I actually went with the base model's wimpy 4-banger. It's a vortec though. I don't plan on towing anything, and I don't need it to be uber-fast. I think this is gonna be a good combo for my first new vehicle. I got it in white. I'm not a fan of white cars/trucks.. but this one looks REAL good in white.
I'm sucking at first gear so far, but I got the rest of the gears down..
This is like learning to drive all over again.