person shit because of the wheels that are new and in perfect shape, but just are not your cup of tea. Try applying the similar standard to all the jalopies owned by Oppo owners and see how that goes for ya.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@musashi66 Fair, but still. THOSE WHEELS!

[Krusty Walnut]

@musashi66 While I'm in agreement that we should not criticize some elses car. I think in this case because the FJ series is something that people see a hallow vehicle, it would be akin to taking a period correct 1968 Ford Mustang Gt and putting spinners on it. Yes, you can do it, but does it really match the car and its aura?

[MUSASHI66]

@krustywantout said in Two years ago today:

@musashi66 While I'm in agreement that we should not criticize some elses car. I think in this case because the FJ series is something that people see a hallow vehicle, it would be akin to taking a period correct 1968 Ford Mustang Gt and putting spinners on it. Yes, you can do it, but does it really match the car and its aura?

If that is what you like on your own car, then yes. C'mon, we are all about loving cars here, and we go crazy when people want to buy a crappy 200k mile Panther, but someone enjoying their vehicle with wheels they like is suddenly blasphemy?

[Tripper]

@musashi66 said in Two years ago today:

@krustywantout said in Two years ago today:

@musashi66 While I'm in agreement that we should not criticize some elses car. I think in this case because the FJ series is something that people see a hallow vehicle, it would be akin to taking a period correct 1968 Ford Mustang Gt and putting spinners on it. Yes, you can do it, but does it really match the car and its aura?

If that is what you like on your own car, then yes. C'mon, we are all about loving cars here, and we go crazy when people want to buy a crappy 200k mile Panther, but someone enjoying their vehicle with wheels they like is suddenly blasphemy?

I think it's awesome if someone wants to or does buy a 200k mile panther. As long as they don't put those trash wheels on it!

[MUSASHI66]

@tripper So, shitty car in every objective way OK, trashy wheels in a very subjective way not OK? Roger roger.

[Tripper]

@musashi66 No? I mean who says the 200k panther isn't well kept? And who says the rest of that FJ is nice. People can do whatever they want to their cars, but when you take a nearly universally loved, classic, offroader and put an ugly, cheap, period incorrect set of wheels on it, people will...notice.

[Krusty Walnut]

@musashi66 We have a FJ40 in our family and so maybe I'm biased. Taste is a subjective so everyone has their own opinion. I respect your point of view but we will not be agreeing on this topic.

[annoying_salman]

@tripper said in Two years ago today:

Love it but agree, those wheels gotta fackin GO. Makes me wonder what else is "wrong" with it

I think this is an example of rich people's tacky taste, akin to Mercedes GLE Coupe or BMW X6

[annoying_salman]

@whoistheleader said in Two years ago today:

Do you trust someone who thinks those wheels look good to take good care of the vehicle? Yeah, I thought so. Nice vehicle but even by brodozer standards those wheels are bad.

Really? I never see brodozer trucks in real life, only from the internet (thank God), so I don't know how low the bar is.

[annoying_salman]

@musashi66 said in Two years ago today:

Man you guys are harsh - someone has what appears to be an immaculate FJ40 and you are giving the person shit because of the wheels that are new and in perfect shape, but just are not your cup of tea. Try applying the similar standard to all the jalopies owned by Oppo owners and see how that goes for ya.

Yeah, this is a fair take. Those wheels though

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@annoying_salman said in Two years ago today:

@whoistheleader said in Two years ago today:

Do you trust someone who thinks those wheels look good to take good care of the vehicle? Yeah, I thought so. Nice vehicle but even by brodozer standards those wheels are bad.

Really? I never see brodozer trucks in real life, only from the internet (thank God), so I don't how low the bar is.

I don't find them to be very interesting so I rarely take photos. It's not that it's a vehicle modded to vastly decrease its usefulness, but that it is so aggressively in your face about it. I sometimes see some eye rolling crossovers between bro dozer and donk culture with stupid wraps and stupid donk wheels on trucks with bro dozer accessories like blinding lightbars and useless offroad bling.

I'm perhaps being a bit harsh on the FJ but I can picture how a more complete build might go and I don't like it.

[annoying_salman]

@whoistheleader said in Two years ago today:

I don't find them to be very interesting so I rarely take photos. It's not that it's a vehicle modded to vastly decrease its usefulness, but that it is so aggressively in your face about it. I sometimes see some eye rolling crossovers between bro dozer and donk culture with stupid wraps and stupid donk wheels on trucks with bro dozer accessories like blinding lightbars and useless offroad bling.

I'm perhaps being a bit harsh on the FJ but I can picture how a more complete build might go and I don't like it.

Oof yeah that's bad. The wheels look almost exactly the same with the FJ. A couple of weeks ago I saw someone driving a Jeep with the angry grille and a light bar. It's amazing that trend already came here. I thought we were safe...

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@annoying_salman No one is safe That one isn't even the worst.

Just look at these stupid low poly fender flares! Those mud guards do NOTHING! Genuine donks are impressive even if I'm not a huge fan of them. I wish we got more lowriders in this part of the country.

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Both of these were taken at the same location at The Varsity.

Are Jeeps all that common in your part of the world? As in licensed Willys designs or AMC/FCA era Jeep brand CJs-Wranglers?

[annoying_salman]

@whoistheleader said in Two years ago today:

@annoying_salman No one is safe That one isn't even the worst.

Just look at these stupid low poly fender flares! Those mud guards do NOTHING! Genuine donks are impressive even if I'm not a huge fan of them. I wish we got more lowriders in this part of the country.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA it's so bad. What did the owner think when they modified the Wrangler into that monstrosity

Are Jeeps all that common in your part of the world? As in licensed Willys designs or AMC/FCA era Jeep brand CJs-Wranglers?

Jeeps, mostly JKU in Rubicon trim, are popular with wealthy people here. They priced extremely expensive given they arrived as built-up and equipped with the V6, so they got 125% luxury tax.

The XJ used to be popular too, but they are mostly abandoned given how thirsty their engine are. My father's friend advised to him not to buy an XJ back in 2011 because the fuel economy inside town is around 4 km per liter.

The shop that I frequent are servicing a couple of Jeeps CJs, but in the picture below only one was outside.

They are also in the business of restoring and selling FJ40 to wealthy people that wanted off-roader toy the easy way.