I'll never buy another brand new car again. Since this decision I have owned a '97 Expedition, bought in '99 with 31,000 miles and drove it to 173,000 miles. paid $14,500 and sold it for $6,200 on a trade in. Got the wife a '98 Explorer with 39,000 miles in '00 for $11,900 traded it in with 145,000 miles for $5,300. Bought a '01 Silverado 2500 HD 4 door king cab or whatever Chevy calls it. Bought it in 2003 Paid $17,200 for it with 41,000 miles and an '04 Grand Prix GT with 9,000 miles for $11,900 for the wife. I love the truck and can't beleive how much more room it has over the Expedition and the ease of maintenance.