I'm another Suzuki fan. The old Samurai I had was hard to beat, mechanical rear locker, built tough, easy to work on, the next best thing to a MB Jeep IMO. I beat the heck out of that poor thing. It would go places and do things my 4X4 Silverado (also way good in the mud), my CJ. my Cherokee or even my mud dedicated one-ton Chevy couldn't go. The downside was it wasn't much fun on the interstate or side slopes.