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| JS here is my take in a few different catagories:
The big Diesels: The big Fords rule when big towing is the deal...Ram has fallen out of favor other than fleet stuff, GM holds the gentlemans truck nich pretty firmly...not that they won't work hard but most of them end up towing a big snowmobile trailer or similar as their "work"
Half Tons...as noted above the Ford gets the nod for Beefy...turn radius is like a bus on the new ones but a decent ride and decent creature comforts , the Ram has come on strong and has a really nice ride, interior etc...but stay away from the diesel as it is a toilet with engineering issues and they are breaking big time. Long term durability has never been the Ram strong suit but they are currently building a nice truck...if they last. GM take the fleet sales away from Ford and the GM models dominate in the retail consumer category. Resale is by the best of the big 3 and they hold up over lots of use better than the other two thus far...If your driving a truck with 150K on it the GM likely drives the best. Certainly the leader in the gentleman 1/2 ton category.
Nissan....Meh no one cares
Toyota, as noted above they make good stuff and the trucks are no exception, pricey up front and in our area more gentleman than workin man but a good product for sure. Head out west and you see more of them working than here.
Just one man opinion...but I have owned probably thousands of the domestics and maybe a 100 of the Toyos in the last years...mind you for a very short time frame each  | |
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