"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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Why is it practical, then, for pickup trucks to be built with either 4WD
or
2WD?

To clarify: 4WD or RWD. Look at how the drive trains are made.

Both are available in large quantities, or at least they were 2 days
ago when a friend of mine bought her Tundra, and also shopped Ford &
Chevy
dealers on the same street.

Are you saying it's MECHANICALLY impractical, or impractical in a
business
sense?

Mechanically impractical.

We're going in circles here. You can walk into a truck dealer anytime you
want and buy either a 2WD or 4WD truck. Forget FRONT wheel drive for the
moment. Why is it mechanically impractical to offer a choice in SUVs?

Uh, they DO offer a choice, actually. The loss leader price ones shown in
the ads are usually 2wd (RWD). South of the snow line, there will be many
2wd on the lot. Up north, almost all SUV buyers want 4wd for the couple
weeks a year that it makes a difference.

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