FJ, you say your a Chevy man, so what are you looking at Fords for? I agree the super-duty Fords look sweet but my experience with my 98' Ranger ( 3 sets of shocks in 2 yrs,2 recalls not counting the tires,transfer case replaced,head gasket leaking, 2 trips to the shop to adjust the backlash in the rear axle ) all in 28,000 miles luckily it was under warranty. Stick to Chevy and you'll be happy.

I had a '90 F-150 with the 351 under the hood. When I traded it on my F-250 last year it had 193,000 on it, and still did not blow oil. The only expense I had was a tranny rebuild (I towed quite a bit), other than normal maintainence. I'll stick with a Ford.

Have a 98 Ram Quad cab with a v-10. Best truck I've ever owned. I bought it new, and Never had a problem. It will pull anything. 300 HP, and a 488 engine. Stepping on the gas is an instant burst of testosterone! (pulled a chevy out of a ditch with it during the last snow....)

Any of you guys heard about the new feature they are comming out with on the new GM and Dodges.............yup, there comin out with heated tailgates. THAT WAY WHEN YOUR PUSHING THEM YOUR HANDS STAY WARM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and another thing.....listen really closely on a real quite night out in the country and you can hear chevy's rust.