Small 4x4 hatchback or rear door

I have a Jimny and a Mitsu SRX both used for shooting and dog. Jimny’s rear seats were removed the day I bought it so pretty good boot space now - I love my Jimny (side rear opening) but on a wet day the raised door of the Mitsu provides very welcome shellter.
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A Jimny was my first choice but getting an unmolested one at a price I like was impossible. The Rav was a bargain !
 
A Jimny was my first choice but getting an unmolested one at a price I like was impossible. The Rav was a bargain !
I know what you mean - I sold my 2005 Jimny earlier this year after putting just short of 100k miles on it (total 139k) and took a loss of £300 on what I paid for it 12 years ago!
Still have my 2008 one though - appreciating as I type……
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If you do foxing then side hinge is indispensable as you can shoot off the roof. In my case I have a 400mm wide plastic board across the roof rails so I can rest rifle on it rather than the roof.
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I had a Lada Niva just like that one in the vid posted by Bavariabrit. It was a real mountain goat when chasing sambar in the mountains.
 
Ditto a Subaru Outback, basically same height as the Sub. Forester, good boot space - with a liner of course, have had 5 red deer hinds in with the back seats down.
Edit: Outback has an overhead tailgate type, but the key benefit is the slightly lower tail lip height, a bit like the older quads versus the newer ones, the 3-4” less height making loading them far easier than the newer models.
@Freeforester what liner please? considering hatch bag or rhino, but seen some poor reviews here for Rhino
 
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