Hey, thanks! In Yemen, the car of choice far and away was the Toyota pickup truck. They were absolutely everywhere. Second place goes to cheapo Chinese minivans. Of course everyone aspires to a Land Cruiser, like you say.
The other one, which is not good for your plus one, because that is all you can fit, is the Land Cruiser LX pickup truck, also referred to as the Abou Houdh (ابو حوض), the "one with the basin/bathtub" for rough translation. This is super popular everywhere, but specifically amongst Bedouins and the working classes. Why the Bedouins? As you probably saw this thing has pickup and is famed for its ability to go up large sand dunes in reverse (Youtube can show you).
If you like the Land Cruiser LX pick up, there is always the "capsoola", the capsule. Same car, but in a two-door Jeep Wrangler form-factor. This is one of my favorites. It is popular elsewhere because it really flies over sand dunes.
Granted this is not Green Arabia knowledge, but I thought it might be fun for some.
I may or may not have heard how people buy these cars in GCC countries and drive them through Oman and onward to sell in the black market for crazy prices in Yemen. This is one of many fun things I have heard about the black market in Yemen.
Since you generate a lot of interest with this stuff on HN (but you write better), maybe I will start writing this stuff.
(Seriously though, I have a weight problem, no way I am skinnier than you; thank the Gulf lifestyle.)