MadTreeMan

For off road tyres there is only one brand i would go for, BF Goodrich, have the pedigree. Need i say more?

If it is for one or two people to travel in, the Suzuki Jimny is the way forward, mostly petrols but i think there is a diesel version of it, if it is for maybe four people to travel in the Vitara would be the way to go. I have owned a Jimny and it was minted to start with but when i needed more space for my dogs and other people i went bigger to a Ford Ranger. You dont actually say what purpose you want to have this small 4x4, for the fun of off-road driving the Jimny is the ultimate, check out youtube, type in " Garry @the pipe Drumclog " it is a bog standard Jimny with chunky tyres.

I have an ex-Forestry Commission Ranger "53 plate, great machine, when i got it it had a lamp on the roof, a winch in the pick up bed and a work light in there aswell and it had BF Goddrich at tyres on it. I have put an Ifor Williams canopy on it. Ive had it off road and it is more than capable of light off roading, I wouldn't attempt anything drastic in it. it has plenty of space for four men in the cab and the pick up with the canopy is more than big enough for 5 Labradors ( that is the most that ive had in it once, but there is space for more )