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When I lived in Huxley, Iowa and would commute 10 miles south along I-35 to Ankeny, I could always count on seeing several vehicles scattered through the ditches and median along the way the day after a decent snow. The vast majority of the vehicles were four-wheel drive. Which was of no surprise to me since so many people believe that having four-wheel drive makes them invincable.
As my old 4x4-driving neighbor used to tell me, "Four wheel drive won't keep you from going in the ditch if it's slick, boy, it just gives you a little better shot at getting out of the ditch on your own."
Won't find any 2WD trucks in Colorado, unless they are Texas transplants. They have no resale value and are worthless in the snow when going up the steep grades we have here.
Not to mention a 2WD truck has a weak stance with how much lower it sits to the ground.
Good points !
( and I'll bet a dealer isn't anxious to take a newer 2wd truck in on a trade either )
Won't find any 2WD trucks in Colorado, unless they are Texas transplants. They have no resale value and are worthless in the snow when going up the steep grades we have here.
Not to mention a 2WD truck has a weak stance with how much lower it sits to the ground.
What is a "weak stance"?
I will say that my 2003 F150 is lower than the 2014 I just got. Narrower, too. Both are RWD.
I will say that my 2003 F150 is lower than the 2014 I just got. Narrower, too. Both are RWD.
I found this funny too. I drove a 94 F150 6200 lb with air shocks in the rear for years. I'd go to the supply house and get harassed for putting 2000 lbs in the bed. He wanted to deliver and get the fee, but I was saving money picking it up myself. Weak stance, the trucks are the same except transfer case, and front diff with higher insurance costs.
I laughed when I saw a 2wd truck parked at Walmart.
It was low to the ground to start with and then the guy installed this huge step pipe under the door.
I'll bet I would have a hard time getting my work boot between the step pipe and the ground.
Yup, driving a 2wd but pretending it is a 4wd.
I laughed
Yeah, I laugh too when I see a big jacked up 4 wheel drive truck with great big tires, and the guy jumps out is 5'-8" with a big belt buckle. Truck can't go offroad, because it's too top heavy.
Yeah, I laugh too when I see a big jacked up 4 wheel drive truck with great big tires, and the guy jumps out is 5'-8" with a big belt buckle. Truck can't go offroad, because it's too top heavy.
That's what I get a kick out of. Unless you use the truck you use for extreme off-roading or running mud bogs, the extra height is more of a help than a hindrance.
I'll take you up on that. Destination will be Home Depot, and the winner has to not only get there, but also get back hauling 20 sheets of 4x8 plywood.
20 sheets of plywood and the Toyota would have four flat tires.
I have four decades plus of experience with pickups. 2WD pickups work fine if:
1. One does not have to do a lot of winter driving in adverse winter driving conditions.
2. One does not have to use the pickup on rough backcountry roads, in muddy farm fields, etc.
3. One does not need the ground clearance afforded by a 4WD pickup.
If those three aren't all true, then the extra acquisition cost, higher maintenance costs, and lower fuel economy of a 4WD pickup is probably worth it.
As to historically speaking, 4WD pickups did not get really popular until the mid-1960's. Until then, most people "made do" with 2WD's--carrying weight in the back (always) in winter, carrying tire chains and being adept at putting them on and taking them off, and simply avoiding a lot of places where the trucks were apt to get stuck.
Personally, I sold my last 2WD pickup in the 1970's and have driven 4WD pickups since--but, my driving includes a lot of winter driving in adverse conditions and a lot of real off-road 4WD use.
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