Most of us wish to have or do have a 4x4 as a BOV. However, in an emergency it is very possible that you find yourself in a sedan and face a few decisions to make.

Just to bring the scenario closer to reality, lets assume you have a monster truck with four jumbo monster mudders, but it was in the shop for general checkup and a big disaster hits while you are using the other vehcile you ( or your spouse) has which is a sedan, coupe, station wagon or such type of 2WD. The first question is : How will this affect your bugout or general survival plan ?

Second thought that inspired me to write this is : when do you decide to abandon the vehicle ? A sedan will get stuck or face some obstacles in the way. Sometimes its easy to clear some obstacles and sometimes you may have to turn around and take another road. Then there are times when you may decide to leave the car and go on foot ( or other means).

A car, even a 2WD sedan is a very valuable survival asset. If roads are clear and it has a full tank, it can take you a few 100 miles aways from disaster zone in a few hours. Even when it is stuck or roads are blocked it can become a shelter or a signal .

So, leaving the car isnt a sure thing in all cases.

But in the other hand, you may decide it is not worth it to spend so much energy getting it unstuck every once in a while , or claring so much debris from its path to keep it moving.

The big question in this case: when it is time to give up on a 2WD sedan and decide to abndaon it while bugging out ??