Im a UK ex-pat living in Alberta CA, slowly turning into a true Albertan red neck, I listen to country music, drink too much beer, ride horses and help the father in law on his cattle ranch.

My first purchase when I arrived just over a year ago was an 03 Grand Cherokee oh and a cowboy hat. To make my red neck transformation complete I've been hankering after a full size crew cab V8 pick up for a while, something I had never even considered one for one moment when I was in the UK, but over here they are perfectly acceptable, practical and I like the looks.

My choices have been narrowed down to a MY04 - 08 F150 (9th or 10th Gen??) with a 5.4 triton, but reviews keep mentioning its underpowered compared to the 1500 series GM trucks (of a similar year). This concerns me as i prefer the look of the F150 but the mistake I made with my Jeep was getting the Straight 6 and not the V8. The acceleration is important to me for two reasons, back in the UK I always had 'hot hatches' as I like acceleration and when free-way driving, especially in Alberta, acceleration is required for changing lanes quickly and making progress on the free way.

Thoughts & Votes?

 

Anyone?

 

Go with the one you like the most. The GM vs Ford vs Dodge thing is all a matter of opinion. This site is predominantly GM fans so you will probably get pointed in that direction. Of course other sites will point you in other directions. Personally I am a GM guy and think the 5.3 is the very best motor GM has ever put out. They go for 250K plus on a regular basis and make decent power for the mileage they get. Good luck with your decision.

 

an 18 month old RAM 1500 SLT QuadCab Hemi with 58000km running boards and a sprayed truck bed.

 

All the talk about GM & Ford and you ended up with a dodge? What the he1l happened? Had to be a price issue, am I right?

 

,loL, No, not entirely, it was the aggressive looks that slowly grew on me too, but the price and availability. My sales man showed me the paperwork, they took a $3300 dollar loss on the truck, I guess they of set that against the profit they took from the new truck the other customer bought. I guess people don't like Blue Trucks much, but I love blue.

 

That's a nice truck even though I'm not much of a Dodge fan. Sounds like you made a good deal, nice job!

 

Yes I agree it is a nice truck, the new rams look really bad ***. I was thinking about getting a cummins, but i noticed everyone around my town has one. lol Really, its a nice t-ruck, congrats!

 

Thanks for your comments.

 

Hey blue, not knocking your decision but I'm still wondering how you ended up choosing a dodge when you had it narrowed down to GM & Ford originally?