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Saw a Jeep commercial tonight showing them being driven off-road.
Is that even possible? I've never seen a newer Jeep with any scratches on it,
& most are driven by young females.
 
Counter-point: how many classic / vintage / lbc / etc. type cars do you see on trailers vs. driven? As they say in the boat world, drive by a harbor on a sunny Saturday, and more than half the boats are at the dock.

And female jeep drivers… just look up Michele Mouton. I suspect she could drive (literal) circles around most of us.
 
Same can be said (around here at least) about 4x4 trucks, HD diesel pickups, pickups with brush guards and locomotive bumpers... They look like real tools of the rancher's trade, but 90% are parked in front of a house in the suburbs.

Back in WI, there was a group that did serious off-road driving; every Sunday night you'd see them trailer their mud-covered rigs through town. Not sure where they all lived or where they did their driving but they all had a windshield banner reading "Midnight Mudders II".

I do know (of) many female off-road drivers and rock climbers. OTOH, maybe it seems like so many because they're notable. I wouldn't notice 100 guys at Moab, but oh hey, look at her! Heather Storm (formerly of Garage Squad) was tasked with putting the new Bronco through its paces.
 
I've seen over the years lots of 4x4 trucks with detailed undercarriages, high gloss frames, contrasting color painted shocks, polished rims with tires coated with gloss and so on. Most I suspect if you told them they needed to offroad for something would have a heart attack....
 
I feel your pain! Around here, I think maybe 5% of the pickup trucks are used for work. The rest are oversize, double rear wheels, high gloss frames and bodies, raised suspension, and covered with shiny bling - and never get dirty, other than from bits of asphalt when they burn rubber in the parking lots, or smoke coming from the flames coming out of their vertical exhaust pipes. They could do whatever they want on a track - but neighborhood streets are their territory of choice. And of course the junior high level colorful four letter words and decorations. Yeesh.

How the heck can young guys afford those $70K monster trucks anyway? A neighbor says "young guys today think they need big trucks to make up for something they think they're lacking".

(And they have excellent LOUD sound systems with earth-shaking bass booster amps.)
 
I have had 4 4x4s used extensively in or dedicated to use in the woods. My streeters have largely been 4x4 as well. Try getting a boat and trailer up a slick ramp (and most are usually slick from wet equipment driving on them) without 4wd. That said, it does seem that a lot of owners have no real use for the feature.
Bob
 
bobhustead said:
I have had 4 4x4s used extensively in or dedicated to use in the woods. My streeters have largely been 4x4 as well. Try getting a boat and trailer up a slick ramp (and most are usually slick from wet equipment driving on them) without 4wd. That said, it does seem that a lot of owners have no real use for the feature.
Bob
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I read years ago that 80% of 4x4s in Japan were traded in having never been put in 4 wheel drive
 
mezy said:
same this side of the water, big 4X4 vehicles just to take the kids to school.
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I recall that they are called Chelsea Tractors aren't they?
 
JPSmit said:
I recall that they are called Chelsea Tractors aren't they?
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I'd never heard that term until now.

"Vehicles that can go anywhere off road, including mud, ponds, and rocky terrain. For some reason usually purchased by posh suburbanites that will never need them. Even though usually with poor gas mileage, still useful when moving large amounts of livestock feed."

Person 1: hey, nice 4x4
Person 2: yea, i drive it to the my job at Harrods every day
Person 1: what, never take it 4 wheeling?
Person 2: of course not! it might get dirty!

(If you know the Chelsea section of London, you get my drift ...)
 
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NutmegCT said:
A neighbor says "young guys today think they need big trucks to make up for something they think they're lacking".
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My brother's favorite, when someone would accelerate way too hard in their lifted truck just to get attention, he'd call out: "Sorry about your p***s!"
 
JHaydon said:
Same can be said (around here at least) about 4x4 trucks, HD diesel pickups, pickups with brush guards and locomotive bumpers... They look like real tools of the rancher's trade, but 90% are parked in front of a house in the suburbs.

Back in WI, there was a group that did serious off-road driving; every Sunday night you'd see them trailer their mud-covered rigs through town. Not sure where they all lived or where they did their driving but they all had a windshield banner reading "Midnight Mudders II".

I do know (of) many female off-road drivers and rock climbers. OTOH, maybe it seems like so many because they're notable. I wouldn't notice 100 guys at Moab, but oh hey, look at her! Heather Storm (formerly of Garage Squad) was tasked with putting the new Bronco through its paces.
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Be sure to check out MischiefMakerTV on YouTube, Hollie Fowler is the real deal.
 
Then we have this 4x4:

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gak
 
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