For what you're talking about, look into getting a 2003 to 2005 Mercedes ML500. Has 4x4, will take more to stick than the subaru, is really comfortable, and is actually quite a capable vehicle. It'll do everything you want to car to do, and most of what you want a truck for.
The engines and transmissions are really solid in those vehicles. You can buy an engine for it off of ebay for $500, and a transmission for $600. One of the local wrecker guys here said that he was losing money on the engines as they didn't tend to go... Told me that he had just shipped a whole load of good ones for metal recycling as they weren't selling.transmissions are a bit more common to sell, however there are many adapting them to vehicles with weaker transmissions. A transmission rebuild kit for that is about $600 US and easily simple enough to do yourself with youtube videos.
If you need a truck for a few days, just rent one.
Last edited by amosfella; 02-21-2019 at 04:54 PM.
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