Had the chance to speak with a lady who "repped" the Avalanache 6+ months out of the year from 2002-2013. She was GM's #1 speaker at state fairs, auto shows, etc. and the Avalanche was her specialty. When I told her that I think the Avalanche was the best "truck" produced by GM she agreed...so much so she said "GM couldn't make any $ on it...it cost too much to build and was an exceptional vehicle" she said. GM really needed to charge about $10k more per Avy to make it worth their while but they knew people wouldn't pay it...they'd just go buy a Silverado or Suburban, but not spend that much more $$ on the Avy. It was an interesting conversation!