I need a vehicle that is competent on the Jeep trails that lead from the pavement to the mountain trailheads. When I was in the research process I had it narrowed down between the Raptor and the FJ Cruiser. Admittedly the FJ would probably have been a better choice if all I was going to do with it was Jeep trails, but whatever I bought was going to be my go-anywhere do-everything vehicle. The Raptor is a better all-around vehicle than the FJ, so much more capable in just about every category, about the same price (depending on options) and not significantly worse fuel economy. So I chose the Raptor. But if there were no Raptors I'd probably be driving an FJ Cruiser now. And I wouldn't be nearly as happy, well-adjusted, cheerful, helpful, nice, intelligent, or handsome as a result. Thank God for Raptors, huh?