Thanks bobbyhill! It steers wonderfully, BryanC. In fact, one of my students was driving it, & was convinced it had power steering. One hand is all you need for 95% percent of time. It does throw some mud, but not as bad as I was led to believe. My avatar is after my first ride. I buried it to the frame, & had to dig myself out. It (and I) needed a bath, but it wasn't any worse than the ATVs. In fact, it wasn't nearly as bad. I have the soft doors on it now, & I went on a short ride yesterday in the rain. there is a little mud caked on the bottom sealing gasket of the soft doors, & a little on the hard portion of the doors. Other than that, I can't see much. While driving in the rain, I did notice a small "fan" of spray coming of the front tires, but it was mostly being thrown forward (away from cab) at a 45 degree angle.