Are you serious.... yes... we do .. just different than the ones you have in the southern states... Up here we work in mills... work on our cars ourselves in our yards... my brother in law is marrying my cousin... so yes we do have rednecks... I happen to be part of a redneck family but ducked when the red paintbrush came around so only a little got on me...lol

 

better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it

4x4 all the way

 

I am sure that Jeep figured that there was a market for a "2 wheel drive" Wrangler which I guess there is, but I still think that it's a Sin to own a 2 wheel drive Wrangler... Sorry if I've offended any 2 wheel drive Wrangler owners...

 

Why are there so many 4x2s out there?

Simple: Now that Jeep provides a family-sized "Wrangler" (and we could debate whether the 4-door is a real "Wrangler" while we're at it), they're opening the market to folks that never would've bought a Wrangler before. This is the smoothest-riding, most room Wrangler ever made, and it's attracting buyers that cross-shop it against the likes of RAV4s and CRVs...

Also, there are some climates and areas where a 4x4 really isn't a necessity at all. My Dad is fortunate enough to live down in Key West, and when he was shopping for his Grand Cherokee a few years back, he was looking for a 4x4 model. He couldn't find one around him, and was looking at having to pay several thousand dollars more for 4WD (as if there's any "wheeling" to be done in the FL Keys), decreased MPG, and a pretty significant wait for the dealership to get one from another dealer further north... so he got a 4x2 model and it's suited his needs so far. BUT - he's going to be moving up to VT or ME, and when he does, the first thing that he's doing is selling the 4x2 GC and getting a 4x4 something to handle the winters.

Like it or not, the average Jeeper is more street-driver than off-roader... look at the success of the Compass . Case in point.

 

Yeah I have a 4X2 and love it. I live in the south and We get snow and ice like every 4 years or so. So for that aspect I don't need 4x4. I was looking at a Steel blue 4x4 and the one I bought. Black Sahara. I love it. The reson I bought the 4x2 was (go ahead and laugh) it had the mygig in it. The 4x4 didn't. I figured I would get more use out of it (which I have) than I would the 4x4. I know its a jeep and most think that its not unless its 4x4 and believe me I hear from all the guys at the firehouse but like someone said earlier it's about the kids. So i got the best of both worlds. A cool looking ride that turns heads where ever I go and something that is practical. So there is one of US 4x2's points. Like someone on here told me find your limitations with the 4x2 and always go with some one that has a 4x4. If anybody near Shreveport LA wants to wheel let me know I am always up for a challenge. Thanks to every one for their input
Andrew

 

I'll tell you what - this thread has me very much appreciating my 4x2 choice. (For a while I thought I was the only 4x2 driver on this forum!).

I do have a question - is there any value (besides pure looks) to go with a lift on a 4x2?

Thanks.

 

None that I know of. A lift actually gives you room for tire movement. For the most part if you need the kind of articulation you need a 4wd.

 

I have to say we just bought our first Jeep and we bought the unlimited X 4 door 4 X 2 Rescue Green. My wife , son (5 years old), and I use it for a daily driver. We live in South Florida and see no need for the 4 X 4. My family in the past and present have owned Jeeps and they have been mixed between 4 X 2 and 4 X 4. Right now we bought it for the looks, fun, and a nice 4 door convertable in the FL sun. Sure it can't do all the off road things a 4 X 4 Jeeps can do, but the 4 X 2 can still go offroad as long as you use common sense. I still have not decided whether to put a lift on, but rims and wheels will be in the near future to give it that beafer stance.

 

i onderin' the 4x4 even though its an extra 2k, sure il probably never use it, but guess what...when i do its going to be worth it.

 

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