After months of looking I finally got my Avalanche. ?I would go to the local dealerships and have them do a dealer locate to find the "perfect Avalanche" ?with everything I wanted on it, and no one could find it. ?So, everyday for the past two months, instead of resting after a hard day of work, I would get on Chevrolet.com, and do my own dealer locate in all the cities I could think of in Texas, and search in a 150 mile radius of each city. ?I would do this for at least ?two hours every night. ?I looked at hundreds, maybe even thousands of different Avalanches on numerous dealer lots via the internet. ?I found one to my liking located 160 miles away from where I live. ?I wanted my local dealer to do a trade with that dealership in order to keep me from driving that far. ? They were willing to do so. ?But, I had never seen an Avalanche like this before (Arrival Blue Without Body Hardware), so I decided to drive the 160 miles to see it. ?I fell in love! ?The only problem was, that dealership seen how interested I was in it, and when I asked them to do a trade for me to a local dealership, they flat out refused. ?To make a long story short, I drove back four days later and bought that Avalanche. ?Don't get me wrong, I love the Avalanche with the body hardware, and that is what I wanted all along. ?But after seeing a white one in the area without the body hardware, I decided to go that route. ?I know some out there, will say, that since it does not have the hardware, that it is not a true Avalanche, but I am more than happy with it. ?It is a 2003 Arrival Blue without body hardware, with charcoal leather seats, Z66, Onstar, XM Sattelite, Bose speakers, 6 disc CD player, steering wheel controls, wheel flare and molding package, stainless steel tubular steps. ?The only thing it did not have that I kinda wanted was a sunroof. ?But, I was afraid in the long run, that it might leak, so I am sorta glad that I could not find one with a sunroof. ?I hope that in the future I can get a digital camera and take a picture and post it on the fan club. ?I am very proud of this truck. ?I have always driven Silverados, and Sierras, but I must say, that saying I now drive an Avalanche, it makes me feel great!!!!!