yeah i used to cruise it down to old orchard beach an around town and every time someone would throw me a thumbs up or yell nice truck at a stop light, it was nice to hear, as far as fun goes i bet my 98 was a hell of a lot more fun to drive with a 6 speed, as far as reliability goes the RST will be 100 time better. well until it gets a cam hahaha. where in maine you located?