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Post by tirediron on Sept 5, 2015 11:45:29 GMT -5
This is a very touchy subject, a lot of people think Jeep when anyone mentions 4 wheel drive. Funny thing is Ford built the original mil spec "jeep" type vehicle. Back to the subject a 4x4 no matter who made it will always go further than a 4x2 with equal specs and roughly equal driver skill. there will be extra moving parts to maintain, but really not that many. Climate and geography play a big role on the decision to buy, around here most rural people have 4x4s, unless it is a summer only vehicle. the decision is individual does the feeling of comfort and security outweigh the cost??
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Post by andi on Sept 5, 2015 19:19:08 GMT -5
All my trucks are 4x4s ... but when you live a mile and a half off the "main" road (which is less than a secondary road)... You need it.
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Post by oldcoothillbilly on Sept 15, 2015 19:33:48 GMT -5
Ifin we be talkin jeep history, actually American Bantam came out with the first unit, they couldn't meet demand so Willy's Overland and Ford got the contracts.
Now as ta 4 wheel drive, I have a suburban what is my daily driver. It is used also fer CERT where I need ta be able ta get through woods, fields, streams an all weather conditions. Most a the time I don't use 4 wheel drive, BUT, there are times it'll get me through when 2 wheel wouldn't. To me, the little added cost up front an fer what few repairs I've ever had, been well worth every dollar.
As a example, last year momma was working evening shifts, we had a storm an she got stuck on the way home. Only way ta get ta her vehicle was ta bust through snow drifts what was comin over the hood. A 2 wheeler woulda never made it.
It boils down ta what, where yer plannin on goin and doin. A personal choice I'd say.
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