I agree - they'll pry it from my cold, dead hand. Whenever I'm in the field the first thing I do upon exiting the vehicle is put on my field belt wit...

YES - it would be unethical. You discovered this while working for someone else. Perhaps if you had all the adjacent owners permission to proceed it...

This is not in direct response to your question, but I have used SUV's in the past (Bronco II, AMC Eagle wagons, old style Bronco, etc.). They worked...

They're on eBay all the time.