 I've been a Ford guy for last 30 years. I really liked my truck.  Purchased it the last year they had with the steel body.  I have always hated the fact that the tires that the truck comes with is only good for 35K miles.  Been a real pain and I feel they are pulling one over on you personally.  Due to job change, I don't drive mine much, but still keep it around.  Ended up having to get $1,000 with or tires at 20K miles due to an alignment problem.  I asked Ford about it and they just told me "sorry, maintenance is expensive". My issue isn't the maintenance. My issue is that the "Ford tough" motto is absolutely crap when the mechanic tells me he recommends getting an alignment check every 6 months because even hitting a pothole can throw your alignment off. Really? I've never in 30 years had that issue. So it's "built Ford tough" until you hit a pothole in a Ford truck. There isn't anything "tough" about that, sorry.