vr4 is awd, all wheel steering, twin turbo v6 that weighs north of 3800lbs. it is highway cruiser not a canyon carver. its maintance bills rival that of the 300xz TT of the same time period. one look at the engine bay will sober any drunk mechanic up in a hurry. the AWD is viscous coupling, so you only get power to the rear wheels when the fornt wheels slip. so the rest of the time your draging around dead weight. furthermore it works by fluid shearing so they are very very prone to overheating and cooking the synthetic fluid in them. after 14years of abuse i would be surprised if it even functioned at all.
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