I used to drive an old Exped 4x4 back in Illinois. Got it really cheap, as the owner has 2 of these gas-gazzling trucks. It's built tough though and you can drive it in snow when needed plus it comes handy when you want to haul a whole lot of stuff. FC is quite bad, 10 miles per gallon during the winter months and 12 miles per gallon during the summer. It can do around 17-18 miles per gallon on long interstate trips. The only problem I have with it is the misfire issues that occur when the season changes (cold to hot, hot to cold) but it's something you can deal with by filling it up with premium gasoline and running it on the highway to burn any unwanted gas deposits in the injectors. However, using it to drive to school is not something I recommend.