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Em. Half of my relatives live in a rural area. Not a single one of them has a 4WD truck (or any trucks at all). Why is it considered a necessity in the United S
by 5e92cb50239222b 5y ago
Em. Half of my relatives live in a rural area. Not a single one of them has a 4WD truck (or any trucks at all). Why is it considered a necessity in the United States?
It's a pretty big country too, with shitty roads and pretty low population density.
- jcims 5y agoWatch Matt's Offroad Recovery on YouTube, sometimes you need 4WD and ground clearance to get around reliably. Certainly more people own vehicles in that caliber than are necessary, but that's not always the case.
- skylanh 5y agoTrucks or vans with 4x4 drive are pretty common in Mexico, Brazil, the middle east. You're falling into the same trap that the article and GP's are highlighting: your experience that a FWD vehicle is enough "for me / my relatives" does not apply to this situation. 1) survival in animal / vehicle collusions with bears, deers, and moose 2) delivery of goods, including building material, animal feed, human food, etc 3) lack of even basic road infrastructure maintenance by government or municipality 4) "over prepared is only prepared", you're it, you're on your own I lived for 20 years in a semi-rural area; you could certainly live for 99% of the time without a large cargo vehicle or 4x4. The other 1% you were chancing your life. Cargo and deliveries were certainly an issue though. Now just slide that ratio towards the middle.
- Enginerrrd 5y agoDo they raise cattle / own farms like most of my clients? I don't know how you'd get by without one for that use case.