Thanks for the compliments! I will say that yeah the whole bailout thing did weigh in on my decision some. I was never happy about it, still aren't. I had a brand new Ram with the Hemi and 8-speed for a rental for two days and absolutely hated it. It was the Bighorn edition I believe and it just reminded me of the days of Dodge being cheap. Their higher trim interiors are very nice but that one wasn't. I really looked hard at Fords, f150's and even f250's. Ford dealers are a pain in the you know what to deal with. I went to 3 different ones and couldn't get a deal worked out. One of the dealers still calls me even after I bought my Silverado! Thought about a new Tundra but couldn't get past the gas mileage. Went to go see my friend who is a GM salesman and told him what I needed and to make it work. He did and I'm very happy with the whole deal. These 14's are not anything like the ones they replaced. Trust me, I was down on them when they first came out but as soon as I sat in one and drove them I knew I was a fool who'd just eaten his words. If GM would have been building trucks like this for years they would have never sniffed bankruptcy! These are quality built trucks, fit and finish, everything. This 14 makes my 2011 feel like it's 20 years old. You just have to go sit in one of these trucks and drive them to really appreciate them.