Seeking truck advice 2 or 4wd

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Originally Posted by mnormand

From an "86Merc Marquis", to "I'm surprised they still make 2wd trucks" !!!

We've been totally brainwashed by the power of advertising and peer pressure!

very true

unless you have a very steep launch or you are launching off a mud bank then a 2wd is fine for all your needs and maybe a dually for big large heavy boats but 98% of people who think the 4wd helped them don't realize they would have done the exact same job with a 2wd at lower fuel cost and vehicle repair maint is obviously more costly for 4wd because they are 4wd.

my brother inlaw had a 4wd for the last 15 years and never left the road with it and constantly cried about the cost of gas in the truck to go fishing (usually 3/4 of a tank each way) yet always bought another 4wd because he "might" need it so he wanted it lol.

he now has a 2wd mainly because of financial problems and is amazed at how well it does and finally admits he never needed a 4wd but was somehow convinced he did.