Nothing to do with the poster directly above me
Engaged 4wd has no business on pavement anyway. It is designed to give you traction off-road and keep you moving forward. In case you haven't noticed (for those who think their big bad 4wd mom-mobile is designed to get them to the mall faster) the front end will skip on pavement which is damaging your vehicle (perception of this is minimized by computer controls on newer vehicles but it still happens you just can't feel it). AWD is a different story altogether and designed to provide you traction on pavement and in MILD off pavement situations (dirt road). It is also always engaged. Bigger heavier vehicles have a harder time stopping when pavement gets slick and guess what, 4 tires spinning on ice is no better that 2 tires spinning on ice. You want to drive through snow better? Get snow tires. My 22 year old Landcruiser is full time 4wd and it handles no better in the snow (on the roads) than my 3 year old Prius. In fact it is harder to stop in almost every situation, but damn she can climb a wall and tow a barn off-road. Anyone who actually wants to learn how to drive in 4wd, off-road like it is meant to be used; try
Red-Cloud Off-road in Woodbridge, they have a 200 acre off-road park that most stock 4wd vehicles can handle.
However, as soon as it snows there will be hundreds on jeeps on the road that never see off pavement and they will all be in 4wd sliding around. I'll wave as I pass you in my Prius, or if you are real lucky I might be driving my truck someplace and take a few minutes to yank your dumbass out. But don't judge all 4wd owners by those who drive them out of fashionability. I have never delivered my kid to soccer practice in my truck
