Finally got to use 4WD, definately got some real-world uses

I picked up a Tacoma late last year shifting over from a GTI to try out something new. Missed any decent snow over winter here in Ohio, and haven't had a chance to really play offroad. This past weekend got to do that a bit and on my trip home I got stuck on i65 with the highway closed down from an overturned truck. INDOT said 3+ hours, highway turned into a block party of sorts.



Tacoma enters the chat. Some cars about 1/2 mile down found a break between that metal wire which keeps the highway separate, the only issue was the massive ruts from the median and drainage stuff. Popped the Taco into 4WH and just took off down to the gap with a shit-eating grin. Zero chance a non-AWD sedan without some added clearance would have made it and the Taco just soaked in the foot-deep ruts like nothing.

So yea, digging the off-roading capabilities.

 

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You should run 4WD at least 10 miles per month. It can be as simple as 10 miles in a straight line on a wet road after a rain (<some> slippage to avoid stressing the transfer case). Just to keep the fluids moving in transfer case and both differentials.

I used to live in Ohio. Moles here in AZ would be embarrassed to claim credit for Ohio "mountains". And then there is Colorado ...

 

Yea I've been doing 4WD on straight road segments at random times. My town has a lot of roads shaped by hills, so I can't leave it in too long. Its just not the same running 4WD through a technicality.