I don't trust either of our vehicles to go some places that I want to go. I "need" something with 4wd and decent clearance, not an AWD crossover. Also should be new enough and reliable enough to not be concerned about getting stranded in the middle of the desert 300-400 miles away from home. What should I do?
1) Trade in my car for a 4Runner or something similar. This is the way I was leaning, but my car is just about perfect 99% of the time. Reliable, good MPG for commute, AWD for the many snow days and for driving up the canyon to ski. But should be easy to sell for same reasons and because it's a make everyone drives out here.
2) Trade in mrstdaver's minivan for Tahoe or something similar. 4Runner size won't do here, need the extra space for the main family hauler.
3) Get a cheapish third vehicle. I don't want to do this.
Think I answered my own question. #2 it is. Does that Armada beast boat come in 4wd?