We don't need no stinkin 4X4 honey !

wilber1 wrote:

Sportsmen wrote:
Wife and I upgraded our tow vehicle a few months back from a 150 SuperCrew to a 2016 F250 CC gaser 2 wheel drive. We test drove 2 identical trucks. One a 2wheel drive and the other a 4 wheel drive. My wife found the 4X4 difficult to get into because of a bad back. I told her that we didn't need 4 wheel drive. Haven't had a need for one in 20 years. Fast forward to last Saturday night. We attended a wedding in the country where it had been raining cats and dogs for 2 days. Yep, the parking was in a grassy field on an up hill slope. Yep, you guessed it. We sunk up to the rims on the truck. Me and several others had to be towed back to the road. Guess this truck is a little heavier than the old 150.....


Lesson learned, stay on the pavement !

Look at it this way. How many times do you think you will need to be towed while you own the truck and will the cost equal that of buying and operating a 4wd over that time. 4wd is nice but a costly luxury for most RV’ers.

One can overcome some of the 2wd handicap in marginal conditions with things like aggressive tires, rear lockers, lower air pressure and weight in the bed. But none of them are a substitute for 4wd if you need 4wd.
For those who drive uphill both ways in the blizzard of the century and don't need 4wd because it's a usless expensive luxury, do you also order your truck with vinyl bench seats, no radio or bluetooth, delete cruise control etc? I mean theyre all expensive luxuries that don't prohibit you from getting from point A to point B if you don't have them.