A "well equiped" Xterra (what a magazine would consider well equipped) will run you around $30k or a little more. So now we're only talking 10k...

Anyways, I'm waiting to see the H3 in action, before making any assumptions. It suxs that it's IFS, but that figures. Front and rear lockers, great approach & departure angles, and about the same break-over angle as the Xterra. As long as they don't break down much (which is yet to be seen; it is a chevy, afterall), on paper, it'll be much more capable than an X, which it ought to be if it costs more.

Seems to be way too much penis envy around here by a lot of Xterra owners... Let's not get too over-optimistic about the Xterra. It's damn reliable, but it's not an offroading goddess by any stretch. The '05s will be better, but we'll have to wait and see until it (and its competition) are out, to really be able to compare.