Moving to Costa Rica in 10 days and one of the first things on the list is to pick up a large & capable 4x4 vehicle for traveling, exploring, camping, and hauling. Vehicles are generally pretty expensive down there and I'll have to pay cash so I wanted to get the community's thoughts on some vehicles based on limited photos and info, just to see if you guys saw any red flags or anything that caught your eye before I have a chance to look in person.
Wish list:
4x4, ideally capable in a variety of environments like sand, rock, wet, etc, (so lockers would be a plus)
4 doors
Cargo storage
Towing capabilities for small trailer/boat - Assuming I should be wary of the 4cyl engines?
Reliable, but I expect to do maintenance
Not shiny: I don't want to cringe every time i scrape a against a branch
Price: 20-25k for fully capable; I'll be wanting to have good tires, traction boards, running boards, snorkel & winch ASAP so I'm guessing that puts me in the <16k range for buying a mostly stock vehicle
Mehs
I don't care about bluetooth, back up cameras, touchscreens, dvd players, etc...
Cloth or leather is fine
Manual or auto is fine
-bolded entries below seem to have a good amount of mods already done
-mileage converted to miles
J120 / Prado:
'05 / 99k / $16k / gas / 2700cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO 2005 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=78006351
'04 / 167k / $16k / gas / 2700cc - SE VENDE Toyota PRADO 2004 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=74619756
'03 / 170k / $12k / gas / 3378cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO 2003 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=36085926
'02 / ?mi / 14k / diesel / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO VX 2002 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=63106523
J100
'00 / 125k / $15k / gas / 4700cc (potential lack of US engine support) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER VX 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=6262188
J80
'95 / 180k / $10k / gas / 4500cc(?) (low price is kind of a concern) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER 1995 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=72565654
J60
'85 / 242k / $13k / diesel / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER 1985 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=13511889
'85 / ?mi / $12k / diesel / 3955cc(?) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ62 1985 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=67589355
4Runner:
'04 / 140k / $16k / gas / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 2004 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=74282255
'00 / 68k / $10k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER LIMITED 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=71397931
'00 / 109k / $9k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER LIMITED 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=11519746
'99 / 191k / $11k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=90422502
'99 / 230k / $11k / diesel / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=94173140
'99 / 191k / $11k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=90422502
'96 / 130k / $11k / gas / 2700cc - Used Car | Toyota 4Runner Costa Rica 1996 | 4Runner 4 cilindro manual 4x4 muchas extra - https://www.encuentra24.com/costa-rica-en/cars-auto-trucks-used-car/4runner-4-cilindro-manual-4x4-muchas-extra/20169276
Obviously it's a lot to look at, but any help, thoughts, and opinions are greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time!
Wish list:
4x4, ideally capable in a variety of environments like sand, rock, wet, etc, (so lockers would be a plus)
4 doors
Cargo storage
Towing capabilities for small trailer/boat - Assuming I should be wary of the 4cyl engines?
Reliable, but I expect to do maintenance
Not shiny: I don't want to cringe every time i scrape a against a branch
Price: 20-25k for fully capable; I'll be wanting to have good tires, traction boards, running boards, snorkel & winch ASAP so I'm guessing that puts me in the <16k range for buying a mostly stock vehicle
Mehs
I don't care about bluetooth, back up cameras, touchscreens, dvd players, etc...
Cloth or leather is fine
Manual or auto is fine
-bolded entries below seem to have a good amount of mods already done
-mileage converted to miles
J120 / Prado:
'05 / 99k / $16k / gas / 2700cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO 2005 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=78006351
'04 / 167k / $16k / gas / 2700cc - SE VENDE Toyota PRADO 2004 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=74619756
'03 / 170k / $12k / gas / 3378cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO 2003 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=36085926
'02 / ?mi / 14k / diesel / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER PRADO VX 2002 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=63106523
J100
'00 / 125k / $15k / gas / 4700cc (potential lack of US engine support) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER VX 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=6262188
J80
'95 / 180k / $10k / gas / 4500cc(?) (low price is kind of a concern) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER 1995 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=72565654
J60
'85 / 242k / $13k / diesel / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER 1985 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=13511889
'85 / ?mi / $12k / diesel / 3955cc(?) - SE VENDE Toyota LAND CRUISER FJ62 1985 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=67589355
4Runner:
'04 / 140k / $16k / gas / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 2004 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=74282255
'00 / 68k / $10k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER LIMITED 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=71397931
'00 / 109k / $9k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER LIMITED 2000 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=11519746
'99 / 191k / $11k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=90422502
'99 / 230k / $11k / diesel / 3000cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=94173140
'99 / 191k / $11k / gas / 3400cc - SE VENDE Toyota 4RUNNER 1999 - https://crautos.com/autosusados/cardetail.cfm?c=90422502
'96 / 130k / $11k / gas / 2700cc - Used Car | Toyota 4Runner Costa Rica 1996 | 4Runner 4 cilindro manual 4x4 muchas extra - https://www.encuentra24.com/costa-rica-en/cars-auto-trucks-used-car/4runner-4-cilindro-manual-4x4-muchas-extra/20169276
Obviously it's a lot to look at, but any help, thoughts, and opinions are greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time!