The Breakdown

  • 3.5L V6 routinely hits 300k+ miles
  • Body-on-frame toughness in a family wrapper
  • Early 2013 transmissions can need fluid flushes
  • Parts still cheap and everywhere
  • Pre-hybrid thirst, 18-22 mpg real world

Side Effects

ancestors filing approval paperwork, rust optional

Buy Instead

Pair it with a set of Falken Wildpeak tires — turns a solid daily into a light-trail capable rig without subscriptions.