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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sam_b03" data-source="post: 7978292" data-attributes="member: 607518">I am bias so take it for what it is worth. I do live in rural area where pick ups make up 80%+ of the vehicles on the road excluding semi's; its mostly oil/gas industry out here. I was Nissan mechanic when the Titans came out. My votech dormmate/friend still is.Dodge: disliked for childhood bias. I have had them for company trucks personally. I don't have much experience with them since the hemi out, but they used to have transmission issues. The interiors are pretty poorly made.Chevy: the new ones make a nice alternitive to a car. decent interior, and powertrain but not upto snuff when used as a real work truck. the front bumpers (marshmellows on the corners) have low clearance issues and get nocked off at $300 a whack. My brother's co-worker has replace several on his company truck. they drive down lots of dirt county roads and pasture lease road. they average 40k miles a year.Ford: this is what my brother's work truck is 2010 F250 6.2L gasoline 4X4. He has had little issue besides wierd shift points and the transmission not upshifting (it was electrical and was an inconstant issue that was fixes with a software patch). His work truck now has 80-90K on it. He wants to buy when his company retires in around the 150K mark. He took delivery on his 2013 Raptor just after Halloween. That is an awesome pickup!Nissan: a couple of the early ones had transmission issues. they can run lean and cook the catalytic convertor which can come apart finding its way into the engine. My mechanic friend has had 2 and his dad has one. The first thing he does is "broom handles" the cats. In Oklahoma, we don't have vehicle inspections. They run good but are not so great on gas. If your dive the hard, the learn your driving style and while making more power get dismal miliage. Ryan's only one average 11.5mpg. On road trips it got close to 13 one time. With the average driver you can expect 16-17 on the highway. They are pretty tough and had a decent quality interior.toyota: my mom has a 08 5.7L 4 door after a year of owner ship has still loves it. It gets 16-17mpg average with her 11mile drive to work on open roads. Really nice interior and feels solid. my dad bought a "loss leader" 2012 tundra with the smaller 4.7? v-8 it runs good but not like the 5.7L. He still tows 10Klbs stock trailors without any problems at 65-70. His gets in the 18mpg range unloaded. 12ish towing. His truck is stripped with rubberfloors, vinyal seats, and not much else. It would have crank windows if they are offers. He got his for $22K OTD. It is the true 4door without 4x4. They seem like a nice blend of Chevy luxury, class leading power(5.7), and ruggedness but they are the most expensive.That is just my 2 cents.</blockquote>

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