In article , "Doug Kanter" wrote:
"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.

Specifically you can buy either a REAR wheel drive, or FOUR wheel drive truck.

Forget FRONT wheel drive for the
moment. Why is it mechanically impractical to offer a choice in SUVs?

No, I'm *not* going to forget front wheel drive for the moment, because that's
what the discussion is about. It is mechanically impractical to offer the
choice of front wheel drive, or four wheel drive, on the same chassis. It is
*not* mechanically impractical to offer the choice between *rear* wheel drive
and four wheel drive.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.