Part-time, full-time, 4×4, 4×2, AWD, 4WD, 2WD, @W#%&! If you don’t what all that jargon stand for and you’re in the market for an ‘off-road’ vehicle, we wish you luck!
No offence to my good-old buddy Poh, but on a recent fishing trip it became apparent that choosing a vehicle with 4-Wheel Drive is the logical choice for anglers. The slip & slide terrain is bound to present itself one day. And it’s a real bummer if that fishy spot is just beyond reach.
A 4×2 which is essentially like our everyday car is fine if the only jungle you ever come close to is the concrete variety. It’ll do fine going through the occasional flash flood and climbing road kerbs (but please try to not be a jerk and do that). Running cost will also be slightly lesser with the vehicle weight being a tad lighter and minus some 4WD mechanism.
So yes, get the 4×2 for the wife. But if you fish, a real 4×4 makes sense.
Frogfish
October 13, 2010 at 3:20 pmI am waiting for either Yap, BOSS or yourself to get a 4×4. Mmmmm…as for me, a SUV for the wife first. Hey, that’s what being a good husband is all about. Heck, there may not be Haruans left in a year or two.
jw
October 14, 2010 at 1:15 amI think I can guess who it’s most likely going to be.
Sad to see that many still have that take-all 3rd world mentality. Tough. But some of us have to set the example to sustainable fishing.
Frogfish
October 15, 2010 at 7:56 pmSad to say that even the sea is being depleted as we speak. Both human and environmental factors are exerting increasing pressure on the marine life. I may also be hanging up my diving gear if things continue they way they do now.