Comments on: Dogmobiles: Road-testing the Toyota FJ Cruiser

By: Kasey

Kasey — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:13:08 +0000

I think that one of the best features with the FJ in regards to dogs is that there is no carpeting interior. I know every time I would put my dogs in my old car to go to the park or the vet we would get home and I would have to spend a good hour cleaning the carpet and vacuuming all the hair out of it. Now that I have an FJ all I have to do is sweep it would and take a wet rag to wipe it down…I love it!

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:56:27 +0000

PS. Don’t forget to close theb doors…

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:42:30 +0000

As for the alarm when leaving pet(s) in the FJ, when you’re ready to exit the FJ, lock the doors, open the drivers door, manually lock and unlock the drivers rocker lock switch 3 times till you see the dash indicator for the alarm start flashing, then lock the doors again either with the rocker switch, the electric lock button, or the remote. Done, your alarm is set with the interior motion detector temporarily deactivated.

By: Derrick Keller

Derrick Keller — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:29:37 +0000

Hey I found someone with the same problem I’m having. I love my new FJ cruiser but I also love taking my two Labs everywhere with me. In my 4-Runner they sat on the back seat and always had their heads out the window. I even got them doggles to wear. So they are not to happy the side windows don’t roll down or even pop out. So no more sticking heads out windows or goggles. In the FJ they get a little relief by driving with the back window in the folded up position but it’s just not the same for them. My biggest problem is the alarm always goes off as soon as they move around. I’ve tried just putting them in the back with seats up so they have less room to move around. I even bought a Hammock for the back seat hoping it would keep them from setting the alarm off. I called the dealer but thay have no Idea. So I liiked up the alarm on the net and there is a button in the front column below the radio on the far right bottom. This is to deactivate the motion sensor part of the alarm but the reat of the alarm still works. I tried it and it works. But I think you have to hit the button each time you exit the car or it does’nt work. I’m still trying to figure it out though. Otherwise I love my FJ.

By: Mardee Kayser

Mardee Kayser — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:49:47 +0000

Hey Gina- do you remember if you could just remove the lower half of the back seat? Then the seat backs might fold flat. This is what I have done in my Subaru, but I have to know in advance if I am going to have mulitple passengers so I can put it back in- two bolts is all it takes. I also have spotted the FJ Cruiser around town and have been glued to the view. I parked next to one recently and saw that it is about the same length as my Subaru Outback, but much higher off the ground. I have driven Subarus for years but the new Outbacks are definitely smaller than my current model, 2003 so I may have to switch when I am ready to replace it. I will also consider the Forester as I think they have improved the comfort of the ride over earlier versions, and it now has more cargo space than the Outback (used to be the other way around). Anyway, glad to have found this website link- I’ll keep checking for more updates.

By: KT

KT — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:08:04 +0000

Seats the don’t fold flat. C’mon. This is basic. How difficult to engineer seats that fold flat?

Rats! I could live with everything but this. Oh well. I’m guessing that I won’t be getting one of these (of course, I’m guessing that I’ll always be getting Reina’s old vehicles ;>).

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:58:00 +0000

One of these was following me on the interstate last week and my eyes were riveted in the rearview mirror the entire time, even though I knew it had to be a gas hog…

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:23:33 +0000

Snow country, one dog, lover of all things yellow … it’s PERFECT for you, Kathy!

By: Kathy Diamond Davis

Kathy Diamond Davis — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:11:20 +0000

Oh my goodness! That sounds like my dream vehicle! I love, love, love yellow—the really hot yellow with enough orange to make it pop! I have agile Belgian Tervuren and most of the time would have only one dog with me, an assistance dog who needs to ride uncrated so as to assist me. If it were my very own vehicle (oh my!), I could have the alarm timing adjusted.

My hubby has a Toyota Avalon we bought used and adore. We love it so much that when it was totaled in an accident and the other guy’s insurance paid, we took the money, added extra of our own to it, and got it fixed so we could keep it. It’s still doing great. But the Avalon doesn’t come in—gasp—YELLOW! Be still, my beating heart!

—-Kathy Diamond Davis