Buyer’s guides
Shortlists for the questions buyers actually ask: what to get on a budget, for a first truck, for overlanding, for the rocks, and the classics worth keeping. Every pick links to its full guide.
The best classic boxy 4x4s to buy and keep
A classic 4x4 is the rare old vehicle you're allowed to use the way it was meant to be used. Every truck here can still go down a trail on the weekend, and every one has a parts supply, a club...
Read it →7 picksThe best boxy 4x4 for your first one
Your first 4x4 should teach you things, not bankrupt you while it does. That means a truck that forgives a missed service, has a big owner community and a deep parts catalogue, and is cheap enough...
Read it →8 picksThe best boxy 4x4s for overlanding
Overlanding is mostly driving, a bit of camping and, if you've chosen badly, a lot of waiting for parts. So the qualities that matter are dull ones: a big tank, payload left over once the truck is...
Read it →8 picksThe best boxy 4x4s for rock crawling
Rock crawling is the one kind of off-roading where an independent front end, a heated steering wheel and a big touchscreen don't help much. What helps is a solid axle at each end, a locker or two,...
Read it →8 picksThe best boxy 4x4s under $15,000
Fifteen grand doesn't buy a good Land Cruiser any more. Our October 2026 value checks put a driver-quality 80 Series at $18k–34k and a 100 Series at $15k–36k. What it does still buy is a...
Read it →8 picksThe best boxy 4x4s under $30,000
Thirty grand is where boxy 4x4s get properly interesting. It's Land Cruiser money again, both the solid-axle 80 Series and the V8 100 Series, plus the Lexus twins that share their bones, a...
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