This is one vehicle that never should have gone out of production. An updated power plant could have ben the next gen, and they could have left the entire body alone. They serve all types, in stock form 2 door or 4 door, they sit low enough to drive like a car, but can handle snow(half the country does indeed have to actually drive in snow) they drive easy, they ride nice, they are easy to see out of. Enough power to get out of it's own way, but not so much to cost excessive mpg issues.
They did keep making these..... in China, for at least another decade. Without cat converters on them or any other emissions. Just a simple utility vehicle with a simple drivetrain.
They seem to hold up really well, in areas where they don;t have to deal with.... accelerants. Finding one in WI for example is not a simple task, unless you enjoy body work. I suspect someone could make a small fortune finding these and reworking them to nice and selling them up here. I am not skilled enough.
