I had a 2000 xterra 5 speed 4x4 v6 with 138k I got from a dealer for 5 grand, had it til 160k when my wife wrecked it (fuckin Asians). Only issues it had were a bad fuel sender which caused a no start (known problem, Nissan had a tsb for it forever ago and fixed it for free), the distributor had failed (known problem for high milage xterras, $60 chinesium replacement and 2 hours to replace and retime), and a leaky valve cover gasket ($15 from AutoZone and an hour). Other than that it was totally reliable and quite capable on mild offroading.
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Ryan Smith
Jeremiah Butler
3rd Gen 4runner, easy. Just make sure to get the 4x4 witht he v6 and you'll be set.
Lincoln Reed
XJ Cherokees and C1500 Suburbans are pretty nice.
Camden Jackson
I like my first gen RAV4 buts it fwd in case you care/meme about that
Daniel Nelson
Montero Sport man, you can never go wrong with mitsubishi
Charles Morales
Keep in mind these are super cramped inside.
Zachary Taylor
I hate mine.
I'm actually thinking of replacing it with a Xterra.
Elijah Parker
Its because they're not unibody, and built on a truck frame.
Chase Peterson
my legs didn't fit under the steering wheel with the seat all the way back. Had to sit bow legged and couldn't shut the door.