All of the big three sell a good product and all have had growing pains. I have a super duty with the gas V-8. I don't pull that often so it seems to be a trade off. I get about 14-15mpg highway and about 10-11 when pulling 8800-10,000 lbs on flat ground. My farmer friends have had them all and keep rotating after they keep breaking things. I went with the gas so I don't break stuff. The super duties prior to the 6.0 diesel, yield about 19-21 highway and about 14-16 when hauling. Highway mileage drops significantly when driving over 70 mph. All of these trucks have enough power to rip out the front ends, rear ends & transmissions if you work at it. I've never heard of a diesel going bad at 25,000 miles. GM has had some earlier problems with the gas model trucks but have corrected this. I've heard of Dodge's problems with the automatic transmission but have spoken with people that haul heavy loads all of the time and have had no problem. I think many of them are isolated instances.

I think it is a matter of choice and I'm grateful that no one is considering a product outside of the big three.

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