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I second the idea of an older Toyota pickup, say from mid-80s (when they went from carb to EFI) until they started bulking up sometime in the mid to late '90s. Mine's an 88, 4 cyl, 4WD. Gets about 27 mpg, driven on lots of really rough dirt, up & down mountains, and with loads. It'll also tow a good-sized load of firewood logs in a trailer, with the bed full too. Though I admit, with that load it does drop a bit below freeway speeds on a 5% or greater grade.
As to whether 4WD is useful, I find it so, mostly on steep & washboarded dirt, where 2WD starts spinning the wheels.
PS: Cost is fairly reasonable. I paid $2800 for mine about 4 years ago.
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