Go ahead and buy one John. I mean tell your "friend" to buy it. Crackerbox was a good looking truck in it's own way but the Astro and especially the Titan were slick. IMO. Actually the GMC 9500 with a short or long nose is even better. The 2 headlight variety, not the four. And a Detroit v-8 working hard sounds better than anything else out there, regardless of the Detroits pulling ability. Again IMO.
