We are very seriously considering buying a westie. We've narrowed it down
to 1986-91 manuals, but are wondering if we need to narrow it further. The
problem is we live in Arizona, which has a lot of bad, rocky, dirt roads.
We currently have a woefully underpowered (1.9 liter) Isuzu Trooper, with
great clearance and decent 4WD. We know a westie won't be able to go all
the places the Trooper can, but we're wondering how much we'll have to give
up. And specifically we're wondering whether the extra inch or so clearance
on the 86-87 models would really make a difference, or if anything 86-91 is
about equally good.
Rose Weitz, Professor
Department of Sociology
Arizona State University
Box 87-2101
Tempe AZ 85287-2101
Fax: 602-965-0064