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Besides, a well-driven 4x2 can go ALMOST anywhere you're going in 4WD anyway........
First, a 4X2 can go NOWHERE a 4x4 can........[/b]
.........The general consensus is that 4x2 X's are capable off-road aside from the truly hardcore stuff.......[/b]
I've never heard that consensus.

4x2's are fine for paved or dirt roads, but unacceptable for offroad. Even 2wds with lockers have significant trouble on small obstacles.[/QB]
You never heard that consensus because it was discussed way before you came to the board. To be fair, by "consensus" I meant the result of specific threads where people with 4x2's were going on club offroad outings and while they occasionally needed assistance from a 4x4, on the whole, they held their own.

A lot depends on the skill and experience level of the driver. 4x4 is not magic that makes anybody Mr. Offroader - witness the many instances posted on this board of people rolling or damaging their vehicles while offroading.

My problem isn't with a debate over what vehicle can do what. That's fine; you have your opinion and while we might disagree, that's fine too. My problem is with the people who obviously need some kind of ego stroke and try to get it through the tired BS of "mine's better than yours" for whatever reason - in this case 4WD. And they belittle others and throw out rainbows and call names, etc. It's pathetically obvious - to everybody but them - that they have some shortcomings, and while some competent therapy might help, 4WD will not.