Do they spread salt in your neck of the woods ?
If I could find one of those older trucks not completely rusted out , I'd definitely try to get my hands on one...22 here with 40 thousand miles and the valve body in the transmission craped out , the fabulous 6.2 did pass the recall , they extended the warranty to 250 thousand K or 10 years...have no truss on that engine, it's like driving a ticking time bomb...lol.