The Urals are uber-cool. Paint the spot light a flat color though, and get rid of the chrome exhaust, and you are ready to go! I was talking to a guy in town who has an '07 (desert camo), he and his wife love it! Not so nice on the freeway (down right scary from how he describes it), but just perfect on the back roads.
I think a "all Ural" Mexico trip would make an awesome spring trip.