Well, it finally happened that I had to bid goodbye to my much beloved CR-V (details in the built thread "1999 Honda CR-V 'Ganbaru'"). It doesn't matter what you drive, though, and adventure is necessary, so here's the new ride:
2006 Dodge Dakota 4wd. 4.7L V8 engine, IFS with a solid rear axle, 5.5ft bed. Even came with a cheapo roll up tonneau cover. First thing is I plan to put a new set of tires on it in a slightly bigger size, probably 265/75r16, as I don't have the money right now to be going bigger and adding a lift kit, etc.
My family has a long tradition with Mopar stuff going all the way back to my parents much beloved 1985 New Yorker, and including my also very much beloved 2006 Dodge Charger, so it's kinda neat to have another Dodge in the driveway.
Update: How "Rumble" looks now after a few mods and some rust remediation: