TRD-SE

So after finding a great deal on a TRD SE, I decided to sell my Ridgeline and purchase the second FJ.  I have the Demello rails, brush guard, skid plate, and light bar, which didn't sell for the prices I was asking.  Luckily all this was stored away.  Every part will be placed on this FJ.

And the saga begins ...

Titanium FJ - Gone

Well, back in November of 2010, while going to work, a young guy decides to pull a left hand turn in front of me.  I went over him, destroyed his whole front end, and broke my axle.  Luckily no one was hurt.  I was not at fault either and since I had bought it at such a great deal, I came out with much cash.

I thought it was going to be fixed but the shop said that there was frame damage and that the fix would compromise the safety of the vehicle.  So it was totaled.  Some pics below.  Last pic was of all the parts taken off.  Looked just like when I first bought it.

I took all the parts that I had placed on it since the insurance company didn't give me anything for them.  That took me two days to do.  Much less time than placing all that stuff on it!

Funny thing is that about a month or so later I see it in a body shop near where I work.  It looked like the axle had been repaired and they had placed the 5th tire where the broken rim was.

I tried hard to find another FJ that had low mileage and was priced in the same range as my silver one.  I found a great deal on a black one and decided to hold off until I received the check from the insurance company.  They sold it 30 minutes after I was there!

I then bought a Honda Ridgeline - see handymannyridgeline.blogspot.com.  Nice truck, great flexibility of uses, large trunk and it drove better than my old Acura.  But alas, still not an FJ.