2wd vs 4wd

That first guy was a moron....the second guy....well....let's just say I've been on both sides of that tow strap at one time or another. Hard to tell in the video is the guy with the 5er is aired down or not. Guy pulling him out should be in 4LO....

It's all part of camping on the beach!

ford truck guy wrote:
Hey BurbMan ,

Where is that spot ???

I always wanted a 4 wheel drive so I could do this while camping. This guy gets the good spots all the time!

This looks like great fun if you have a 4 wheel drive!

boingram wrote:
Hi all...time to open another can of worms...we r going to purchase a 2015 2500 denali duramax crew...just don't see the need for 4wd...how abt some non male ego driven opinions on the subject. ..thx...bo

I'm going the opposite way myself. Having had a 2WD diesel and only being stuck two times in ten years you would think I would stay with 2WD. Nope, I'm a betting man and I bet we are in for ten years of snow and lots of it! Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's I remember having to shovel the driveway (us three kids) and we used to get lots of snow. The mid to late 70's it tapered off. Now I think we are in back in the snow cycle once again.

So my new 2015 Ram on order will be 4WD and I hope I have to use it all the time!

Don

Shinnecock County Park, Long Island. Miss it every day, no beaches here in the midwest. I've been told that lakes here are for boating and fishing, not swimming.... *sigh*

IIRC that pic was in April or Early May, that's whay I have 2 sites and nobody else is around. Tough to get a spot here Memorial Day thru labor Day....

Hey BurbMan ,

Where is that spot ???

Consider not just the 4x4 but the 2-speed transfer case that you don't get on a 4x2. I just did some driveway camping at a buddy's house out on some acreage, and had to back the TT up a fairly steep gravel drive. I probably didn't need 4 WD but I did need LO speed on the tfr case. 4LO walked that TT back up the gravel hill with no spinning tires and no overheated transmission!

GDE, yes every city has a few urban cowboys that run around in lifted 4x4 trucks that never see mud....that doesn't mean that everyone who has 4x4 never uses it...yes, 4x4 costs more to own and operate, but if you are buying the truck to do the job, then not having the right equipment becomes more expensive.

I can say for sure that you will never camp here withoyt 4x4:



To the OP, all depends on what you plan to do with the truck.

MPond wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Pretty simple. I personally know quite a few people that bought 4x4s and don't have an idea as to how to engage 4x4.. These folks own lifted "boulevard queens" with wagon wheel rims and way oversized tires, drive in the city, their trucks have never touched dirt let alone mud.. Happens a lot more than you think..

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So you have anecdotal evidence, just like I do. Only my anecdotal evidence is just the opposite of yours.

I wonder if there are any real statistics about it around? Would be much more interesting that either of our opinions...

AND in MY CIRCLE everyone who has 4X4 uses it many times a year ,between the weather , and surf fishing...

gmc6000 wrote:
Biggest reason for getting a 4X4 even if you don't need it, is resale value. A 2WD is not much cheaper than a 4X4 when buying new. But when the time comes to trade it in or sell it outright, you can't hardly give the 2WD away, nobody want them, not even the dealers.

This exactly! Can't sell a 2WD in my neck of the woods. 4WD is kind of like a diesel as far as resale, pay a little more up front, get a little more in the back.
No way you slice it when road conditions are bad the odds are in your favor with 4WD. Ask yourself this, would you rather have your wife driving in the snow in a 2WD or 4WD truck.

Even these clowns told me they use 4x4 out on the local fire roads into the watershed areas

MPond wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Pretty simple. I personally know quite a few people that bought 4x4s and don't have an idea as to how to engage 4x4.. These folks own lifted "boulevard queens" with wagon wheel rims and way oversized tires, drive in the city, their trucks have never touched dirt let alone mud.. Happens a lot more than you think..

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So you have anecdotal evidence, just like I do. Only my anecdotal evidence is just the opposite of yours.

I wonder if there are any real statistics about it around? Would be much more interesting that either of our opinions...

Gdetrailer wrote:
Pretty simple. I personally know quite a few people that bought 4x4s and don't have an idea as to how to engage 4x4.. These folks own lifted "boulevard queens" with wagon wheel rims and way oversized tires, drive in the city, their trucks have never touched dirt let alone mud.. Happens a lot more than you think..

...

So you have anecdotal evidence, just like I do. Only my anecdotal evidence is just the opposite of yours.

I wonder if there are any real statistics about it around? Would be much more interesting that either of our opinions...