Quick and very easy NO Dice! He poses it on a muddy driveway(?) around other junky cars for his quickie photos and obviously doesn’t give a shit about things in general, even selling his busted-up ride.

I don’t think it’s all that clean appearing.

No it doesn’t

It was my understanding the federal law requires a physical connect to the steering. I remember infiniti being required to have a steering shaft. This is a Lexus UK video so im guessing its not a US bound feature.  Its also probably why Tesla doesn’t do it.

Keep the BRZ. Just add a trailer hitch!

$15k? Seems like in my area that’s a 89 Pontiac Lemans with transmission problems and a Bill of Sale instead of a Title.

I feel like people voting ND are thinking in year 2000 dollars or something. The starting point for a rust free car with no mechanical issues today is $3k. Min. for a boring nothing car. Add the rarity and coolness of the SHO and 90's nostalgia trends, this car is an EASY $4k all day.

sunset of “gas-only.” like not hybrid or phev.

S cars are a beautiful example of why GM sucks- these are incredible cars, hobbled by managerial abuse. The twin cam LL0s will last forever as long as you keep oil in them. These third gen motors are less prone to the consumption issues that plagued first and second, but will still use oil excessively, just check it…

I was just going to say, he wants something as capable as his XJ, but there is no mention of whether he actually intends to do in-harm’s-way four-wheeling or just likes to be able to explore a dirt road once in a while with more confidence and less bottoming-out than a regular passenger car would provide. I think…

He will also love the rear window being able to slide down, another plus for the 4Runner.

Wife had the last year of Pro-4X Xterra, it was replaced by a 4Runner 3 years later for ~$8K more.

There is no one vehicle that checks all these boxes. What the Subarus make up for in MPG, they give up in capability. So you’ll be parking at the trailhead with every other non-body-on-frame no-transfer-case CVT’d compact SUV out there.

Forrester was my first thought at well. I’m not really interested in the off-road market space, but I’m always suspicious by the meaning of “capable.” Do you need a vehicle for the 98% of your needs or the 2% fantasy?

I want to trade my 40 year old rusty Jeep for something that just got dragged out of a swamp! What car should I buy?

I went from a ‘99 XJ to a 2010 Xterra. Loved the XJ, but I love the Xterra more. Perfect size for an SUV, very capable off road. Terrible gas mileage. Decided it was time for something new and settled on a ZR2 extended cab with the babymax 2.8l diesel. Seems they pretty easily get 20+ mpg mixed and close to 30 or…

I’m going through this with my in-laws. They’re in a 2012 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 which is circling the drain at 125k miles. They maintained it meticulously but between recalls, head rebuilds, more steering racks than I can count, a “mystery noise” nobody can figure out that sounds like a broken frame (I know…

Well, it’s definitely not David Tracy writing in...

Once again, the actual answer is Subaru. Get an outback or a forester. More room but still easy to park. All the off road capabilities you probably need since you didn’t say you needed anything more than the boxy shape of the jeep. Better gas mileage, better at being a daily driving vehicle, can confirm the outback…

The Bronco Sport is a pretty good answer. But seriously dude, you want the 4Runner. What doesn’t it do that you want? It’s boxy, goes anywhere, it’s comfortable, it’s freaking bulletproof. It’s a Toyota. What exactly do you want?