re: Baw, do you get 4x4 trucks even if you don't need it?

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ClientNumber9

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You homos sho is mad all the time?

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My mechanic told me that if you don't use it regularly its a waste of money. Maintenance, shorter tire life and shitty ride. I passed on it

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Did you not ask what "use it regularly" meant?

It's as simple as finding a dirt or gravel road or parking lot, putting it in 4 high, and driving around for a couple of minutes. You're just getting the front diff to engage and coat the gears in oil. That's it.

And shorter life? I just traded in a 2012 Tacoma 4x4 with 237K miles on it and NEVER had a problem with the drive train.

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Looked at buying one used once. My mechanic told me that if you don't use it regularly its a waste of money. Maintenance, shorter tire life and shitty ride. I passed on it

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You have a mechanic.

Yes better to have it and never use it then to need it and not have it available.

With some of the potholes in Louisiana you might need it

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Sounds like I found the insecure little man. I don't define my masculinity by what I drive so I'm very comfortable in my used Audi and Accord.

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My curiosity about what you drive makes me an insecure little man? I dont follow the logic but ok.

Congrats on your Audi and your tract house on that quarter acre. You sound miserable and I bet your wife and boss both hate you.

Define "need."

I would never own a 2wd truck. I'd rather downgrade and buy a used 4wd than a 2wd new.

I've never had anything with my 4wd components break like you mean. Just change the diff fluid once or twice if you have a solid axle.

You never need it until you need it

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It's little dick syndrome. I'm a runner that lives in an upper middle class suburb. I run all throughout my cookie cutter, boring neighborhood every day and almost every driveway has one or more over compensating, obnoxiously large 4x4 trucks with aftermarket EVERYTHING. And they're usually lifted with massive off-road rated tires. Come on, just stop. You all live in a gated subdivision on your .25 acre plot of land with an HOA and a community pool, just like me. You're not hauling hay bales or moving cattle or pouring concrete every day. You're in a cubicle, working on spreadsheets for accounts receiving. I guess they need the $90K oversized truck to convince themselves they're real men despite the fact they may use the bed twice a year to move a larger than normal Costco grocery run.

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You have no idea what those people do with their spare time. I have a ranch in South Texas, deer lease in West Texas and hunting property in Beaumont Texas. I use my truck and 4x4 a decent amount and if you saw my house you’d never think so.

On my 3rd 2x4. I went to many years of never using the feature, and on my last one, I had to replace both front axle thingies. I always get the limited slip option and have zero problems on even the slickest boat ramps.