Yesterday I bought a 97 Sidekick JX4x4 4 door to be my new daily driver. I had recently sold my 88.5 Samurai and used the funds from that transaction to get the Sidekick. I have been driving a LX450, but it's 10 mpg thirst was about to kill me with twice weekly refills. I am looking forward to the 30 mpg that I hear that Sidekicks can achieve.
This Sidekick looks and runs great with 154,000 miles. I think I would have preferred a 5 speed but the automatic gets the job done. This one is totally stock and will probably remain so.
I reflect back that I have had 5 4x4 SUV's in a row:89 Montero 2dr, 97 Montero Sport,97 Lexus LX450,88.5 Samurai, and now the 97 Sidekick.
Here are some pictures: