Todrick is the only one going on about it.
Jackal rarely speaks (on XOC) about his 2WD--he just drives it up the fuckin' trail.
SocalpunX has some thoughts on the issue, too, but Todrick is really the only one who argues the off-road strengths of an Xterra (I'm the first to tell you my X will never see more than an overgrown driveway . . . )

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I don't care what people drive, but when 2WD owners claim that their 2WD is capable off-road, then we have to step in and set them straight.

Why? It's only adding fuel to a fight you are having with one man.
The rest of the 2WDers don't really give a shit what you can do with your truck, we're just tired (I am, anyway) of listening to the holier-than-thou crap.
I think part of the problem is anyone's definition of "off-road". For you, it's much more a rugged, rock-strewn, Moab-based adventure. To me, off-road is getting to a good camping spot at KOA. Maybe there needs to be some kind of baseline definition of "off-road" before you bitch-slap each other any more over "off-road" abilities . . .

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Just a thought here, but if it were not for 4WDs, where would that beater 4WD Jeep come from in your scenario ?

Good point.
In twenty years, I'll pick up a beater Xterra for next to nothing, and beat the crap out of it on the trails for awhile, too. In the meantime, the new, sweet, $23K truck gets bathed and waxed regularly, and is not abused.