I bought it because I am always prepared. I don't want to be someplace and say "damn, wish I had 4wd". This is actually my first 4wd and have found myself saying the above statement more than once through the years. I figured it was time to do something about it.

I went with the off-road model because of the locker. I had not had any plans of doing serious off-roading, but now that I have found this place, my plans for me new X has changed and I am REALLY glad I did get the Off-Road package.