To echo what 4x4 and Pylon said. The North American trucks are all good. Test drive them all and pick what you like. Toyota and Nissan haven't had any improvements in years, and they've been leap frogged by the domestics IMO. Nissan is supposedly redesigning the Titan for 2015 and is going to be offering a Cummins diesel as well...it will probably be upwards of $60k though.
I went with the F150 with ecoboost because I liked the look the best. The dodge and GM were both really nice trucks. It came down to personal choice. The Ram has an 8 speed transmission. And with the Hemi, and air shocks, it was a pretty nice drive and is supposed to be pretty good on gas. It sounds good too. The ecoboost sounds like toy.
I am noticing how much bigger the truck is. Getting out of my parking stall at work is a pain in the arse. Make sure you get the back up camera if you have to park in tight spots.
I had a Honda Ridgeline for 5 years before my f150. It was good on gas, and rode like an SUV. It was a decent truck. It was front wheel drive, with the rear wheels being activated only when you needed them. I didn't like the unibody though. I found it limited what accessories you can get. Also I found the box a little too short. It was just shy of 5 feet. I used it for a lot of landscaping, and could fit a pallet in the box no problem. The Tacoma and Frontier you can't. They're too narrow between the wheel wells. The Honda was good when my kids were little. It had plenty of room, and with the trunk in the back, it had a ton of storage that could be locked up.
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