After owning a couple of SRW diesels, I finally decided on the DRW. Hated too because I anticipate dragging the fenders off. My last trip with DRW proved the DRW was better for a couple of reasons:
1) No blowing around on the road with high cross winds. Seemed like it was locked on train rails.
2) Trailer brakes went out on the road and the truck "felt" (subjective I know)more capable of stopping the load than my previous SRWs.
As far as the friends an family or employee pricing, I have found that the internet prices are sometimes better or so close it is not even worth the hassle.
