A few years ago , with my 95'SLT laramie at 100k miles. I thought I would maybe trade it. Local dealer had a 99' demo with about 5k miles on it. I test drove it about 5 miles and could not believe the difference in cab noise and over all quality. 1st time I've had power anything. I too would not live without it. I kept the 95' did the full transmission beef-up and a few other upgrades, plan to keep it till it dies. Just my opinion. Larry.