@dimi @tk @astrid hi I also live in rural NSW and have since before everyone drove humvees

when I was a kid my best friend's mum lived 15km down a dirt track criss-crossed by multiple creeks. she drove a minivan.

when we went camping our anemic 80s hilux had no problem with a caravan. it had a smaller engine than most modern hatchbacks.

dirt roads are a nonissue for any decent car, you just have to be a competent driver. people will happily outdo me in a beat-up 90s toyota corolla while I'm riding shitty roads on my XT250

the only people that drive SUVs are those that have moved out here from sydney or melbourne, everyone else drives sedans or, if they need them for work or similar, smaller utes