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Xringer · 06-17-2008, 02:40 PM

That's kinda what I was thinking.. Until he said "snowboarding trips"..

I live north of Boston MA and after driving around wasting gas since Y2K,
I decided that I liked the load carrying ability of my SUV, but I didn't really need that gas sucking 4 wheel drive. (Plus it needed some repairs and regular lube changes).
So, I yanked that rear wheel drive junk out and took a big load off the engine..

06-17-2008, 02:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Xringer Old Retired R&D Dude Join Date: May 2008 Location: Woburn Mass USA Posts: 702 Little Red - '12 Toyota Prius c 2 Two 90 day: 57.82 mpg (US) "Whitey" Bulger - '14 Toyota RAV4 LE Thanks: 10 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	When does one really need a 4x4? That's kinda what I was thinking.. Until he said "snowboarding trips".. I live north of Boston MA and after driving around wasting gas since Y2K, I decided that I liked the load carrying ability of my SUV, but I didn't really need that gas sucking 4 wheel drive. (Plus it needed some repairs and regular lube changes). So, I yanked that rear wheel drive junk out and took a big load off the engine.. __________________ Cheers, Rich Current ride: 2014 RAV4 LE AWD (24 MPG) Wife's Pizza Transporter