this is what I know, and NOT bashing in any way, I was looking for a new truck in fall of 2015, NOT a GMC/Chevy fan, had too many problems with one's I had in past and poor dealer support, so, didn;'t consider them (many love them and so be it)
so I was looking at Ford f-250-350's and Dodge/Ram 2500-3500's
diesels
have a very good friend that is a BIG Ford guy, has a 2015 F 350 fully loaded crew cab leather gut, platinum I think is the model (75k)
he told me that any motor work IF ever needed done, the WHOLE CAB of the truck has to come off, and is designed to be this way
talked to a few others and was told this was TRUE
SO< I ended up with a 2016 dodge Ram 2500 crew cab 4x4 big horn diesel
Personally I think ALL Vehicle's today are MADE to FAIL at some point, NO money in making anything to last too long! and there all WAY over priced
50-60+ for a pick up truck is just plain CRAZY,. but sadly thats what these darn things cost, and I blame that on folks being willing to sign away there life, and driving the prices up in the process, as if they KNOW one guy will pay "X" they will force the hand of the rest by sticking these price tags on them
IF you DON"T tow often or HEAVY, really ask yourself if you NEED that much truck,
if you have a GREAT dealer, or should I said GREAT service dept at a local dealership, buying "X" brand there might be your best deal, as again sooner or later , things WILL fail! and you will then find out HOW good of support your going to get, it comes down to dealer/service dept, more than BRAND of truck IMO
THAT said, I will tell you this, I price shop when I buy, I went to 15+ dealers looking, and got prices from 1500-7500+ difference on same exact BUILD truck, all same options, and dealer to dealer prices varied that much??
I came into info on a dealer ship in Indiana, that claimed they would beat any price I got , I am in PA
ONE phone call to them, gave them pic's of my old truck I was trading in, and they beat my best price I got in PA, trade in and all, and delivered the truck to my door(800 miles away from me)
they sell trucks all around the Globe, and claim again will beat any price you get!
can get Fords or what ever??
IF you like the salesman's contact info, PM me and will give it to you, I have NOTHING vested here with them, they just gave me the best deal I found, NO haggling, no bull crap, no back and forth,. NO wasting my time
when time comes to buy again, I will do same things, price shop here and call them!
Ford Chevy, GMC, Ford, RAM?Dodge
all overpriced JUNK, but thats what you get these days, very costly vehicles
and IMO a shame!