Use Case For 2.7 Auto 4x4?

If I lived on any island I'd have a 4 banger tacoma.

 

St. John in the USVI.

 

Yeah dude, we have some super steep hills here, my little RC powers right up them no problem. If anything, driving downhill is more of a problem.

 

I visited there once a few years ago, like '88.

 

Are you dropping the shifter all the way down to 1?

 

No sir, I figured brake repairs are cheaper than a new transmission.

 

Do it. That's what it's for. Your jaw will drop when you see how nicely that thing just walks down the hills. Depending on the steepness you might not even need to have your feet on the pedals, just effortlessly point the wheel where you wanna go and let the engine do the work. If it's too slow move the shifter up to 2. This is 50% of the joy of having a 4WD. (I'm assuming you're using 4LO here)