Durability and ease of modification I am sure are about the only clear advantages. Characteristics that only really appeal to the serious off roading crowd. That and IMHO appearance.

I do not think I have ever seen a 2500 Avalanche. Does anyone know why the vast majority of trucks switched to IFS within the last 20 or so years? I have a Jeep GC with the solid front and it rides beautifully, so I can't imagine it was a ride quality thing.

It's a brave new world...

But I NEED pesos inlaid into my doors! And skin tight wranglers that somehow allow me to do roundhouse kicks! and a light bar! and a cowboy hat! Because I'm from the South and Walker Texas Ranger is the American dream!

Well that's depressing. Though it seems a lot like the Laramie Longhorn package, and I could do without the champagne colored wheels on that trim. I haven't had the pleasure of being inside one yet, but the interior rivals luxury makes in terms of appearance. Not good for truck purists, but good for Ram when…

Yeah I guess the word only followed by forty-seven different characteristics is a bit juxtaposed.

I kind of hope this makes it to production, even though it will likely cost 50K+.

I am driving a lot less than I used to because I bought a house 3 miles from the work when my office moved. I average about 6,000 miles per year in total with frequent 500 mile round trips throughout the year.

Theoretically, the only difference in previous generations of the Burb and HD Burb would be uprated suspension, tranny, axle, and maybe brakes and cooling?

Are you in the UK? I have honestly thought about importing a diesel disco once they hit 25 years old.

SO MUCH ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES!!!!

I want to look back in this era fondly, but honestly, you're right. As a lower middle class kid from a semirural area, my spring break was spent at home, occasionally watching this crap.

I wonder how much of the car buying public actually goes to dealerships and thinks
"I have no idea what I want."

Honestly, I don't hate it. No one is pretending you're conquering the Rubicon in this but it would be good for a few yuks on a camping trip.

I have almost purchased two Saabs in my 26 years of life.

Did he miss the part where the Ferrari is a Ferrari?

You were 20 years old? How old are you now?

My dad beat my lily white ass through most of the nineties when I misbehaved. As a result, I'm a well adjusted, slightly more intelligent than average person.

This is when I begin wondering why I didn't go to engineering school.

Yeah...that happened where I live. Myrtle Beach during mustang week. Just outside of a mall I go to about once a week.