Toyota FJ Cruiser Named 'Future Collector Car' by CNN
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Toyota FJ Cruiser Named 'Future Collector Car' by CNN
That's right, if you are an FJ Criuser owner then you are driving tomorrow's classic. Other winners of the top ten list included: Scion cars, Mini Cooper, Lotus Elise, Dodge Viper, Acura NSX, Audi TT, Jaguar XK, Chrysler 300, and smart ForTwo.
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The FJ's future collectible status comes from two factors, according to McKeel Hagerty, president of Hagerty Insurance.
First, and most obvious, is its eye-catching design. The second is the Toyota brand, which could become as interesting to collectors as it is now to ordinary car buyers.
"There's the notion that they're a winner," Hagerty said.
Toyota is expected to pass General Motors to become the biggest-selling auto maker in the world some time this year. The company has reached this milestone by producing efficient and competent but unexciting cars and trucks.
The FJ Cruiser stands in contrast to that strategy. It's a sign of Toyota's confidence that it created a vehicle that sacrifices practicality for the sake of an emotional design.
The FJ's off-road prowess will also help it in the future collector market, said Hagerty. Car collectors don't go for poseurs. A vehicle that really delivers on its promise -- whether that's rock-crawling or tire-shredding -- will always be worth more.
First, and most obvious, is its eye-catching design. The second is the Toyota brand, which could become as interesting to collectors as it is now to ordinary car buyers.
"There's the notion that they're a winner," Hagerty said.
Toyota is expected to pass General Motors to become the biggest-selling auto maker in the world some time this year. The company has reached this milestone by producing efficient and competent but unexciting cars and trucks.
The FJ Cruiser stands in contrast to that strategy. It's a sign of Toyota's confidence that it created a vehicle that sacrifices practicality for the sake of an emotional design.
The FJ's off-road prowess will also help it in the future collector market, said Hagerty. Car collectors don't go for poseurs. A vehicle that really delivers on its promise -- whether that's rock-crawling or tire-shredding -- will always be worth more.
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That's interesting. I just had a conversation/argument last night with a friend who thinks FJ Cruisers are junk.
Of course he sort of took it back when he tried to think of how many other SUVs you can take directly from a dealership and go rock-crawling in.
Of course he sort of took it back when he tried to think of how many other SUVs you can take directly from a dealership and go rock-crawling in.
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