Hi all - I'm new at this posting bit...but I am Roamin Rednecks from geocaching.com. You posted like a seasoned veteran. We have a CR-V. Kind of a lame vehicle for outdoor fun, IMHO, but I have a small child (20months), and used to drive a Saturn SC2, so it's a step in the right direction. It is, though, as someone else mentioned, an asphalt utility vehicle. Smiley emoticon Besides the "SAV", we have a 12-year-old Saturn SL2 with 148,000 miles on it. That's actually become our primary cachemobile, since it's so much better on gas than The Beast. Usually when there's 4 wheeling of any kind to do, we use my brother's car - he has an old 80's Land Cruiser - lots of fun!!! That's the kind of vehicle you want for some of the more challenging caches. Anyway - I'm friends w/ Apryl Clark (4wheelingmirage), so sometime when I'm w/o children (I have two), I'll go out playing with her! Welcome to the list, Bobbi Jo. Steve Team Tierra Buena