[Nickt87]

Originally Posted by mnormand

Good replies, keep em coming.

A lifetime of putting two girls through 12yrs private school, then 4yrs college, then 2.5 yrs grad school (almost done) will change your perception of stuff as you get older. Adding luxuries at this stage of life means I gotta work a few more years, I'm fighting that at every turn.

Nick you bring up a very good point... alone. That won't change for awhile, no grandkids in sight yet, and I still tend to run hard, still very independent.

I'm very confident but careful in this 2wd 4runner. Having 400k miles between the last two 4wd 4runners is a lot of realistic experience that is unknown in the trucks. I guess the only thing I keep coming back to is boat landings.

Bmac, I'm with you, auto locking should be plenty. Don't see any other serious downsides.

Locking rears and an earlier retirement seem like the way to go!!!!