Dreaming aside, what I should start shopping around for is something that can fit 3 kids for less than 10k to replace our Wrangler.
There are 90s Camrys that are AWD. A Tercel in decent shape will work forever too and those are 4x4 as well (which is why they are hard to find in decent shape
). Both of those have dirt cheap parts too that aren't drying up for some reason either.
I always see Subys recommended but increasingly I think the head gasket issue is just a no-go because of the mileage on the things, when one is being sold they almost always need a new gasket (which requires machining, not just a simple swap).
Chevy Astros are absolutely amazing family vans AND are 4x4, they are super reliable to boot. You can find companies dumping multiples of these sometimes but they are getting rarer as they stopped getting produced in the mid 2000s. They are g2g but you will probably have to do some work on them as the ones out there are HIGH mileage. If I didn't have a 6 seater vehicle I would have bought one.
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