A vehicle w/ rear wheel drive, 4x2, and as light in the ass end as the X is PERFECT if you like whipping broadies when it snows. At the same time the ABS takes all the glory out of driving like a madman in the winter. If you enjoy being able to pull away from a redlight before it turns red again, opt for 4x4 .
*Is it just me or does it seem like the price of a 4x4 X now is less than the price of a 4x2 X in say circa 99'? Seems like the pricing has gone down but I really haven't put much number crunching into that statement.

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: LastRites ]

you are right

the price has not gone down but the dealer mark up did...

with out getting too graphic about the horror...

I could have a SE/SC for the money i paid for my XE 3Pack...

but then again thats the price to pay for being a leader, not a follower

[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Todrick ]

Very true. But with a 4x4 you get both at the flip of the lever! :p

Do like I did....Keep the 2WD X and get a 4WD Frontier! Now I have the best of both!!!

I get better mileage in my 4x4 Frontier that is much heavier than my 4x2 Xterra....

And yes there is a difference, I have been several places in which my X would not make it but the Frontier has no issue in 4L to crawl up these places!

talk about bringing a thread back that should have remained dead...

the point logan is that some of us(yes me included... now... finaly) really dont want to go to some of those places...

the idea of crawling over rocks at 2mph is not as appealing as flying over a dessert trail at 50 or 60mph... something 4x4 is of little use for, or in fact 4x4 often has more negatives then positive in that case...

besides... i think it is obvious most 4x2 owners are hppy with their trucks and they dont have the need/desire to have a 4x4...

is your X any less of an X because it is a 4x2?

but you decided you wanted to crawl... so you got the frontier... good for you...

but for some of us Crawling just doesn't look like fun...

For more info on this subject read..."How can I change my 4x4 to a 4x2?" and "Did I make a mistake buying a 4x4 Xterra?" :p

I think that this has a great deal with peer pressure. The good kind. I have to confess that I bought it because I wanted an Suv and the recomendations pointed me towards the X. I did all the research and bought the truck I wanted at a price I thought was right and got what I wanted. I'd never had the intention of doing anything with my truck other than hauling the fandamily arround and taking it on surf trips ect.

Then I came here. DAMNIT! Like others I saw pictures and heard stories and I wanted to have some experiences of my own . I wanted to make my own fun. So here I am. I've allready put way more in mods to make it the truck I want and I'm pretty sure I'm just getting started. I think that this is more the rule than the exception. I didn't know what it could do until I saw evidence of it here.

When I bought my X it fit every need I had . It just so happens that I am now doing more with my truck than I would have imagined.