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Old 04-14-2010, 01:38 PM   #43 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Got to disagree about that. I've owned a number of 4WD vehicles - several pre-1985 Subarus and a couple of Toyota pickups - and have never had a 4WD-related problem. I admit I don't use it much - the steep half-mile of packed snow down to my friends' ranch in winter, a few trailheads at the ends of steep, rough dirt, up the mountain to ski in a snowstorm, &c - but when I do, it's usefull, not a security blanket.
I had to have the locking hubs rebuilt at a cost of around $700 on the Goat, but I wouldn't have noticed if I never used 4WD. Oh, and that was after 160,000+ miles. Otherwise, I only notice the difference at the pump.
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