come on auto mon quit smacking this hornets nest with your big ol' stirrin spoon <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />...
after reading this post, couldnt help but notice all the jeep owners defending their rigs. admirable and understandable but, why is it that all these jeeps seem to be need modification to be trail ready? lockers, lift, blah, blah. i'll admit im a little bias, i dont like jeeps. as mr. blackstone mentioned, their popularity is unrivaled... especially here in ut, home of the mecca of wheelin'. but what i notice, being a native, is that a majority of jeep owners mouths write checks their <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> cant cash. they throw a couple of k into their rig, and think they can smoke anything on the trail. as for throwing the montero into the grocery getter catagory... sure i can pick up a couple hundie worth of food at alby's and throw it into the back of my rig while enjoying the luxury of my bouncy seats, go home put the stuff away and go pretty much wheel anyplace a moderatly modified jeep can go. but all in all... let it be said that my yota hilux will out wheel my monty in a majority of situations, unless it involves serious snow or mud its just too light. but when it comes to climbing, it will more than hold its own. that is unless i want to be comfortable, which my monty is. not picking a fight, thats already been done. but really now, comfort+utility+stock off road capability= montero. but since thats not the topic, best stock 4x of all time is either the old school yota land rover, or the early 70's cracker box bronco sport.
btw, jeepguy... leave your tow strap and bumper jack at home, i'll bring mine <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />.