What kind of vehicle is best for Puna?

[Bullwinkle]

I like something that sits up a little, have had passenger vehicles - found that with many trucks on the road - being blinded at night can be an issue - not so much in a truck or lifted vehicle. Wiper speed important as well - it rains heavily at times - some cars cant keep up.

Ford has come out with an aluminum bodied truck - im seriously looking ....although it would take a lot of rationalization to bring a 60k$ truck into these conditions, while a 75 ford would do just as well

chevy silverado series used to have limited slip rear ends - all one really needs to go off road or back country subdivisions

also keep in mind vehicles are taxed by weight not value as in some states