My 2007 4.2L 5-spd is an incredible truck. Just passed my four year anniversary with it and it still doesn't have 10,000 miles. I think I've changed the oil six times . The 5-spd is 'notchy'-shifting but the V6 is fun, free-revving engine. The truck came standard with the four-door cab (not extended cab) and four-wheel ABS disc brakes. It's more important to be able to stop a load than to be able to burn rubber up a hill with it. I like the manual trans - makes good truck noises and is very rare these days in a full-size truck.