Hey Lanlubber, thank you. I had the FJ when I met my wife and absolutely loved that rig. When I met Michele, she immediately fell in love with off road driving, camping and overlanding. She decided to buy the Tacoma so she could follow along and drive her own rig. We liked having separate rigs because we love bringing people with us off road. Two rigs meant we could bring as many as 3-4 extra people each. It turned into my buddies and I in the FJ, and Michele and the gals in the Tacoma.
We eventually married and I totaled the FJ not too long after. I am in the Army and I was getting ready to deploy only a few months later so we decided we would save the money vs buying a new truck for me, and have it sit for 10+ months. The Taco was never really a trade in or replacement, just another rig for the family I guess. Michele and I are buying a home now and will keep one rig until I can save up for a 70 or 80 series Landcruiser. We love the Tacoma, it is very capable and an absolute workhorse, like the FJ was. When it comes the FJ, I would buy another in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, the price nowadays is out of my price range. I always say, if I did it over again, I would do a 4runner instead. The FJ is hard to beat, but we bring so many people with us off road that the back door in the FJ became a "cool" inconvenience.
Sorry for the extra backstory, just felt that I needed to explain the circumstances a bit. So to answer your question, I love both PUs and SUVs. I think overall, SUVs are my preferred rig. The extra comfort for your passengers makes the lack of a bed worth it for me.
