Time for a new company car. Most everyone has gotten the Toyota Sienna Van but hearing a different drummer I am putting in for the FJ Crusier. Don't ask me why other then I am tired of mini vans after 20 years and I have a personel car if I have to make a long trip.Don't know what they will do but in the mean time I am doing the important things like seeing if anyone like Yakima and Thule make a rack for the FJ. In looking I don't see that they do other then maybe adapting something to the factory racks. Anyone been down this road. BTW I am 64 the sales guy says " Wow I think your the oldest guy whoever came in here looking for the FJ"
What I did… Being too cheap to buy new towers for my Yakima rack…I took the ones I got to fit my Ford Explorer factory rack and modified them with stainless steel worm clamps that wrap around the FJ’s factory rack. I’m certain that Yakama has something that will work. The Xtera has similar tubes and I’ve seen bars attached to them.
We’ve had our FJ now for almost five years. We’ve had no problems with it other than a bearing in the output shaft of the transmission at around 1,000,000 miles. Instead of just replacing the bearing Toyota put in a whole new trans.
No problem Other then it will never be a kayak but a canoe. Been putting canoes on full size vans and pick ups for years. Of course being 6’4" helps with that. I will admit that the wood canvas boats get a little heavier every year. The tractor and other implements own the barn. Trucks and cars stay in the yard.
