Alan Young wrote:
> Always made me wonder why SUV 4x4's sold at all in suburban, urban and
> most rural areas.
> 4-wheel-drive is not needed, generally unless one intends to go
> off-road. And where can one go off-road in a suburban town? Perhaps in
> the town park? Or maybe a neighborhood golf course? No, this type of
> vehicle is useless to the average person. Unless he (she) plows snow.
> Al Young
>

I beg to differ. We owned 2 4x4's and used them all the time on the
street in 4x4. Both my wife and I got off our different shift jobs at
times when the snowplows hadn't touched the roads yet, her at 12 AM and
myself at 4 AM.

I even got paid extra on one contract to bring my 4x4 so we were
guaranteed we could get to the house and back in the ice and snow storms
when frozen pipes usually happen.

We also travel and have used it many many times in the snow on trips.
From the countless cars we plodded on by that were in the snowbank or
ditch, I would say the 4x4 was very useful.

I do think a 4x4 would be useless for someone as yourself who thinks it
is only for horsing around, folks like that go way too fast for the
conditions and just end up in ditches off ramps. Or do you live
someplace sunny and warm?

Mike (Up in The Great White North)