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Originally Posted by Pazuzu
Wait wait wait...you want a "thing", but you don't exactly know what a "thing" is? Then you don't want a "thing", you want whatever image pops in your head when you think of "thing". WHAT is that image?
You reference several vehicles, which span decades and some major design changes, then you compare to a bunch of brand new shiny things. Do you want a capable shiny thing, or a classic thing, or the best of the best thing?
Problem is, you want " Not-see-that-every-day vehicle a plus. DIY-friendly a plus. Affordable and/or will hold value a plus" and by now, I think you know that the thing you're imagining doesn't exist...you can have one, maybe two of those requirements, but not all of them...
Just get a 1995 Toyota 4Runner. It's what you're brain is thinking of when it thinks "capable SUV".
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I think the 95 4 runner has a 3.slow, I mean 3.0, engine in it. While it is reliable, but it really lacks power. Get the later year 3.4L V6. 98-02 are the 3rd year with the 3.4L. Many of them have huge amounts of miles on them. The 98-01 Limited has a factory locker to get you out of a real jam. I used it once on my kids car. Worked great.