Not really helpful but I wish someone would make a car that looked like a big 4x4 but two wheel drive and lightweight.

Tall, big wheels and bigger tyres, big engine and maybe a plastic or fibreglass body.

I'm going

You missed off one of the best and real 4x4's there is.....Ssangyong Musso ( and variants under different badges).

You can buy one of those for about the amount you want to pay, Power trains are Mercedes designs built under license.

Like buying any used car, You'll have to do your homework and look around until you find a good one.

Jeep Grand Cherokee. That 4.0litre unit is one of the most durable things ever made, Americans love them and run them to over 300k without incident.

All the usual caveats about condition mattering most at this price point do apply, but I mention the Grand because most of them have never been used off road.

They are stunning towcars but most of them have been suburban school run cars or used for the odd bit of snow, unlike a Hilux which could be pretty battered by now.

Talking of LPG theres a nice looking Shogun LWB on ebay with the 3.0 litre petrol converted to LPG, good history low ownership around £1500, i'd give that more than a second glance.

Bag of sand for a proper 4x4 is really barely above scrap value.

I'm an LPG fan but worth checking tank size if buying one already converted, chap with a Cherokee fills up where i do, his car only does 100 miles between fills, the tank is too small, that would really annoy me.

Hyundai iX35 and Santa Fe, Kia Sportage and Sorento can all be bought with fwd only, as well as 4wd.