My police department serves an area that has a pile of bike and walking trails. They wanted a vehicle to purchase that could go off road to search these types of areas for lost children, the elderly or look for naughty criminals. They did a pretty lengthy testing process before they committed to buying anything. They ended up buying two of the Daihatsu Japanese Mini Trucks and 16 Polaris Rangers. I had nothing to do with the selection process though, so I cannot tell you why they selected them over anything else. Like n8 said, the minis are a bit cramped. If you're under 6', I think you'd be OK. I have driven the mini truck and the Ranger. What you end up getting I think would depend on what you are looking to do with it?