My wife has an 07 FJ,,,,, not bad I guess,,, pretty much what you'd expect. We got it to replace her 04 Explorer V6 XLT,, which I think is a much better vehicle. We came close to leasing a used 2006 H3,,, payment was about the same but it was just tiny,,, much smaller than the explorer and the FJ.

Build quality on the FJ isn't THAT bad but certainly not as sturdy as the FJ40's that inspired it. Blind spots don't bother me but they are definitely an issue with this car. We have the 2WD automatic,, and it feels sluggish to me compared to our old Explorer.

The limited choice of colors was also disappointing,,,, we chose the cherry pearl,, looks nice when it's clean.