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From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 19:55:28 +1200
It seems I was not up with the play.

Toyota NZ have decided to start selling the FJ here, in competition with 
about 30 other make/model combinations ranging from Suzuki to am 
outlandishly large and competent Audi.
Here's a small selection of what I dredged up from Google NZ ....

http://www.drivesouth.co.nz/news/reviews/toyota/45182/fj-land-cruiser-a-
retro-gas-guzzler-at-a-thoroughly-modern-price

Headline
FJ Land Cruiser a retro gas-guzzler at a thoroughly modern price.
In a rare departure from the norms of the modern motoring age, on-road 
competence, visibility, and interior comfort have patently been sacrificed for 
off-road ability and old-school style in Toyota's FJ Land Cruiser. 

And then there's the engine. Hitting the market with a hard-drinking petrol 
V6 at a time when fuel prices are so high and when the majority of off-
roader buyers have become utterly diesel-dedicated is a risky concept. The 
4.0-litre is punchy, bullish in sound and surge - but thirsty. And the harder 
it's 
worked, the thirstier it gets.

Pricing will aid the FJ. It's about $15,000 cheaper than TNZ had initially 
tipped. Pre-launch the distributor envisaged it might sell 100 this year, but 
initial interest has been high. They now anticipate 170 registrations, which 
means it will still be the lowest-volume Cruiser, but a lot more prolific 
nonetheless.
http://www.toptobottom.co.nz/journey/question/closed-question/otago-ideas/
http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/epic-toyota-journey-starts-new-chapter-land-
cruiser-legend/5/78728

Brian Swale. 
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