The 3rd Gen is much safer than my POS, but not so much I feel like I need to run out and buy one. 
On my Mobtown that part of the mount had a small gap, like 1/16", that pulled up tight. That to me looks like an issue with their jig or weld procedure (e.g. order of welds to minimize warping). But like @bkg says, you usually have to figure out the jigsaw with a few loose fasteners so before I would accuse anyone of poor workmanship for real I'd wiggle and jiggle to see if it's just not lining up.
But you are butthead, so I barely thought twice. We've all impulsed bought with our heart and not our head. I buy lots of music and that ain't on logic. I likes what I likes. But, yeah sure, logically I know the truth is old trucks weren't as safe. So it's about managing risk in places you don't feel it's necessary to take risk. It's like I was saying, if I die skiing that's OK by me but in some collision in rush hour traffic. What a waste. If they made ABS and airbags optional I can't honestly say I wouldn't buy them anyway. I dunno. My insurance rate when down when I replaced the '91 with my '08 and that's due to mainly cold, hard data that your risk of injury and death is lower.@DaveInDenver sorry wasn’t trying to be a butthead. Was running out the door and probably could of worded it better.
I use emotion to make rational financial decisions.
We can look at statistics all day long and worry about safety...but part of why we go out and explore is to scare ourselves so we feel alive.
What I do for fun is fairly dangerous...so I guess I am not that concerned about vehicle safety like you guys are, even if the data is stacked against me. Driving in traffic feels pretty benign to me. Even though there are loads of knuckleheads out there. Doesn’t even come close to off road motorcycle riding and racing.
Round peg...
