Apr 28 Fj Cruiser takes a mud bath at Happy Valley

This week we were getting the Toyota FJ Cruiser all ready for it's big trip down the West Coast as a support vehicle for the Westport Challenge.
The FJ got all polished up ready for pickup on Friday afternoon, even after we had told everybody that we were going to take it out for a test run to get some footage before the event. I guess no one believed we would get it all dirty.....

We ventured out to the best place you can easily go extreme 4X4 crazy - Happy Valley Adventures on the road to Cable Bay, just 15 minutes north east of Nelson. What happened next is pretty funny.

We could not resist.
The FJ Cruiser is a truck made for off roading; it is a built tough, solid big boys toy!!!!
So when presented with an off road course, some mud and cheeky determination what else could we do but let it rip!
Matt the Bowater Toyota new car manager was the culprit, and was smiling ear to ear by the time we were done.

 Tony was not that impressed upon our return. Tom the groomer was even less impressed. But more on that a little later....

The FJ Cruiser - if you take it seriously this is the truck for you!

This vehicle is a piece of serious off road equipment. It is designed to take the rough stuff whilst still leaving you cocooned in comfort with all of the tools you need right at your finger tips. It is the perfect balance between rugged off road reliability that the legendary Toyota FJ's were well known for, and new hi tech advancements like A-TRC (active traction control), electronically controlled automatic transmission with artificial intelligence, brake assist and Diff Lock. It really is the full package.