The Red Bomber About 2 months ago i received yet another vehicle with the intent of driving it into the ground . As it was told it has extensive rot on the body and the frame and would snap in half if drove to Fairbanks. I took it to my mechanic and found this was not so and the previous owner got screwed royal on the complete brake job which turned out to be a bandage job instead,they just put new shoes on in the back so now im involved in a brake job. $627 for the rear,another $350 will do the front. It was such a blessing it was given to me Free. 145,000 miles and this will last a long while thanks to the kindness of a friend The only thing is its all summer tires plus i cant source winter anything for it...LOL The v-6 gives it lots of oomf down the road. AWD is awesome and 16-19 mpg. Now i can get out of the Port of Anchorage as it requires low gear.... With any vehicle comes maintenance. And all the joys of driving and independent living come with the experience Peace- BigT