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Article: IT'S GOT APPEAL, BUT... Some of us can't see it.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
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- AutoWeek
- Article date:
- June 25, 2007
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Byline: Carolyn Pavia-Rauchman
It would be nice to report that all of the staff's complaints about the Toyota FJ Cruiser have disappeared. But just the opposite has happened. Those who dislike it seem to feel more intensely, citing the same things that have annoyed them since we first drove this four-wheel-drive, retro-inspired SUV.
The most frequent complaint remains the poor visibility for the driver out the rear and back windows. "I always have an unsettling feeling when I look over my shoulder to check my blind spots and see a giant pillar,'' said one driver. Another, who maintains that the visibility out of the FJ is "borderline unsafe,'' just ...