All this talk about 2wd vs 4wd is rediculous.
Some of you have even referred to a 2wd Xterra as a station wagon, well ok so your idea of a station wagon is just a bit different then most of us. What I really can't understand is this macho gotta have a 4wd vechile attitude. I have lived here in MD for 20+ years and very rarely ever had a need to use 4wd. I don't get my kicks by taking my $20,000+ vehicle off road were it could get torn up. If I wanted to do this I would buy a beater Jeep and beat it up some more and not care about it. I don't have the need to drive my truck around with lights all over it and a winch on the front bumper just so I can use it a few times a month to head out on some trail. If I worked for the forest service or maybe construction were I needed frequently I would have gotten one with 4wd. See not all of us are trail runners. Some of us just like the Xterra for it's looks and for it's utility features and that's it, end of story. There is no way most resonable people are gonna believe that a 2wd is nearly as capable as a 4wd in offroad situations. Only a fool would follow a 4wd drive thru a mud hole or up some big hill with a 2wd thinking he could keep up. I don't give a rats butt how good your driving skills are, when the traction/control goes so do you. I have had my Xterra off-asphalt on some fire trails which were a bit more challaging then I expected. Frankly I am pretty amazed at how capable the truck is. But, I know my limits with 2wd.

Let the flames begin!!!!!!!!