heh, cute analogy, and I agree with the sentiment. but having just returned from an Iceland 4x4 trip in places you absolutely need 12 inches of ground clearanc

heh, cute analogy, and I agree with the sentiment. but having just returned from an Iceland 4x4 trip in places you absolutely need 12 inches of ground clearance and a snorkel, four wheel drive gets turned on the moment you start on F-roads. you really don't want to be slipping into a fjord on icy gravel roads because your front wheels don't have any power. if you get to a technically hard part, you engage diff lock and your low range transfer box.