Matt Whiting wrote:



I prefer Chevy, but I think the quality data is pretty similar between
Ford and Chevy with respect to full-size trucks.



I didn't have any preference when I worked at the St. Paul newspaper in
1986. The company bought 6 new Ford Rangers and 6 new Chevy S10's.
Bone stock except for V6/automatics and A/C. They installed a topper on
each one. Every Sunday we loaded the back of each truck to the very top
of the topper with newspaper bundles. Way, way over gross. The rear
bumper sagged to a foot off the ground. After 30,000 miles the Chevy's
rear suspension gave up and just stayed there. The transmissions made
god awful noises and jerked around terribly. The company gave them to
another department that didn't need to put any stuff in the back and
bought more Rangers for us. I've been a Ford Truck guy since. I have a
full size 1/2 ton Chevy conversion van, second one. I buy them from my
Dad after he puts about 35,000 miles on it. Chevy is not able to build
a van with doors that close with that reassuring thunk. There's 6 doors
on these vans and all have to be slammed to shut tight. Both vans I
have owned. And that god awful intake gasket design. Like the 350
Vortec but overall the vans are rattle traps. There's nothing Chevy can
do to sell me a pickup. I'd buy a Dodge before I'd buy a Chevy.