The Breakdown

  • Boxer engine + manual AWD = snow tank
  • Fixable in a driveway with hand tools
  • Head gaskets can still betray you
  • No modern safety nannies or connectivity
  • One-time purchase, lasts decades

Side Effects

ancestors filing approval paperwork, rust is extra

Buy Instead

Pair it with a '98 Toyota Land Cruiser — same era, even more indestructible.