Sure, most cars will take a canoe, agreed. VW is not a good choice up here, because of difficulty and cost in repairs. Depending on what small town I move to, it could be a huge problem. Less so in the city, but I don't want to stay here. I want generic.

Thanks for reply.

Is 4wd hard to learn to drive? Keeping in mind I can drive a standard transmission and a motorcycle. Oh, and 4WD is probably standard trans - which means I won't get one because my husband is a beginning driver and scary enough in an automatic. We don't want more than one vehicle.