Re: [A/S] Chevy Silverado

["Craig Eldridge" <craig_e@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patti,
My first 4WD was a new '77 AMC Jeep.  Next came a used '77 K5 Blazer for 
more room and comfort followed by a '92 K1500 Z71.  I would not be without a 
4WD for the snowy roads I sometimes travel and the mud I negotiate on 
logging roads in the Tennessee woods.  My '01 2500HD ext. cab shortbed has 
maneuvered my 31' Excella 500 on gravel, wet grass and in one case mud.  The 
4WD feature sure helps in these situations.  I will say this, I left the 
Jeep at the house one winter afternoon and took my wife's AMC Javalin to the 
grocery store.  While shopping for the wife, it snowed 2".  It took me over 
an hour to travel 2 miles and get back home.  The real culprit was a long 
hill which took 4 trys to get to the top before making a left hand turn and 
the fact that the Javelin had an open rear differential.  Because of that, I 
will never own a non-4WD vehicle and my wife's vehicle will always have a 
limited slip or locker in the rear just like her current Astrovan has.  It's 
better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.  Where have 
I heard that before!