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I like the FJC.. It looks good and is a capable offroader. Its design is specifically done to hail back to the original old Land Cruisers that you see running around or displayed that the Toyota service center. However, there are problems with it. It is impossible to get the rear doors opened until you have opened the front ones. This presents a problem in tight parking sports. Secondly, its primarily driven by (as Clarkson on Top Gear would put it) Cocks. Getting one, means you risk yourself being branded as one. I don't think that I've ever seen a FJC on the road that wasn't tailgating someone; even on the slow lanes. In that way, the X-Terra probably the more practical choice. I don't believe that Nissan servicing costs are any higher than Toyota. Parts maybe slightly more expensive, but it works out to about the same. Having said all that, my choice in between the two would be the FJC. I know that I'll be branded an idiot the moment I leave the showroom, but I prefer the styling over the X-Terra and the impractical doors are only impractical if I need to use them a lot - which I don't.

Actually, wrong, yes, wrong, wrong, yes I bought my X late 2014 after putting a down payment on an FJC.. After doing all the math & +\- over and over, I went and switched to Xterra, the price difference is huge & nothing justifies it! Visually: FJC is different, so it is personal choice visually.. mods: mods wise, yes you can find a lot, but you can also modify the Xterra to any level if you are willing to custom do or ship.. Which usually true off-roaders do rather Han those ready made cheap replicas.. xterra doenst have much mods because it is eclipsed by its big brother the Y61 Patrol safari as the off-roader of choice locally.. Otherwise it could have had much more.. Locally.. Maintenance: Nissan is far cheaper than Toyota in maintenance, the service prices were 60% cheaper when I compared Xterra to FJC 2 years ago when I bought my X, the service contract in Nissan included everything including brake pads, Toyota? Nothing! Just a laughable discount on parts & labor, & still was MORE expensive! alfuttaim workshop is horrible, my FJC friends who has accidents spent more than 6 weeks on a relatively simple front end accident.. Two different cars, same crap! nissan took less than two weeks fixing a similar accident in my case. Offroad performance: (I am an offroad marshal) Stock vs stock, Xterra have more power & tourque, & performs extremely well, but a skid plate is a must in the front. FJC is also great no doubt, but not better than X. FJC visibility is extremely bad, you don't see anything while climbing or on the top or the crest, just horrible. With modifications, the FJ can become a beast, but then you will find you paid the price of 3 Xterras to make one FJC a beast! and, in offroad, the driver is 80% of the difference, the really good driver will win in either X or FJC... resale value: yes, Toyota is better