Being a 2WD and 4WD owner I can say this:

Yes I like rock crawling (what else are you going to call it) and can try and see how far I can get in a 2WD (w/o damage) or just take the truck out of 4WD and try it

Yes I like going fast on a dry lake and catching some air sometimes (of which 4WD does no better than 2WD)

Yes I can go more places in my 4WD than I can my 2WD

Yes I can go places in my 2WD that I am/was not supposed to be able to.

Yes I like off-roading with 2WD and 4WD vehicles and no I do not have to be "EXTREME" all the time.

Yes I do like the challenge of driving on the Freeway from California to Florida, solo, in under 40 hours.

Yes it's nice to have learned how to 4 wheel in a 2WD

So.....what's the problem? Xterra's are Xterra's. It seems kinda ridiculess for us to be doing all this bickering about 2WD vs 4Wd and then at the same time planning 2WD capable trail runs vs 4WD only trail runs vs all vehicle trail runs......

We all drive Xterra's (or in my case a Frontier as well)....LET IT JUST BE.

I thought about getting another Xterra (before I got the Frontier), a 4WD one....And then thought it's stupid for me to have two vehicles in the first place....it's REALLY stupid for me to have two Xterra's (1 2WD and 1 4WD)....So I compromised and plan to be just stupid and have an X again......But it will be 4WD this time.

Why?

My original reason for having/wanting a 4Wd in the first place....To be able to go where I want....when I want....And if I can't.....then I don't need to be there in the first place!