[jon@af]

Though i am a firm believer that Ford really isnt all it is cracked up to be, there are, however, some good things that come out of ford trucks, as well as chevy. I just get so sick and tired of everyone saying "i dont like them because they suck" thats not a reason, at least have a friggin reason for an argument. anyway, moving on. Chevy trucks are good trucks with a great engine in the vortec, but, i have had past experience in that when towing something of large proportions the rear differential cannot be stressed for more then four hours at a time without a differential cover to cool it down, this happened on two vacations i went on with my family in two different trucks, a 2001 and a 2000. The partial reason for the problem is the differential fluid that GM is using. They went from their old stuff to a new synthetic which breaks down easier.

On to the Ford F series. I must say that the F series trucks are good looking vehicles though they really could do a little more redesigning. you just see too many of the same thing on the road. the regular gasoline engines, i really dont think are that great because, from what ive seen, working at a car dealership, there are many of those that come in with leaks and knocks and noises. But i do however really think that Ford has got a great thing with their diesels in the fact that they use an International Powerstroke, especially since international has been making diesels for quite sometime. As for safty though, im afraid that Chevy comes out on top, because from what ive seen from the crash tests preformed on the F series, the structural integrity is really having tough times standing up to high and low impact crashes.
As far as sales go, i think they are about even, people like fords because of how they were brought up or because its a decent vehicle for a good price, and people like chevy because chevy has been around for a while and makes great running vehicles, though im curious to see how things go when the new Silverado SS comes out versus the ford lightning, which im not sure if they still produce. oh well. thats my view and im stickin with it. tell me what you think.