Having driven a land rover 110 defender for months on end across western Australian while working, I wouldn't have one.
They will climb over anything, true.
However, they are tiny inside. We had two trucks, a cruiser and a rover, and the rover took a third of the kit. Those slot-windows in the back? They're at face height, you don't look out the windows, and I'm only 173cm tall. That means any bump, and why drive a 4x4 unless it's off road, means your skull and the roof are on close terms.
Secondly, they have a narrow wheelbase, so they get bogged like a bastard. Worse, because they're usually quite good off road, you get further in when bogging making them harder to extract.
Nah, I prefer land cruisers. However, on rocky ground for a short trip, the rover is better.
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