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Old 01-11-2005, 06:47 AM
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Question how many times have you use 4wd on road this season?

how many times and for what reason?

me: once just to test it out.
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like 20 times... due to ice and snow.
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Just two nights due to snow.
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About 4 times in SLC.

I had to use it for approx 50 miles just outside of Burns OR, on the way from Bend to SLC.

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Old 01-11-2005, 07:27 AM
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Used mine for 4 days all day long - 200 miles (lot's of snow)
just about everyday for a bit this winter season
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So far, only a few times - coincidentally enough, when my wife was in the car

My tires have been good enough not to need 4wd much this winter.
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strangely enough, 0 times when going snowboarding. innumberable in and outs while driving around town (prolly 5-6 snow days so far).

But my tires are on their last legs.
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Originally Posted by ken.vs.ryu
how many times and for what reason?

me: once just to test it out.
We dont get much snow down here in SC, but I try and use mine at least once a month for '10 miles' to keep the shafts lubricated well as per recommendation from the manual.

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Ditto Ironmike's post above. Sadly my 4Runner didn't make my annual Christmas trip north with me this year, or the 4WD would have been used a lot more!
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bunch of times - whenever the snow is covering the roads.
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I think I've used it only twice, I was trying to get to my girls house. She has a very steep driveway that is about a mile long.
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i've used awd a few times this season due to ice and snow
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Got to use my 4WD all weekend long due to heavy snow & blizzard conditons up Tahoe area...
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every couple weeks just to keep things wet
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I've only used it like 7 times. And they were usually only in places where I had to get in a turn lane that wasn't plowed or if I was being too much of a leadfoot in the neighborhoods. I tend to keep it in 2WD and drift through turns whenever I can
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almost everyday while i'm working [ski area]
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easily 40-50 times. went to michigan this weekend and they got about 4-5 inches. strangely enuff, no one plows the roads there, didnt see a single plow in 3 days in the detroit area.
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I'd say about 20 time for snow, Ice, and a little off roading.
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So many damned times already I've lost count. It's been on for about a week straight so far. I barely got 200 miles to this tank.
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About 15 times. Ice/snow & wheeling out on my grandparents farm.


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