The Grand Vitara is an excellent SUV with true of road capabilities but still retaining fine road manners. However, parts and maintenance may be more inconvenient and gas mileage certainly isn't good, even with the 2.4L 4x2 variant. You may consider a 1st gen Kia Sorento for that budget. Its got solid offroad and flood trotting capabilities as well as a powerful 2.5CRDi engine. I don't suggest the generic FM Pajero choice since it is really old, both power and gas mileage are lacking, and prices are very high for this one. As for the Trooper, we have a 2002 unit currently at 72000kms and its really comfy and powerful though gas mileage isn't very high at around 6-8km/L depending on driving style and traffic conditions. However, many people have experienced many problems with it, many of which keep on recurring. We had the injectors and turbo replaced but otherwise it didn't give us any other problems. But then, it can either be it won't be giving us any problems or the problems are just coming late since we took good care of it. So its not a very safe choice though we are still enjoying it while it lasts.