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I'm in Ontario Canada. The dealer in my city do not stock any 2wd vehicles. My sales guy said he sold one is the last few years only so they don't carry them at all and if someone wants 2wd they have to special order. I'm happy with 4wd and am now looking forward to winter.
Live in northern Connecticut in a town called... "The ICE BOX" of Connecticut. We average at least 80" of snow per winter and many times much much more. Had 1 storm last winter that dropped over 3 ft and there's no way you're getting far with a 2WD truck.. period!
Wouldn't be without my 4WD as it's a safety factor and don't want to be sweating bullets getting home late at night in a snow storm. It's around 1700 ft where I live and many times there isn't snow until I get within 10 miles of my house. I can remember being STUCK a mile from my house with a 2WD vehicle in a snow storm! Well it wasn't an enjoyable walk to say the least.
Bottom line if you don't need 4WD why buy it? If however you need it then you're dumber then box rocks not getting it. BTW the resale of 2WD trucks is terrible because no one wants them including dealers.
Couple of winter pics.. NO WAY I'm driving a 2WD truck...
Last edited by cthusker; 10-17-2017 at 08:12 PM.
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My 14 was RWD, never had a need for 4WD in it. Would not have saved it from smashing into the truck that slid across the lane in front of me either. Snow tires on a RWD with Traklok will defeat 4WD with all seasons. One time I actually pulled a 4WD out of a ditch with my RWD truck, man was he embarrassed. My 16 is 4WD only because I could not find another RWD within 500 miles.
I use 4A now because the crap year tires slip like mad when the road is damp. This is my 5th 4WD and between them all, I think I used 4WD less than 10 times, only because I didn't have snow tires.
However there are a lot of good points for the actual use of 4WD that does not require off roading. Boat ramps, backing trailers up hill(been there, done that), pulling stumps, etc. As stated before though, better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
Reason I prefer RWD is simple. Fewer parts to maintain, less weight, more payload, lower overall cost, better MPG.
I lived in So Cal and we used to travel to No Cal 3-4 times a year to hunt and used 4WD more times than I can remember. No Cal gets some serious weather unless you are talking about living in the Bay Area or Sacramento.
So in all those years you never went to Tahoe or Reno in the Winter or up to the Klamath Basin or up to Tehachapi or the Eastern Sierras?
I don't know anyone with a 2WD truck.
You are definitely in the minority but buy what you like.
Well it is true. Dealers are gonna stock what they know they can sell. Which is Short box crew cab 4x4s.
My dealership has an opposite problem. They cant keep 2wd in stock. They dont make enough from factory to satisfy the demand. Contractors and construction firms scoop them up quickly.
But I think its alot like anything when you buy a truck. You choose with purpose. From engine to rear end, cab configuration to box length. Its all different because everyone will have different requirements.
I actually just traded in my RAM Rebel 4wd on my 2wd XLT. Never used 4wd here in FL, not once. It finally dawned on me what a waste of money owning 4wd was, so I traded it in for the same remaining terms as I had on my Rebel and lowered not only my cost of ownership but also my amount owed to the bank.
Most of the the guys I know with 4wd here in FL never use it. It’s just a sticker or badge on the side of a truck.
I live near Atlanta and tow a 7000 lb. toy hauler, but no boat. I've had RWD pickups since 1988. I did use the electronic locking differential once during a little snow we had here a few years ago, so I'll have one of those. I have no need for 4WD here the way I use a truck, so I won't buy one.
PS: I won't be moving to the great white frozen North where I would need one.
10-17-2017, 07:42 PM
