Ya, I know what you mean, I thought the 3rd Gen's were not as good looking as the 2nd Gen's but it grew on me. I wanted to purchase an 02 before the third gen's came out, until I saw the new chassi with the cab off in a show at the LA Fair grounds. I didn't care about the looks after that. I ended up waiting till the HO came out in 04, look at sig.I'm in the minority here, but just don't like the appearance of the new trucks.