BOXY TRUCKS
Five questions · 104 generations

Which boxy 4x4 should you buy?

Tell us your budget, what you’ll use it for and how much you like wrenching. We’ll shortlist the generations that fit, using the prices, axles and best years from our guides, and tell you why each one made the cut.

1 What can you spend on a good driver?
2 What will it mostly do?
3 How hands-on are you?
4 Sold new in the US, or are imports OK?
5 Which era?

Your shortlist

The shortlist is a starting point, ranked from our guides’ data: “driver” prices checked October 2026, front-axle type, how hard the common repairs are, whether the truck was sold new in the US, and the years owners recommend. Read the full guide before you buy anything.

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