Lately I have been putting a lot of thought into different 4WD's and actually taking the time to look at different brands and styles, which I admit in the past is not something I would even consider. So I had to ask myself why is it that I would never consider anything other than the 4WD I have??
Of course I came to the conclusion that I have the best 4WD known to man so how could I possibly lower myself to own anything else!! (this is of course said with tongue firmly planted in cheek.....but there must be something in it....keep reading)
But the truth is that I genuinely have always just fobbed off any other 4wd as inferior. Of course I have the utmost respect for a live axle Cruiser or a 200 series but they are Toyotas and I am a Nissan man so they don't get a look in, in my eyes. (not entirely true, I would have bought a good 100 series at the time I was looking for the Patrol if one came up, but it didn't so Im a Patrol man LOL)
So I ask others, do you suffer from some sort of superiority complex? Do you think you own the best 4wd and everything else is just rubbish? Do you live in a world that unless you own a Patrol or a live axle Landcruiser your obviously not quite there yet??
Im guessing most people will deny this but Im sure we all see it all the time??
I know your thinking why is he suddenly going from a self perceived superior 4WD owner to someone with feelings.......he is getting soft.......yes and I am considering other 4WD's on the market besides a Patrol
I mean in the past I would just dismiss anything unless it was one of the big two.
Navara...pffft chassis breaking hand grenades
Pajero......hahahahhahahha mitsubishi only ever make rubbish
Prado......as if, they are a toyota for a start and if the big brother breaks off road the little sister must be weaker
Triton.....yep chassis breaking and see above
Isuzu....hahahhaha you have to be kidding as if they could make a 4wd
Ranger.....wow have you read the internet forums and seen the problems they are having
And the list goes on. Yet I have never seen any of the above criticisms in real life....it was just a perception on what I read on the internet.....and we all know the internet is always right!!
But heres the thing, I had never actually taken the time to even look at any of these vehicles, let alone drive them and actually roll around under them or research just how good they all may well be.
I was a 4WD snob. I had preconceived perception of each of those vehicles based purely on internet dribble and a snobbery that stopped me from ever truly looking at them.
Recently I started researching, test driving and looking at other brands and I am shocked at just how wrong I was.
I was reading a thread on here about another brand I found it amusing some of the criticism the vehicle was getting, because ALL the criticism was the the exact opposite of what I found in reality but I could relate to what the people were saying because they were saying the exact perception I had prior to actually taking the time to research and drive the vehicles in question.
What am I getting at here? Well all those people that own a 4wd that is NOT one of the big two good on you for not following the crowd and I for one now look at you as a 4wd'er along side me as an equal and not just another person in an inferior vehicle LOL
I know we all own a 4wd for different reasons. One bloke might go rock crawling and bounce around rutted tracks every weekend, while another may never go off road and just uses it for towing etc so of course that is a big factor in the 4wd we all own but its not an excuse for superiority complex
What do you all reckon?? Have you witnessed what Im talking about?? Are you a snob? Do you want me to council you? LOL
