The Breakdown

  • Practical boxy shape ages like a Land Cruiser
  • Reliable VW bones, parts still available
  • No subscriptions, no nanny-app nonsense
  • Discontinued 2017, future parts may thin
  • Real off-road ability for a crossover

Side Effects

ancestors filing a thank-you note from the garage

Buy Instead

Pair it with a set of proper winter tires — extends the based life another decade.