What exactly do you want to do off-road? Hit mud pits, or mountain trails? I tend to lean toward jeeps(or in my case a free bronco II with blown head gaskets that is begging for a 5.0). I have been wheeling too many times on trails where all the pickups and full-size blazer/bronco's have gotten stuck. The most capable vehicles that I have ridden in have consistently been jeeps, broncoII's, samurai's and sidekicks. If you want something ballin' that is a bit collectible, capable off-road and a decent investment, you might look for a classic bronco. Though, you did say you wanted to "trash" something off-road...