I’ve been in the construction business for a long time now. I’ve owned a lot of trucks (Dodge included). And I’ve used and abused them on and off road in lots of ways. My current F-150 4x4 has 200K on it and I plan to get another 100K on it. Go try and buy a used F-150. They are rare in any condition except farm use. People who really need and use trucks tend to know best.
For what it is worth, Ford builds the best work truck. I expect Toyota to catch up in a few years. They have the durability in the places that count. But even Ford hasn’t had it’s engineering failures in their trucks (90’s brakes, early 2000s spark plugs, etc.). When you get into the fancy frills and crap (Lariat, Platinum, etc.) Ford quality starts to fall off (in my opinion). As the electronics get more complicated more crap goes bad over time. If you want fancy and are going to take it on trips and get groceries for 75K miles, buy a Chevy or Dodge or Toyota. If you want the best value for a truck that you plan to own a very long time, get an XLT F-150 and do the maintenance.
All vehicles suck. Trying to spend as little over time as you can is the best you can hope for. That’s my $.02.
Post of the day. I would never own a car if I didn't have to.
You can now get an XLT with leather seats!