The Rescue might be fun to offroad in during the fair weather with some of the boys. The Wrangler is still a fun offroad vehicle, if quite crude. But perhaps that is half of its fun. At the end of the day, you don't have to worry about ruining your inside or outside of the car (have had to hose down the inside of a friend's Jeep before)...not that you ever worried too much GM!
Budget offroading for those who try it: