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Vitara's are popular here in Taiwan among those who go off-roading in the mountains. Relatively good mileage for a 4X4 (Its competition here is the Jeep Wrangler though) and reasonable offroad ability, I'm told.
Daihatsu Fourtrack is another, but I dunno if its available in Spain.
Watch out for aftermarket wide/big wheels on the Vitara, which are very popular because they do look good on the short wheel base model but can cause rapid wear of the drive train.
Some years suffer cylinder head cracks, I think along the line of the spark plugs (on petrol engines, obviously). Can't remember the details but I THINK it was the early years of the alloy head after transition from cast iron. If I get a chance I'll check.
Old model Jeep Cherokee? There's also a pickup truck on the same platform. Jeep reputation for unreliability but relatively cheap, comfortable and roomy
If you want cheap and rugged, are there any Lada's left locally? Cue howls of derision from the Brits, but they are pretty tough and used to be almost free. Not much room in the 4X4 but an estate is still pretty rugged.Not much fun to drive long distances though. and probably not many left.
That seems to be a general feature. Vehicles characterised by rugged simplicity, which seems to be what you want (think Peugeot 504 estate, Datsun 1200 "Bakkie" pickup) are out of style.
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