I still love my 99 Rodeo. Like I said, I wanted the Passport, but the Rodeo was so much cheaper. The real truth is, unless you get a BMW or Benz, most SUVs are pieces of shit. I haven't had any better experiences with anything else you can consider a "normal" SUV. The problem is, if you can afford the X5 or the ML, can you still afford all the required maintenance that goes along with it. I'll take my Rodeo where if something goes wrong it costs a few hundred to fix instead of a few thousand......plus maintenance!