Of course this is going to be a biased discussion, but honestly, Ford makes the best product on the market right now. The new Ford trucks and engines are just amazing to say the least...

IMO, Ford's styling of the new interior is exceptional. Also remember that Ford is movin' on up and has finally beat out GM in sales. That's gotta say something The 5.0 is a great engine choice, but the new EcoBoost is the ticket. That engine has revolutionized the truck industry

Good luck in whatever you choose, but do so wisely, and make sure and do your research all around

 

Ok looked up the ground clearance issue .

Ford.com says Minimum running ground clearance (in.) 8.2 to 8.5
depending on model

http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/spec...ions/exterior/

Chevy.com says Ground Clearance, Front 9.1
Ground Clearance, Rear 13.1
http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado-1500/features-specs/

thoughts are that Chevy states the true running clearance of the Silverado while Ford states the minimum clearance for the f150.

The f150 is a bit taller Chevy 73.8 f150 74.8 - 76

 

I went from an '08 GMC Sierra SLT 4x4 w/ 5.3 to my current truck. The decision for me when I bought this was was between a new '11 GMC Denali and my '11 F150 Limited. I really liked my '08 and would have had no problem buying another one. In fact, I stopped to drive a Ford (and a Tundra)just to justify my decision to buy another GM. When I did, I was really impressed with the interior of the truck and the features in it (Not impressed at all with the Tundra).

The Ford is definately a higher truck than the GM. My dad actually has an '11 GMC Denali and the clearance and overall height of the Ford is definately higher. I would say the 4x4 system in the GM with 2Hi, 4 Hi, AWD and Automatic is definately better than what is currently in the Ford (Mine has 2Hi, AWD, and 4 Hi but no 4Lo whereas others had 2 Hi, 4 Hi and 4Lo) although if I had bought the Denali it would have only had full time AWD.

I was also really impressd with the Sync system in the Ford. I am a bit of a gadget guy and I find this pretty neat. Although you are looking at an extended cab, for me the back seat of the Ford Crew was quite a bit larger than my GMC. Overall the truck just seems bigger as well (with the exception of box length (5'6" vs. 5'8" unless you get the larger bed).

What I don't like about the Ford is that the door ledge (where the door meets the window) seems a little high as I tend to rest my arm on there and it is difficult to get in a comfortable position sometimes but that is about it. So far in 3 months and about 4,000 km I have been pretty happy.

If you have any specific questions, please feel free to post or PM me and I will do my best to help. Bottom line is it is personal preference. They are both nice rigs. Drive them both a few times (back to back if possible) and choose the one that best fits your needs.

 

I actually think Dodge and GM make better stuff than Ford. I would buy them in a heartbeat if I had the money, little hard to do that when your putting yourself through college. I Had way less problems with GM and Dodges combined than just one of the family Ford's has presented. Yes, the Ecoboost is a revolutionary engine, when it comes to burning gas. But it is about 5 years late when I comes to keeping up with the diesels GM and Dodge have. A lifted 06 Duramax LBZ with a 6 speed Allison automatic makes an easy 22 mpg on the highway once it gets broke in and once you cut all the emissions equipment out. A stock 06 2WD B5.9 ISB CR Cummins with a 4 speed Mercedes-Benz auto gets 29 mpg on the highway once it gets broken in while the 4WD's get 26 mpg on the highway. In the end, its just a sheet metal cab and sheet metal bed (or flat bed if your like me and don't see the point in keeping the regular beds on) on a boxed frame. Design doesn't mean much, I'd rather buy a truck for what it can do then what it looks like. Sheet metal can be changed if you take the time to do it.

 

FYI - The ecoboost is not designed to compete with Diesel heavy duty trucks...you should compare it with other half ton trucks....

This would be like comparing the F250 power stroke to the 1500 chevy trucks....doesn't make sense.

 

you are great at comparing apples to oranges. (deisel vs gas) so if you cut out the diesels (not sure why you always throw them into discussions about F-150's anyways) and compare the ford gas engine line-up to any of the competitors its very clear who the winner is from the bottom up (3.7 V6 base motor that puts out almost as much HP as the chevy 5.3 all the way up to the 6.2 V8) in the 1/2 ton segment (1/2 tons dont have diesels) Ford has outclassed its competition in nearly every way, especially in the power, towing and payload handling department.

 

The reason I compare these F150's with 3/4 ton trucks is because today, all half ton's are actually legally classified as heavy halfs. This is done because people do things with them that would actually allow you to get an overload ticket if it was a standard half ton. Essentially they are 3/4 ton trucks that weigh as much as the 3/4 ton counterparts.

When I comes to comparing a Powerstroke to a GM gas V8, I've never seen a Powerstroke get better mileage than the GM V8. This applies to the 7.3, 6.0, and 6.4. I looked into the 6.7 because I know people who have already blown them up, and no one has quite broken the engine in yet.

 

^ Wait, you're confusing me. In one post, you refer to the EB engines and compare them to GM's Duramax and Ram's Cummins engine... now you're swapping to the Ford PS engines?

You do know that the EB is in no way shape or form in the same segment as the PSD's, right?

I don't think anyone mentioned that the Ford PSD engines get better mileage than their counterparts, did they? IDK. At the end of the day, all diesel engines can get about the same fuel economy and start out factory stock about the same as well... when talking about 1-1.5mpg, what difference does that truly make over a span of a full tank? Not much at all.

 

I feel a flame session coming here..

Your on this forum because ?

 

I totally agree, that was a big turnoff for me.