Just another story. On vacation my brother with his YJ got stuck on a snowy hill and could not get to the road. Our friend with his Cherokee got stuck in the ice tring to pull him up the hill. By the time I got back with the X a Ford had pulled the Cherokee out and I didn't spin a tire pulling the YJ up the hill. There are good days and bad days.

I like Jeeps but I think you need to spend more money to make one more compedative off-road than an Xterra. Now the Cherokee has a 3 inch lift (that brought it up to the same height as my stock X) and a winch. There is no doubt that he could go anywhere...but I would not have any problem following.