>>2562027they're alright but i'm short enough to sleep in my tiny picrel 4x4 diagonal.
>>2562048>pickup trucks are good if you need the bed for stuffcamper tops exist, and also truck bed vs suv roof have a lot of upsides and downsides to consider if you're ever planning an overlanding type build with a popup tent.
>>2562902you don't buy a new suv to do offroading and overlanding and shit. you buy something older thats a bit cosmetically fucked and build your offroader/overlander. the newer it is the worse it probably is for offroading. the only exception is if you're saudi oil baron level rich and commissioning some custom gazillion dollar overlander. some of the military auction vehicles euros can get are cool as fuck too. my buddy built a 6x6 unimog ages ago.
>>2563094nta but i can get my lowered-but-not-stanced e30 down most trailheads in washington fine. i don't even really pay attention to what car i'm taking on a hike unless someone says its fucked on alltrails. the worst case its ever been is i hike an extra mile or two.
way back in high school i took my taurus up and down all kinds of pnw mountains and unmarked logging roads going to raves out in the woods, and i took it down a pretty gnarly trail pretty fast running from the cops once.
you blow up suspension components every once in a while but its honestly not that bad if you don't care about your spine, have a little ride height, and have it on something small like 14's or 15's with old school balloon tires.
the main thing that makes modern cars fall apart and drive like ass the second they're off pavement is the rubber band thin tires and big ass wheels that are trendy right now. if you just put smaller wheels and fatter tires on them and relax the stance a bit they drive fine off road if you can dodge potholes. its just physics. the wheelbase being so short and the car being so narrow makes offroading inherently easier.
