[Grumman]

Down to teh wire, the final selection has been made between two basicley identical 98 2 door Xj's. they are identical in EVERY way . except on is 4X4 and the other is not . where I live there isn't, I will admit a real need for 4x4 except only maybe 7 looooong days a year. If I got an Xj I will have to admit that I really won't be wheeling it much for the 1st year or two. but it would still be really nice IMO to have the 4x4 even if I only used it once maybe twice a year. They are only 1100 $ apart in price with about the same milage 76,000.

Here is the dillema, how do I make a GOOOOD argument/ justification for having the 4x4 . because they both say WHY do you need 4x4.and I have run out of all the typical/good Excuses / reasons for getting the 4x4 equipped one.

Help, please give some new ammo to fight with. I MUST make my case or I will get stuck with 4X2

[Awshux]

Easy. 4x2's look stupid when you lift them. You are going to lift it, right?

[Grumman]

Originally Posted by Awshux

Easy. 4x2's look stupid when you lift them. You are going to lift it, right?

of course, but not rightaway, I would hope within the 1st year to get a 2"bb.

keep'em coming, I gotta go to bed

[NoUse328]

Uh, the extra pulling power that's there an the flick of a lever.

[Bgeddes]

Resale value.

[97Xj_Sport]

lifting a 2wd Jeep is like polishing a turd.

[AjRagno]

Originally Posted by XJ-98

Help, please give some new ammo to fight with. I MUST make my case or I will get stuck with 4X2

Have 'em watch Dante's Peak and see what happens to those who didn't get a 4x4

... it's damn sure the greatest movie ever made about why people should own four-wheel drives. A guy actually dies because he gets in a rear-wheel drive truck.

[cmotsvt]

The one time that you need the 4wd it pays for itself.
2wd Xj=minivan

[CETROV]

4x4 is worth more - resell is higher - greater demand for a 4x4.
Chicks dig 4x4's.

[jbrem]

You never know when you're gonna need it. Today, some ******* parked me in my parking spot, and the only way out was over a 3 foot tall snowbank in front of me...with a mud puddle on the other side. No way I would have made it without 4x4.

[Oman Jeep]

I 2wd Jeep will take a lot longer to sell at a much lower price... the 4x4 will be easy to sell when you eventually upgrade to something else.

And when that day hits that you need 4x4 - you'd be able to get home safely rather than be stuck out in the snow or whatever.

If it's parents making the decision - they like the key word "safely"

[drummerwookie]

hell, i dont really "need" 4WD either, but a couple weeks or so during the winter it helps...now, last year, my 4WD was needed greatly..lol...we had a crap load of snow

but also, another reason i like it, it just makes me feel more secure driving down some back roads...if anything happens at all that i may need to swerve off into a ditch, or some kind of emergency situation comes up, all you need to do is pull a lever back, and can go just about any where

and, i dont know how much you are into other outdoor interests such as fishing, hiking, camping, target shooting, but i LOVE all that stuff, and with a 4X4, you can get much farther into the woods, forest, then if you had a 2WD, well as long as its legal......for example, theres a place here thats legel to go fishing on a river, didnt use to be legal but now is, but, to get to the best fishing spot, where it quieter, less distractions, things like that, you need to have a decent 4WD to get back there...theres no way in hell you're getting back there in a 2WD

any ways, thats just food for thought

[blumeeny]

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

[94YJ H.O.]

You will quickly realize how much you need 4Wheel drive the first time you get stuck

[EMT]

offer to pay the difference between the two yourself.