I don’t think I saw any mention of the fact that this vehicle will be sold in Central and South America as well as here in North America.

While this could very well be a scenario where the MINI was hidden the whole time, I have a general question about the drivers of large trucks: is there an informal hierarchy among them, like is a 50' interstate trailer hauler considered higher up the ladder than a dump truck driver? I ask because IME, tractor trailer…

Used Porsche Cayenne (last generation) can be had for the 30k range. I’ve considered it a few times myself - roomy, decent to drive, and capable off road. The Lexus is another great choice. 

I think you’re much more likely to get injured mountain biking, but more likely to get dead road biking.

I love the Bollinger design. Of course I grew up riding around in my dad’s Chevy square body C20 and then owned several XJ Cherokees. I guess I have a type, and that it is ‘rectangular’. 

Yeah, I think it comes down to ads setting expectations that are not really the intended use (or maybe one-time use if you go hard enough).

Couldn’t agree more. We have friends with a Subaru and every time we go camping I end up hauling some of their stuff home at the end of the weekend. Everything fits, but just barely and I don’t have the patience to watch them play jenga so I grab some stuff and throw it in my truck.

100% agree.  I drive an F150 in large part because it has ground clearance and I can fit all our camping stuff in it.  Living in Montana you really appreciate being able to navigate a dirt road that turns into an off road course without warning.  

From ND a couple years ago, wind was blowing so hard it was sucking the drivers side door open enough to hear the wind whistle. We lost about 50 miles of range also

Ever since I bough a house I’ve been thinking about getting a truck “just in case”. These “just in case” only happen a few times a year. I hate asking to borrow people’s trucks and the near rental place is 45min away. I hope the new Ford Maverick brings back the small practical truck, cause there are few people who…

This smells like a trap for another slide show.  Can we trust you Rory?

Stick an extra battery in the trailer.

I was interested to hear that the suggestions were...but seeing that they are presented as a slideshow, now I am not.

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Did really have to be a slide show? NO the heck it didn’t. Just freaking click machine. Jeez

You got it wrong, Jalopnik is a penis enthusiast site that occasionally talks about cars.

I agree that the Niro PHEV is excellent. However the reader explicitly said she does not want a plug in due to lack of charging with street parking and I don't think you can find a Niro PHEV under 15k.

Well done to both of you! I have a 4x4 and there are definitely some trails where i need it because if i drove my Subaru it would be a smoking pile of rubble but youre right, normal vehicles can go to lots of places.

I maintain that for 99.9% of “offroading” people do, they could use literally any vehicle.