had a few 4x4s in my time.
teranno,suzuki,110,pajero,hilux surf,sportrak etc but now run a 98 discovery 300tdi,not too bad on juice and get all the kit in.
but as others have said,any 4x4 will do the job IF the tyres are for the job,the first thing i did was throw away the road tyres and boot her up with mud tyres,now she goes over hill and dale.
as said earlier,you have to like to do repairs yourself on landrovers,so far i havehad good luck with mine and only had to put in a door switch,but parts are easy to get both new and second hand,and most are easy to fit.
just my two pennys worth.