 I bought a new FJ Cruiser in '14 which was the last line of production, at least in the US. I'd had an Infiniti M35x before which I liked but it just wasn't great for transporting my dogs and things like that. The FJ has been awesome. It rides smoother than you'd think. If you live in a cold weather climate, it goes through snow like a hot knife through butter and I've actually bailed a few cars out with no problem. There are a few drawbacks. First, the rear visibility, even with the camera in the visor, takes some getting used to. It's not good. The other one is the back seats don't have a lot of leg room and if you have children who need a child's seat, it's not a good option. The rear doors swing frontward and while it's not an issue for me, I think it would be an issue to get a child in and out of there. Other than that, the thing doesn't have the most sophisticated controls of a luxury vehicle but I've had those and that kind of makes it cool, It's got what you need. You still have cruise, bluetooth, satellite radio, an awesome Bose speaker system (if you get that option), a million air bags for safety, and is just fun to drive. Get the roof rack if you need to carry luggage or anything like a surf board or something that's not going to fit in the vehicle. Overall, very fun to drive, hasn't let me down at all so I'll say it's reliable, and just an overall good car. I guess Toyota wasn't selling enough of them but I've had a lot of cars that were fancier and more expensive and this one is my favorite by far.