15 Budget Overland Vehicles that DONT SUCK (Budget Offroad Trucks)

Budget Overland, budget offroad, budget overland vehicles. These are my top favorite budget off-roaders for under 15,0000 dollars and some even under 10,000. Tried to stick to more reliable cheap off-roaders rather than digging at the bottom of the barrel for something that is going to leave you on the side of the road.

HUGE shoutout to the rig on the thumbnail @GXor702 / @JW Offroad
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Please check out these channels who's clips were used in this video. (in order of appearance)
Youtube Channels:
Austin's Off Road Garage
Brad Archambault
Chase Chapman
dominic4lo
KB Autotech & Adventure
beertime continuum
Chillis Lives
Tacoma Listing
Wesley Black
WFO Concepts
Josh Backes
Logan King
Timofei Nevzorov
YotaMafia
ZentRose
Fj60 Wagon Family
Jacob Strickland
Sedelmaier ranch
Terra Crew
4x4 Off-Road Channel
Marco Chavanne
The Other Guy
Wonger 559
Arkansas Offroad
Aussie Four Wheelers
CustomWerks
Smokin Monkey
B-Roll Offroad
LandC
Mall_Crawling_X
cantabriaaa
Engine Adventures
Exploring Ohio
4WD Off-Road Club
Driven Over Land
gondirtin
Nektarios Tradas
Dustin Williams
Richard Stark
SAM’S
Sedelmaier ranch
jabroni6199
Matt K
Stronghold Garage
Terra Crew
OverlandRanger
AJRAY SC OFFROAD
Frank Razo
Outside Tribe
Sir William Goes
4x4 tube tube
Additional Losses
John Elliott
Loren Leeuw
AutoCinema
ChevyTrucks4ever
Fortune Off-Road
KnightDriveTV
Freedom Crawler
King of Donuts
OutJeeping
VehicleTribe

0:00 - intro
0:38 - AutoTempest
0:54 - 4Runner 3rd and 4th gen
2:19 - Tacoma 1st Gen
3:28 - Lexus GX 470
4:28 - F-150 10th through 12th Gen
5:22 - Tundra 1st Gen
6:08 - TJ Jeep
7:02 - Xterra
8:02 - Frontier
8:37 - Montero
9:32 - Expedition
10:17 - Ford Ranger
11:17 - Sequoia
12:05 - Samurai
12:45 - Suburban and Yukon
13:35 - XJ Cherokee
14:27 - Which is the Best?
15:04 - Thanks for stopping by
15:24 -End

#BUDGETOVERLAND #OVERLAND #FOUNDONAUTOTEMPEST

[OXFOOT]

Because a lot of people are pointing it out. This video was made before the insane increase of used car prices. Some of these cars have creeped above the 15k mark. Some of the GXs are going for over 20k. These cars are still really good value for the money but just not that all cars have increased in price since I first uploaded this video.

[mahkobicook]

5:34 dude falls over a rock, distracts me from everything 😂

[jjmc]

Not everybody appreciates them, but the Xterra and the Frontier are not to be slept on, especially the Pro-4x trim levels

[james_the_darklord]

Those GX470's are going up in prices due to people are grabbing them up for overlanding now.

[ben]

This is a very good listing. I like that you weren't biased to a particular manufacturer or Import vs. domestic. These are almost exactly what I would recommend. Some might think i'm crazy, but I would honestly add in a Subaru Forester. Early 2000's model that is. They are so much more capable than people realize. It will never compete with a built larger vehicle for large obstacles, but with basic mods it is easily a top contender and extremely reliable vehicle. They are used in Australia very frequently, and I believe we can all agree that they have some intense terrain.

[zanerb]

Its good seeing the small trucks getting attention. I love Rangers, Tacos, and Frontiers! Small truck gang for life

[OXFOOT]

Hey guys thanks for stopping by and checking this one out. Please see all the channels from this video in the description or down below. Check them out.

intro - 0:00
AutoTempest -0:38
4Runner 3rd and 4th gen - 0:54
Tacoma 1st Gen - 2:19
Lexus GX 470 - 3:28
F-150 10th through 12th Gen - 4:28
Tundra 1st Gen - 5:22
TJ Jeep - 6:08
Xterra - 7:02
Frontier - 8:02
Montero - 8:37
Expedition - 9:32
Ford Ranger - 10:17
Sequoia - 11:17
Samurai - 12:05
Suburban and Yukon - 12:45
XJ Cherokee - 13:35
Which is the Best? - 14:27
Thanks for stopping by - 15:04

[ihatemytown]

Great list!
Love my 1st Gen sequoia
But can’t forget about the Isuzu Trooper. Great, reliable off-roader

[OXFOOT]

Hey Guys, Just added Chapters to the video so you can easily find what you need. Please go check out the Youtube accounts listed in the Description.

[dustandashes]

not clickbaity like most list vids, refreshingly succinct and very informative. subbed.

[wardellmercado]

I drive a 2005 Mitsubishi Montero Limited. I put on a 2-inch lift kit (Lovells springs and Bilstein shocks), and swapped out the 4.3 diffs for 4.9 diffs (rear Hybrid LSD) from a 2001 Montero XLS. Those minor enhancements along with its already great ActiveTrac 4wd system make it a beast off-road.

[santiagocastrosanchez]

5:35 looking at the tundra review you can see at the right how the guy in green falls down 🤣👌

[zohoranacky]

Nice to see the Sidekick get some attention. Hugely underrated off-road capabilities - short wheel base, relatively high clearance, narrow body, the wheels as close to the corners as possible for entry and departure angles, small 4 cylinder - but also very light. I had a (97?) Chevy Geo Tracker (built in parallel with Suzuki Sidekick). Underpowered for the highway, but it could go nearly anywhere. My daughter slid on ice and put into the ditch one very snowy day on her way to school. When I say “in” I don’t mean tires - the entire vehicle was sitting in the wide and deep drainage ditch. I got there about the same time as the state trooper who was getting ready to call a wrecker to pull it out. I told him I’d drive it out. He told me “no way.” I put it in 4W low and crawled up and out of the ditch with almost no spinning. He just shook his head. I always called it “the goat” - not “greatest of all time”, but because it would climb and go like a mountain goat without all the tire spinning and “momentum” attacks the bigger rigs use.

[OXFOOT]

UPDATE TO THE VIDEO: The 3rd and 4th Generation 4Runners DO NOT have TRD models. I misspoke at 2:08. I've seen a good many of them around with this badge but this is just an aftermarket sticker. The Tacomas still do have the the TRD options offered. With the 4Runner still very much avoid the Pre Runner model.

[UnkyJofus]

One of the forgotten offroaders? Isuzu Trooper and Rodeo/Amigo/P'Up. I had a 93 Trooper RS, and currently have a '02 Rodeo with only 74K miles. I paid $1800 for it, leaving me lots of cushion for upgrades. The primary issue with these Isuzu's are the automatic transmissions. But I only have the 5 speed manuals. If you are handy with a wrench then they are great budget builds/trucks. I've had XJs, Zjs, and AMC J10. I landed on Isuzus because they are abundant, cheaper than dirt, and the driving characteristics and interior remind me most of 3rd gen 4Runners.

[RollingRigTraction]

The first generation Ford Explorer is an excellent option for off road also. They're surprising off road even in stock form with 235 75 R 15 tires but adding 30x9.50R15's or 31x10.50R15's is a quick and instant upgrade for clearance.

[silasmurphy]

The Jeep’s straight 6 is as bulletproof as a gasoline engine gets… also pro4x frontier has the same 4.0 v6 as the other frontiers

[MFRiley]

Love my 2005 Gen 3 Montero. $5k and you can find one with low-ish mileage and great maintenance history. Reliable, capable, and timeless design. Have to drive one to really appreciate it. View, driving position, and interior space are unmatched. Put an Elocker on, a lift and some tires, and you'll keep up with trucks 3-4× the price. Not to mention you'll be the only Montero on the road. Also, parts are surprisingly not too hard to come by for how rare they are.
Best pro: You can drive JDM and avoid the Toyota Tax.
Gen 2's are even cooler IMO. But, they are even more rare, and they are getting older so if you find one it'll likely need some love, but what truck doesn't.

[jasonseitz]

Jeep WJ is also a phenomenal off-road / overland vehicle. Can get it with either to 4.0 or 4.7 and both are nearly bulletproof

[pizzasaurolophus]

Throwing some love for the Nissan Pathfinder. It's a couple thousand cheaper than an Xterra. Has a 3rd row of seats but independent rear suspension which is the compromise. Still can be lifted easily, has a roof rack and a brake locking system like ATRAC. It shares the frame and front end with Xterra/Frontier. I live in Atlantic Canada where a good chunk of the vehicles on this list don't exist, because anything 15 years old is in the junkyard covered in rust, so when the choice was something 10 years old and $10k, Pathfinder was the only one to make the list.